EXPIRES: April 16, 2025
Seeking Actors for Upcoming Shows
Description
Performers needed for “Waitress”, “American Idiot”, “The Wiz” shows. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the details below.
Rate:
They are an SPT Tier 5 AEA contract and also have nonunion contracts. Contracts include travel stipends, housing, and gym.
Additional info:
“WAITRESS”
Rehearsals: June 24 – July 9, 2025
Performances: July 10 – August 10, 2025
“AMERICAN IDIOT”
Rehearsals: August 19 – September 3, 2025
Performances: September 4 – 28, 2025
“THE WIZ”
Rehearsals: November 4 – 19, 2025
Performances: November 20 – December 28, 2025 (no performances Thanksgiving or Christmas)
Rehearsal Info: Rehearsals run Tuesdays – Fridays typically 6-11:00pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10am/11am-6pm/7pm. Tech days are 8 hours out of 10. All rehearsal times are subject to change.
Showtimes: Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 2pm. If you are unable to perform on all show dates please do not audition for that show.
See the document attached.
If you are interested, please apply.
47 Project roles
JENNA
Both genders, Male, Female.
25
-40.
All ethnicities, African-American.
(Female Identifying) 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. Must have a fantastic pop/rock voice with great range. Vocal Range: F#3-F5.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
DAWN
24
-30.
(Female Identifying) She is the youngest of the waitresses. Thick glasses, hair parted 14 centimeters to the left eccentric is the nice way to say shes slightly unusual, and not so slightly OCD. She sets the tables, painstakingly ensuring each salt and pepper-shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Must have an excellent pop/rock/folk voice. Vocal range: G3-E5.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
BECKY
35
-45.
(Female Identifying) 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. Must have a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt. Vocal range: Eb3-E5.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
DR. POMATTER
30
-45.
(Male Identifying) Handsome, endearing, and neurotic. Has a warm, if clumsy, matter. Jennas gynecologist with whom an unexpected extramarital affair is born. Has a quirky sense of humor and a big heart, despite the fact that hes contributing to the affair. Must have impeccable comedic timing and must move well. Should have a very strong pop/rock tenor that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles with ease. Vocal Range: Bb2-Bb4.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
EARL
25
-39.
(Male Identifying) Jennas 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. Vocal range: Eb3-G4.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
OGIE
30
-39.
(Male Identifying) 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. Should have excellent comedic timing. Must have an excellent pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound. Vocal range: C3-Bb4.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
JOE
56
-56.
(Male Identifying, 60-70) The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky, and Cal work. A seemingly old, curmudgeonly man who has 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. Vocal range: B2-G#4.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
CAL
40
-49.
(Male Identifying): A chef at the diner. A Salt of the Earth guys guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Should have a strong pop/rock voice with great comedic chops. Vocal range: B2-G4.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE 1 (Cover Jenna/Dawn)
18
-40.
ENSEMBLE: Must have excellent pop voices in the style of Sara Bareilles, have great comedic timing, and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE 2 (Cover Becky/Nurse Norma)
18
-40.
ENSEMBLE: Must have excellent pop voices in the style of Sara Bareilles, have great comedic timing, and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE 3 (Cover Dr. Pomatter/Earl)
18
-40.
ENSEMBLE: Must have excellent pop voices in the style of Sara Bareilles, have great comedic timing, and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE 4 (Cover Cal/Oggie)
18
-40.
ENSEMBLE: Must have excellent pop voices in the style of Sara Bareilles, have great comedic timing, and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
SWING 1 (Cover Jenna/Ensemble)
18
-40.
ENSEMBLE: Must have excellent pop voices in the style of Sara Bareilles, have great comedic timing, and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
SWING 2 (Cover Dr. Pom/Ensemble)
18
-40.
ENSEMBLE: Must have excellent pop voices in the style of Sara Bareilles, have great comedic timing, and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers.
"WAITRESS"
Application deadline closed.
JOHNNY
18
-24.
The guy who goes to the city. The self-proclaimed Jesus of Suburbia. Bored of his do-nothing, go-nowhere existence, he takes off for the city to get a new lease on life. He wages an inner war between a budding love for Whatsername and growing dependency on St. Jimmy and drugs. Guitar skills are a plus. Vocal range B4/B2
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
TUNNY
18
-24.
