"Sweeney Todd" The Musical In Need Of Cast
Audition for "Sweeney Todd" show. Seeking actors. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the details below. Additional info: Genders and ages belong to the characters, not the performer who plays them. The production will be staged using an ensemble of performers playing all the roles. Regardless of the character you are cast as, you may be on stage for long periods as a member of that ensemble and singing different lines accordingly. Also, be aware that this is a difficult show with a high commitment required to rehearsal. Please only audition if you are prepared and enthusiastic to make that commitment. Every performer is required to sing to a very high standard. There are no exceptions. Characters speak in English accents, some upper class (RP), some East End London (Cockney), and some Standard English. While it is not required to prepare the audition pieces in the respective character accents, it will be an advantage to do so. Having said that, despite the fact that there are two characters described as under the age of 20, make no mistake that this is adult material. Please read the trigger warnings below and if you are in any doubt, look at the material in advance. It is widely available. Callbacks Monday, October 7th Wednesday, October 9th Rehearsal requirements will vary, but you can expect 4 days a week for a leading role. Rehearsals will begin November 2nd with time off for Thanksgiving and the Holiday period (details are on the Audition Form attached). A complete schedule will be published on the first day of rehearsal which accommodates ALL submitted conflicts. No further conflicts will be accepted, so please consider the conflicts you list carefully at the time of submission. Obviously conflicts are an important consideration for directors, but your participation in one of the November shows in the area is not a deal-breaker. TRIGGER WARNINGS: This is a tale of gothic horror. There are depictions of blood, murder, dismemberment, cannibalism, sexual violence, flagellation, gunshots, immolation and possibly more. If this is not for you, please do not apply. When applying, please include Audition Form completed (see attachment). You may select your preferred audition day on the form.
10 roles
Baritone (Standard English with cockney edge). A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. Obsessed with bloody revenge and flirting with insanity. Stoic, dark and charismatic.
Mezzo (Cockney). Entrepreneurial East End widow, and owner of the pie shop downstairs. Opportunistic, quirky, and always a glint in her eye, she is a whirlwind of energy across the stage as she fights for her last shot at love.
Tenor/Baritone (Standard English). A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He falls in love with Johanna and decides to rescue her from her gilded cage.
Lyric Soprano (RP). An innocent young girl, kept captive by her evil guardian. She yearns for freedom, and ultimately shows herself to be willing to do more to obtain it than at first meets the eye.
Tenor (Cockney). A chirpy youngster, working as a street barker, apprenticed to the charlatan, Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Mrs. Lovett, whose sanctuary leads him down a dark road.
Baritone/Bass (RP). A lecherous, evil man who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He lusts after his ward, Johanna, and is ultimately responsible for the sequence of events that determine the bloody end of the show.
Tenor (RP/cockney undertones). A pompous and comedic public official, deeply loyal to the corrupt Judge Turpin who he serves as a trusted henchman.
Mezzo/Soprano (cockney). A deranged and mentally scarred street woman who harbors a dark secret. She is the seer of the piece, generally ignored and subjugated, but watching and aware of everything.
Tenor (Comedic Italian/cockney). A flamboyant Italian barber with a penchant for operatic melodrama. He is later revealed without his sensational wig as a charlatan East End gangster.
Bass, Tenor, Alto, High Soprano. Excellent singers, able to perform with extreme intensity. Accents - Standard English.
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