Jury Duty: Company Retreat follows Anthony Norman, a temporary assistant hired by Rockin’ Grandma’s, a family-owned hot sauce company, for their annual retreat. The catch, of course, is that everyone Anthony comes in contact with is a hired actor, in a planned, choreographed ruse. Almost everything is scripted—except for Anthony’s reactions—including the increasingly upsurd hijinks the unsuspecting 25-year-old is subjected to.
Emily Pendergast plays Amy, Rockin’ Grandma’s customer service representative, who unexpectedly finds herself the object of the wrong coworker’s desires. She’s a sweet Swiftie, struggling with turning 30, and ready to tackle her bucket list.
In conversation with Awards Buzz, Pendergast discusses the pieces that helped bring Company Retreat together—planning, rehearsals, improvisations, and the doomed haircut that helped her find her character—and not break it—as hilarity ensues. Watch the full interview below:
