Script using a variable for wait_template

i tried defining a variable {{ speaker_template }} for my wait_template. i don’t get any errors but the script doesn’t seem to follow the template conditions.

the template syntax is correct because if i place it under the wait_template directly instead of using the {{ speaker_template }} the script will work perfectly.

is there something i’m missing?

(i initially posted this question as a follow up to my previous issue https://community.home-assistant.io/t/i-need-some-help-with-my-script-noob-warning/419748 then realized i should have created a separate topic. please forgive me for double posting)

alias: Announce Close Gate At Night
sequence:
  - variables:
      speaker_device: media_player.echo_show
      speaker_service: notify.alexa_media
      announce_volume: 0.3
      announcement_msg: '{{ ("1","2","3") | random }}'
      old_volume: '{{ state_attr(speaker_device,''volume_level'') | float }}'
      mediaplayer_State: '{{ states(speaker_device) }}'
      speaker_template: >-
        {{ (speaker_device == 'media_player.echo_show' and
        is_state('input_boolean.room_occupancy_study', 'on')) or (speaker_device
        == 'media_player.sonos_beam' and
        is_state('input_boolean.room_occupancy_living_room', 'on')) or
        (speaker_device == 'media_player.kitchen_2' and
        is_state('input_boolean.room_occupancy_kitchen', 'on')) or
        (speaker_device == 'media_player.landing_2' and
        is_state('input_boolean.room_occupancy_1st_floor', 'on')) }}
  - wait_template: '{{ speaker_template }}'
    timeout: '00:30:00'
    continue_on_timeout: false
  - condition: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.zone_gate_open
    state: 'on'
  - service: media_player.media_pause
    target:
      entity_id: '{{ speaker_device }}'
  - service: media_player.volume_set
    data:
      volume_level: '{{ announce_volume }}'
    target:
      entity_id: '{{ speaker_device }}'
  - service: '{{ speaker_service }}'
    data:
      data:
        type: tts
      message: '{{ announcement_msg }}'
      target: '{{ speaker_device }}'
  - service: media_player.volume_set
    data:
      volume_level: '{{ old_volume }}'
    target:
      entity_id: '{{ speaker_device }}'
  - condition: template
    value_template: '{{ mediaplayer_State == ''playing'' }}'
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 10
      milliseconds: 0
  - service: media_player.media_play
    target:
      entity_id: '{{ speaker_device }}'
mode: parallel
max: 5

thank you

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