“Waitress” Auditions
You're invited to audition for the first production of CTC's 101st Season, Waitress
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based on the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
Directed by Beth Gumnick
Musical Direction by John Echols
Choreography by Jenison Eduave
CAST LIST:
Many, many thanks to all who auditioned for the first production of CTC’s 101st Season, WAITRESS. The talent that we’ve seen this week has been extraordinary, and everyone should be very proud of their performances during auditions and callbacks.
It is very important that if you have been cast, please email rodney@theatrecentre.com to accept your role by Sunday, July 14. The first rehearsal will be TUESDAY, JULY 16 at 7:30PM in Rehearsal Room 2. Please enter through the Circle Theatre Entrance. If you have any questions or concerns about this cast list or the first rehearsal, contact Rodney using the email above.
Jenna: Gracie Gilbert
Dawn: Lauren Mund
Becky: Dawn Hendrix
Dr. Pomatter: Christian Smith
Ogie: Michael Webb
Earl: Heath Locke
Cal: Scott McPherson
Joe: Ray Laliberte
Ensemble:
Tanisha LaGuardia
Ethan Leon
Blaine Lindsey
Beulah Mosley
Emma Mullins
Malik Norwood
Billy Pate
Julia Peacock
Mauriel Rodriguez
Haley Roe
Tori Rogers
Sammie Waller
If you would like to inquire about joining the "Waitress" running crew, please contact Annie Collins at annie@theatrecentre.com.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop…until a baking contest in a nearby county and the town's handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. Supported by her quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna summons the secret ingredient she's been missing all along — courage.
ROLES AVAILABLE:
JENNA – Female, 20s-40s. A woman stuck in her life as an unhappily married waitress in a small town who 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.
DAWN – Female. Jenna's friend and waitress at Joe's diner. She’s slightly unusual and obsessive.
BECKY – Female. Jenna's friends and a waitress at Joe's diner. Becky is irreverent, unapologetic, been there, made it back, and somehow kept moving forward. She has a wicked sense of humor with excellent comedic timing.
DR. POMATTER – Male. Handsome, endearing, and neurotic. Has a warm, if clumsy, matter. Jenna’s gynecologist with whom an unexpected extramarital affair is born. Has a quirky sense of humor and a big heart, even though he’s contributing to the affair.
EARL – Male. Jenna’s husband. 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.
OGIE – Male. 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.
JOE – Male or Female, 60s or older. The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky, and Cal work. A seemingly old curmudgeon who has a soft spot for Jenna (and her pie). A sarcastically funny and no-nonsense person with a keen ability to read people.
CAL – Male. A chef at the diner. A “Salt of the Earth'' guy's guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming.
ENSEMBLE – Male and Female. Roles include community members that make up the town where Jenna lives.
ABOUT PERFORMANCE DATES:
Performances are September 13 - 29, 2024. (11 performances), Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays 2:30 pm (Actors are called one hour prior to showtime).You must also be available for tech rehearsals starting September 8, 2024.
