Theatre Raleigh | Raleigh, NC
Saturday, January 18, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
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SPT
$605 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
Equity actors for roles in WAITRESS (See breakdown).
Please prepare a short selection from a contemporary pop or musical theatre song in the style of Sara Bareilles. An accompanist will be provided. Bring sheet music neatly marked in the correct key. Also, bring your photo and resume stapled together.
Theatre Raleigh
6638 Old Wake Forest Rd
Raleigh, NC 27616
Droessler Rehearsal Studio
Executive Director: Lauren Kennedy Brady
Artistic Director and Casting Director: Eric Woodall
Music and Lyrics: Sara Bareilles
Book: Jessie Nelson
Choreographer: Eamon Foley
Expected to attend: Artistic Director, Casting Director and Director: Eric Woodall
Music Director: Dominick Amendum
First Rehearsal: July 14, 2025
Opening: August 6, 2025
Closing: August 24, 2025
theatreraleigh.com
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
[JENNA] – The character is Female, 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. A woman stuck in her life as an unhappily married waitress in a small town. Finds some happiness and expression through her meticulous baking of pies and her friendships with her coworkers, Dawn and Becky. Lives her life paycheck-to-paycheck, day by day, and wants nothing more than to get away and start fresh, unbeknownst to her destructive husband, Earl. Has a fantastic pop/rock voice with great range, in the style of Sara Bareilles.
[DAWN] – The character is Female, 20, and of any ethnicity. She is the youngest of the waitresses. Thick glasses, hair parted 14 centimeters to the left — eccentric is the nice way to say she's slightly unusual, and not so slightly OCD. She sets the tables, painstakingly ensuring each salt and pepper shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Has an excellent pop/rock/folk voice.
[BECKY] – ROLE IS CAST. The character is Female, early 40s-early 50s, ANY ethnicity. The oldest of the three waitresses. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her forward and sometimes wicked sense of humor with excellent comedic timing. Has a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt.
[DR. POMATTER] – This character is Male, 30s-early 40s, any ethnicity. Handsome, endearing, and neurotic. Has a warm, if clumsy, manner. Jenna’s gynecologist with whom an unexpected extramarital affair is born. Has a quirky sense of humor and a big heart, despite the fact that he's contributing to the affair. Has impeccable comedic timing and moves well. Has a very strong pop/rock tenor that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles with ease.
[EARL] – This character is Male, 20s-30s, any ethnicity. Jenna’s husband. Peaked in high school, handsome in a gruff way, but that face is clouded with broken dreams, drowned with cheap beer. Just enough narcissism mixed with stupidity, to be a potent Molotov cocktail that can explode into unexpected anger one second and then turn into a sobbing mess the next. Actors auditioning for EARL should come prepared with a song in the vein of Elton John or a similar contemporary singer/songwriter. Guitar playing is a plus.
[OGIE] - This character is Male, 30s, any ethnicity. Strange, yet oddly lovable. Becomes slightly obsessed with Dawn (in a hilarious yet endearing way) after she goes on a 5-minute date with him. Quirky, incredibly persistent, and odd, yet kind. Has excellent comedic timing. Has an excellent pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound.
[JOE] - This character is Male, 60s-70s, any ethnicity. The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky, and Cal work. A seemingly old, curmudgeonly man with a soft spot for Jenna (and her pie), warm at heart. A sarcastically funny and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Very funny.
[CAL] – This character is Male, any ethnicity, 40s. A chef at the diner. A “Salt of the Earth” guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Has a strong pop/rock voice with great comedic chops. Has a strong contemporary baritone singing voice in the style of Sara Bareilles and has excellent comedic timing.
[MALE ENSEMBLE] – Male identifying, any ethnicity, ranging from mid 20s to late 30s. Has excellent pop/rock voices in the style of Sara Bareilles. Has excellent comedic timing and is able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Strong movers/dancers.
[FEMALE ENSEMBLE] – Female identifying, any ethnicity, ranging from mid 20s to late 30s. Has excellent pop/rock voices in the style of Sara Bareilles. Has excellent comedic timing and is able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Strong movers/dancers.
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