To cast the role of Lulu in its upcoming production of Waitress, the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) is hosting auditions at its rehearsal studios, also known as Santa Maria’s Columbia Business Center, on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 9 a.m. Young performers who feel fit to play the character—a girl who looks to be between 5 and 7 years old—are invited to participate.
Check-in begins at 8:45 a.m., and participants are asked to prepare 30 seconds of memorized material (either a poem, song, nursery rhyme, or short excerpt from a play or musical).
The role of Lulu is “a very small, but extremely important role that appears only in the last scene of the show,” according to press materials. Lulu is described as “a sweet, carefree child,” and PCPA is seeking young performers who are confident and “able to engage in a small amount of dialogue and movement on stage.”
Rehearsals for Waitress begin in March, and performances will run at the Marian Theatre in Santa Maria in April and May. In early June, rehearsals for PCPA’s summer iteration of Waitress at the Solvang Festival Theater will begin, followed by performances in late June and July.
For additional info, email casting@pcpa.org.
This article appears in Jan 30 – Feb 9, 2025.