Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
Hilton Head Island, SC
US

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, January 11, 2025

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please sign up at the following link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FA5AE23A1FACF8-53623087-waitress

CONTRACT

SPT

$670 weekly minimum (SPT 7)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in WAITRESS (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a musical selection either from the show or in the style of the show and prepare a comedic monologue of your choosing - no more than 2 minutes in length.

Please bring you headshot and resume.

LOCATION

Arts Center of Coastal Carolina

14 Shelter Cove Ln

Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-3543

PERSONNEL

Dan Gibson, Musical Director WAITRESS

Ashley McManus, Associate Choreographer WAITRESS

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Richard Feldman, Vice President & General Manager

Tara Jeanne Vallee, Director & Choreographer WAITRESS

OTHER DATES

April 1 - First Rehearsal

April 23 - Preview

April 25 - Opening

June 1 - Closing. 6

Performances per week Tuesday- Sunday. 7:30PM Evening & 2:00PM Matinee.

OTHER

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All Actors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Pursuant to current Equity guidelines, proof of full vaccination no later than two weeks prior to in-person work is a required condition of employment.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Equity’s 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.

BREAKDOWN

WAITRESS

SEEKING:

JENNA: (Female Identifying, Late 20s-30s) Any ethnicity. Jenna is 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. Mezzo-soprano F#3 - F5.

DAWN: (Female Identifying, Late 20s-early 30s) Any ethnicity. Dawn is the youngest of the waitresses and the newest to the diner. Endearing and genuine. 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. Mezzo-soprano G3 - Eb5.

BECKY: (Female Identifying, 40s-early 50s) Any ethnicity. The oldest of the three waitresses. Becky has been at the diner the longest. Irreverent, irascible, been there - done that - and made it back. Becky has a wicked sense of humor with excellent comedic timing. Has a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt. Mezzo-soprano Eb3 - Eb5.

DR. POMATTER: (Male Identifying, 30s-early 40s) Any ethnicity. Character identifies as male. Handsome, endearing, and neurotic. Has a warm, and somewhat clumsy, manner. Jenna’s gynecologist. He has a quirky sense of humor and a big heart and, despite the fact that he’s having an affair with Jenna, he is a good person. 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. Tenor C3 - Bb4.

CAL: (Male Identifying, 40s) Any ethnicity. A chef at the diner. A “Salt of the Earth” guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Should have 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. Could possibly cover the role of Joe. B2 - G4

OGIE: (Male Identifying, 30s) Any ethnicity. Eccentric, genuine and lovable. Absolutely smitten with Dawn (in a hilarious yet endearing way) after she goes on a 5-minute date with him. Quirky, incredibly persistent, yet always kind. Has excellent comedic timing. Has an excellent pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound. Tenor C3 - Bb4. Ogie’s solo is more “character operatic” in style than high in pitch.

EARL: (Male Identifying, 30s-early 40s) Caucasian. 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. Guitar playing a plus. Eb3 - G4.

JOE: (Male Identifying, 60s-early 70s) Any ethnicity. Comfortable singing. The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky, and Cal work. A curmudgeonly man who has a soft spot for Jenna (and her pie). Gruff exterior but a warmth and kindness within. Joe is a sarcastic and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Very funny. Baritenor B2 - G#4.

LULU – Young Girl, to play 4-5 years old. Daughter of Jenna and Earl. A sweet, carefree child who appears in the last scene of the show. Confident and be able to engage in a small amount of dialogue and movement on stage.

SALARY

SPT $670 weekly minimum (SPT 7)

UNION

AEA