AUDITION FOR Theatrical Tendencies!

AUDITIONS for The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter

Directed by Jillian Smith

Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to North Carolina to get married, and the fiancé is actually a fiancée, Della’s life gets turned upside down. She can’t really make a cake for such a wedding, can she? For the first time in her life, Della has to think for herself.

“Brilliant... Powerful and meaningful... great writing... abundant wit and humor.” – LA Post-Examiner

“What's refreshing and heartening about The Cake is its characters' willingness to face their differences and limitations head-on... This is us as we could be, if we'd all just try a little harder.” – Los Angeles Times

“... a singularly savory dramedy that crystallizes a contentious issue and, with empathy for both sides, portrays it in an edifying and insightful way... I left the theater feeling moved and enlightened.” - Stage Raw

“Wow!... puts a deeply personal, delightfully down-home face on the Gay-Wedding-Cake Wars... I cried, I learned, I loved.” – StageSceneLA

AUDITIONS will be Monday & Tuesday January 5th & 6th. Doors open at 6:30p, Auditions begin at 7:00p.

ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE. We are looking for:

DELLA – 40s, pleasant, round, with a mass of big, curly hair.

TIM – 40s, her husband, a good ol’ boy.

JEN – early 30s, with a wedding binder, who has dreamt of her wedding day her whole life.

MACY – early 30s, her reluctant fiancé, African American.

AUDITIONS will consist of readings from the script, no other preparation is required.

PERFORMANCES are March 6th - 15th, 2026 at Inspiration Studios in West Allis, WI.

All performers receive a stipend for their work.

(l to r) Kelly Simon, Mark Neufang, Kevin J. Gadzalinki & William Salinas in 2023’s TORCH SONG. photo by Sara Risley.