SHADOW THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF
THE WALTZ
By Marie Beath Badian
Directed by Gina Puntil
Varscona Theatre, Edmonton
It’s 1993 Romeo Alvarez, is on his way to university, driving his hatchback from his home in Scarborough, ON, to Vancouver, BC. Having been guilted by his mom into stopping to visit family, Romeo pulls off the TransCanada to drop in on rural Saskatchewan (where she first landed from the Philippines as a nurse some twenty years ago). As he sets about fulfilling his awkward family duty knocking on doors of relatives he’s never met, he discovers Bea, a girl his age whose history is woven to his own, though neither knows it. Set entirely on one accidentally romantic evening on the Canadian prairies, this play starts as a random encounter, and ends with a dance under a fateful moon.
CONTRACT DATES
First Rehearsal – December 29, 2026
Preview – January 20th, 2027
Opening – January 21nd, 2027
Run dates Inclusive – January 20th to February 7th, 2027
AUDITION INFORMATION
Auditions will be held at the Varscona Theatre on:
July 22nd – 10AM – 4PM
July 24th – 10AM – 4PM
Please note there is a possibility for callbacks on July 24th. We will do our best to give as much advanced notice as possible.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE FOR AUDITIONS:
We are only accepting submissions from Edmonton based actors or actors who can work locally.
Email submissions to info@shadowtheatre.org, with “The Waltz Audition” as the subject line.
Please create one PDF file which includes both your resume and headshot.
Please name the files as FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME.
Please specify the role you are interested in (as well as any other pertinent details) in the body of the email.
Please identify if you have a date preference and we will do our best to accommodate, though not all accommodations will be possible.
Only selected applicants will receive the audition details. We will confirm receipt of audition submission but will only respond further to applicants who are receiving an audition.
Shadow Theatre is committed to reflecting the diversity of our community on stage and facilitating a work space where people are comfortable in a creation process, and can be themselves in every capacity. For The Waltz by Marie Beath Badian, we encourage submissions from those who identify as Filipino, 2SLGBTQIA+, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE – Thursday, July 16th at 11:59PM
ROLES AVAILABLE
The Waltz is a beautiful reflection and representation of Filipino culture
Beatrice [Bea/Beatriez] Klassen – 16 years old.
Currently living in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and has spent her life rural Saskatchewan as the daughter of a Filipino mother and white Canadian father. She is going through a grunge phase of dressing. She is awkward and curious. Energetic and full of life. Uses humour and sarcasm to protect her vulnerable heart. A romantic.
Romeo “Junior/RJ” Alvarez – 18 years old.
Born and raised in Scarborogh, Ontario. His style is deeply influenced by 90s R&B, rap, and house music, but carries a hint of what can be found at the Scarborough Town Centre (Eddie Bower, Roots, Footlocker). Determined, smart, kind, a people pleaser. On his first big solo road trip. A first-generation Filipino Canadian, he carries the weight of family expectations while longing to forge his own path. Playful and emotionally intelligent.