Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK
Friday, October 18, 2024
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM (C)
To schedule an audition appointment, please go to:
lyrictheatreokc.com/auditions. Sign-ups will begin on October 1st.
URTA
$675 weekly minimum (Tier 1)
Equity actors for roles in WAITRESS (See breakdown). Lyric encourages and will consider actors from diverse backgrounds and genders for all roles in all productions. There are no Equity stage managerial positions available at this time.
Please sing a brief song in the style of the show. We welcome singing from the show. A pianist will be provided. Also, please bring a non-returnable headshot and resume.
Lyric Theatre and Thelma Gaylord Academy building
1801 NW 16th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
3rd Floor - Room 310
Director: Ashley Wells
Musical Director: Mary Brozina Weirick
Music & Lyrics: Sara Bareilles
Book: Jessie Nelson
Expected to attend:
Michael Baron - Producing Artistic Director
Ashley Wells – Executive Producer/WAITRESS Director
W Jerome Stevenson – MOTHER ROAD Director
Dance Call on October 19, 2024, 4:30 PM - 6 PM
Callbacks on October 19, 2024, 6 PM
First Rehearsal 1/22/25
Open 2/12/25
Close 3/2/25
LyricTheatreOKC.com
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
WAITRESS
JENNA: Any Ethnicity, Age: 20 - 29. Character is 20's. 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. 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. Vocal range: F-sharp 3 to F5.
DAWN: Any Ethnicity, Age: 20 - 29. Character is 20's. 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 - as an example, she sets tables painstakingly ensuring each salt and pepper shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. An odd duck. Excellent comedic timing. Has an excellent pop/rock/folk voice. Vocal range: A3 to E-flat 5.
BECKY: Any Ethnicity, Age: 45 - 55. Character is late 40's-50's. The oldest of the waitresses. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her forward and sometimes wicked sense of humor. Has a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt. Vocal range: Eb 3 to E 5.
DR. POMATTER: Any Ethnicity, Age: 30 - 45. Character is 30's-early 40's. 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 a strong pop/rock tenor that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles with ease. Vocal range: Bb 2-Bb 4.
EARL: Any Ethnicity, Age: 20 - 39. Character is 20's-30's. 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. EARL would need to come prepared with a song in the vein of Elton John or a similar contemporary singer/songwriter. Guitar playing a plus. Vocal range: Eb 3-G 4.
OGIE: Any Ethnicity, Age: 30 - 39. Character is 30's. 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 a strong pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound. Vocal range: C 3-F 4.
JOE: Any Ethnicity, Age: 60 - 70. Character is 60's-early 70's. 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), but picks when that warmth allows itself to be shown. A sarcastically funny and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Very funny. Has a strong baritone pop/rock. Vocal range: B 2-G #4.
CAL: Any Ethnicity, Age: 40 - 49. Character is 40's. 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. Vocal range: D 3-F 4.
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