Cast Auditions for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Book by HUGH WHEELER
From an Adaptation by CHRISTOPHER BOND
Originally Directed on Broadway by HAROLD PRINCE
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Originally Produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in Association with Dean and Judy Manos
Directed by Lindsay Kurtze
Musical Direction by Anne Roggensack
Orchestra Direction by Joanne Sampson
Audition Dates
- Tuesday November 26th, 2024
- Thursday November 28th, 2024
- Saturday November 30th, 2024
- Sunday December 1st, 2024
Callbacks
Callbacks will be held on Sunday December 8, 12-6 PM. Not all roles will be called back, but please be prepared to attend if needed. Those required for callbacks will be notified after final auditions complete on December 1.
Audition Location
Auditions are held at Front Row Centre Players Production Offices, 1-4619 6 St NE.
Audition Requirements
Members of Equity and ACTRA please note that as FRC produces shows on a volunteer, recreational basis, we will not pay any professional association fees, such as the fees stipulated by Equity's Amateur Guest Artist policy, under any circumstances whatsoever.
Please be prepared with the following:
- Perform a musical theatre song (2 min cut). Sondheim or similar style preferred (but not mandatory). We request that you don’t sing a song from Sweeney Todd. Please be aware that we might cut you off, and you might be asked to take direction on your song.
- No monologue required.
Auditioners should upload their backing track to the website when submitting their audition wherever possible. No acapella auditions accepted, and no accompanist will be available.
NOTE: Understudies will be cast, and we are considering double casting certain roles (to be determined at the time of casting).
Rehearsals
First readthrough will be SUNDAY DECEMBER 15 1-5 PM.
Rehearsals will then be held on Tuesday/Thursday evenings 7-10 PM and Sunday afternoons 1-5 PM starting SUNDAY JANUARY 12.
PLEASE NOTE: For the week prior to opening (i.e. beginning Sunday May 11th), please expect a rehearsal or other activity on each day.
Run Dates
May 16th - 31st 2025, Victor Mitchell Theatre - Pumphouse Theatres
Roles Available
FRC believes that inclusivity and diversity are integral to the stories we tell both on and off our stage. We want an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. We encourage performers of all skills and abilities (physical and/or mental), ages, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, and ethnicity to apply.
Name | Gender | Vocal Range | Age | Description |
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Sweeney Todd | M | F2-Gb4 | 40-55 | A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focused on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist. |
Mrs. Lovett | F | G3-E5 | 35-50 | 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. |
Anthony Hope | M | Bb2-F4 | 20-30 | A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. |
Johanna | F | Bb3-A5 | 18-21 | A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward. |
Tobias Ragg | M | Bb2-Ab4 | 12-18 | A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett. |
Judge Turpin | M | E2-Gb4 | 50-65 | 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. |
The Beadle | M | D3-D5 | 40-55 | A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin. |
Beggar Woman | F | Ab3-F5 | 35-50 | A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret. |
Adolfo Pirelli | M | C5-B2 | 30-45 | A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past. |
Jonas Fogg | M | Not specified | 35-60 | The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers. |
Ensemble | MF | Various | Various | Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics |
Book your audition online
Please choose an audition time below and complete the request form.
Tuesday November 26, 2024
7:00pm | Full |
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Thursday November 28, 2024
7:00pm | Full |
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Saturday November 30, 2024
3:00pm | Full |
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Sunday December 1, 2024
1:00pm | Full |
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