Auditions for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
Thea company is holding auditions for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun! Additional info: Rehearsals will be held Mondays-Thursdays at 8pm beginning June 2nd. Shows will be August 1st at 7pm August 2nd at 2pm and 7pm August 3rd at 7pm August 8th at 7pm August 9th at 2pm and 7pm All performers will be asked to sing a solo at a closed audition. If you are auditioning for a principal role, you are asked to prepare their solo(s) from the list below. You may bring sheet music for accompaniment or use our rehearsal tracks. Upon sign up you will receive an audition packet with sheet music. If you are auditioning to be a part of the ensemble, please prepare a 32 bar cut of a Sondheim song that best showcases your range. Note: There is a fee.
13 roles
A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focussed on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist. Epiphany, My Friends, +Little Priest, +Pretty Women Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: F2
An entrepreneurial and amoral meat pie shop owner. She falls in love with Todd and turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture. Worst Pies In London, By The Sea, +My Friends, +Little Priest Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: G3
A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. Johanna, +Kiss Me (Part 1 and 2) Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward. Green Finch and Linnet Bird, +Kiss Me (Part 1 and 2) Vocal range top: A5 Vocal range bottom: Bb3
A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett. Pirelli's Miracle Elixir, Not While I'm Around Vocal range top: Ab4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position in the city and is responsible for imprisoning Todd. Johanna (Judge Turpin), +Pretty Women, +Kiss Me (Part 2) Vocal range top: Gb4 Vocal range bottom: E2
A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin. Ladies and Their Sensitivities, +Kiss Me (Part 2) Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: D3
A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret. No Place Like London, Searching Part 2* (optional additional song in the score) Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: Ab3
A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past. *must be able to use an Italian accent and an Irish accent The Contest (Have part 1 and 2 prepared) Vocal range top: C5 Vocal range bottom: B2
The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
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