Audition Call - Sweeney Todd at the Spring Lake Theatre Co
Monday, August 26 at 7:30pm
&
Tuesday, August 27 at 7:00pm
*Callbacks immediately following on Tuesday
ALL ROLES ARE OPEN
Seeking performers age 16 and up
Rehearsals will begin immediately
AUDITION FORMAT:
For your audition, please prepare 16-32 bars of any classical musical theater selection. An accompanist will be provided. Be sure to bring sheet music.
If unable to attend either audition time, please contact reidbhenderson@gmail.com for more information.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
October 11, 12*; 18, 19*; 25, 26* 2019
7:30 PM Curtain *2:00 PM Matinee & 7:30 PM Curtain
- Tech week will be October 6-10
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Producer: Patricia Barry
Director: Reid Henderson
Music Director: Beth Moore
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Sweeney Todd
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.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: Gb4
Vocal range bottom: F2
Mrs. Lovett
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.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Anthony Hope
A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Johanna
A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Tobias Ragg
A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Judge Turpin
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.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: Gb4
Vocal range bottom: E2
The Beadle
A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: D3
Beggar Woman
A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Adolfo Pirelli
A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: B2
Jonas Fogg
The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
Gender: Male
Ensemble Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics
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