The guy who goes to the city and the Middle East. Johnny's friend who follows him to the city and eventually enlists in the army. He travels to the Middle East. A lost dreamer who is easily swayed, first by Johnny's ideas and then by patriotism and the American Dream. Vocal Range B4/D3
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
WILL
18
-24.
The guy that stays home in suburbia. Johnny's friend. He ends up staying in Suburbia with his pregnant girlfriend Heather. The more he stays on the couch, the more he becomes slowly disconnected from the world and his own relationships. Guitar skills are a plus. Vocal Range A4/C#3
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
ST. JIMMY
18
-56.
Non-binary. A city badass. Johnnys alter ego. Known as the city badass. An enigmatic and charismatic enabler who gets Johnny addicted to drugs and grows jealous of his relationship with Whatsername. Vocal Range B4/C3
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
HEATHER
18
-24.
A girl in suburbia. Wills girlfriend. She discovers she is pregnant but has difficulty telling her boyfriend of the news. Once she settles down with him, she struggles to maintain their relationship with his despondency and eventually leaves him. Vocal Range E5/A3
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
WHATSERNAME
18
-24.
A girl in the city. A rebel activist--fierce, strong, and capable--who falls for Johnny. She fights to have him embrace their authentic relationship rather than pursue his addiction. Vocal Range D#5/F#3
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
EXTRAORDINARY GIRL
18
-30.
A girl in the Middle East. Haunting, folk noir voice. A girl in the Middle East who appears as a hallucination to injured Tunny. Attractive and mysterious, she later appears as his nurse and accompanies him home after the war. Vocal Range E5/A#3
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
THEO/ENSEMBLE (Cover Johnny/Tunny)
18
-56.
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
FAVORITE SON/ENSEMBLE (Cover Tunny/Johnny)
18
-56.
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (Cover Will/ St. Jimmy)
18
-56.
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (Cover St. Jimmy/ Will)
18
-56.
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
ALYSSA/ENSEMBLE (Cover Heather/ Extraordinary Girl)
18
-56.
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (Cover Whatsername/ Heather)
18
-56.
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (Cover Extraordinary Girl/ Whatsername)
18
-56.
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
SWING 1 (Cover Ensemble)
18
-56.
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
SWING 2 (Cover Ensemble)
18
-56.
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Application deadline closed.
DOROTHY
18
-25.
Teenager that feels like she doesnt belong. She is a seeker with a big heart and the capacity to be braver than she thinks. G3-Bb5 Sings Home, Soon As I Get Home.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
AUNT EM/ GLINDA
30
-55.
Aunt Em- Loving soul, determined to ensure Dorothy belongs there. Glinda- Generous, protective and encouraging soul. Your favorite Auntie. G3-C5 Sings That Feeling We Once Had and Believe in Yourself.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
SCARECROW
20
-30.
Big hearted and fiercely protective of his new friend Dorothy. Dances exceptionally well. A2-A4 Sings I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
TIN MAN
20
-30.
Deeply curious and clever, a real leader in the group. He is seeking a heart but has enormous compassion. D3-Bb4 Sings Slide Some Oil To Me.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
LION
20
-35.
Empathic kind soul who masks his insecurity with bravado. He is seeking the confidence and kindness Dorothy provides. G2-Bb4 Sings Be a Lion.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
EVILENE/ADAPERLE
30
-55.
Big personality both evil and fierce. Cunning and ruthless but with style. The original Diva. F3-Db5 Sings No Bad News, Hes The Wizard.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
THE WIZ/UNCLE HENRY
40
-65.
The ultimate con artist. Smooth double talker with incredible charm. Larger than life. C3-A4 Sings So You Wanted to Meet the Wizard.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
LORD HIGH UNDERLING/GATEKEEPER (Covers Lion)
18
-56.
Character Man with great comedic timing.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (Dorothy Cover)
18
-56.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (Aunt Em/Glinda Cover)
18
-56.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (Adapearl/Evilene Cover)
18
-56.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (Scarecrow Cover)
18
-56.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (Tin Man Cover)
18
-56.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
ENSEMBLE (The Wiz Cover)
18
-56.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
DANCE Ensemble (4 spots)
18
-40.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
Male Presenting Swing
18
-56.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
Female Presenting Swing
18
-56.
"THE WIZ"
Application deadline closed.
