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Sweeney Todd,
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Musical Thriller 
Music Direction by Lex Leigh
Choreographed by Mo Goodfellow
In a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s struggling pie shop, Sweeney Todd plots revenge on the lecherous judge who wronged him and his family. In the seedy underbelly of 19th-century London, desperate times lead to diabolical schemes — and strange alliances. With razor-sharp wit and extraordinary songs like “Pretty Women” and “Not While I’m Around,” this Tony Award-winning masterpiece was proclaimed “more fun than a graveyard on the night of the annual skeleton’s ball” by The New York Daily News.
Auditions are on Monday, April 15th and Tuesday, April 16th.
Open call from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm. Appointments start at 6:30 pm.
Currently, appointments look to be completely booked. Please submit a video by the deadline or attend the open call if you’re interested in auditioning.
Callbacks:
Seeking:
We seek talented actors of ALL ethnicities who will play both principal roles and ensemble.
Sweeney Todd involves themes of revenge, social inequality, moral ambiguity, obsession, identity crisis, greed, and redemption, set against the backdrop of Victorian London. Expect to encounter graphic depictions of violence, dark thematic elements, sexual undertones, discussions of suicide, portrayals of mental illness, and reflections on classism.
Please consider the content’s mature nature while deciding to audition.
Location:
Bring:
Please exclude music from Sweeney Todd.
An accompanist will be provided.
At Chance Theater, Anaheim, CA
Beginning Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Weekday evenings and Weekends.
At Chance Theater, on the Cripe Stage
July 12 – August 11, 2024
Thursdays at 7:30pm; Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 3:00 pm, and 8:00 pm; Sundays at 3:00 pm
Special Performance: July 14th, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Compensation will be between $1,500 – $3,000. Payment is calculated at $16/hour. Exact amount will depend on hours called.
Up to 20 hours per week of rehearsal. Additional hours for tech and previews. Production cannot provide travel or housing.
The production will rehearse and be performed in person, operating within the local, state, CDC, and OSHA health & safety guidelines. The latest protocols can be found at https://chancetheater.com/safety/
Character Breakdown:
Sweeney Todd (Benjamin Barker):
40 – 55, Male
A brooding, vengeful barber who returns to London after being wrongfully imprisoned. Driven by a desire for revenge against Judge Turpin, who destroyed his life. Vacillates between subtle, mild, charismatic, often smiling, darkly comedic at times, intense, haunted, passionate, cynical, wild, and consumed by rage and grief.
Vocal Range: F2 – Gb4, bass-baritone. Estuary or London dialect.
Johanna Barker:
18 – 25, Female
Todd’s daughter, who is kept as a tightly controlled ward by Judge Turpin. She is innocent and naive but also desperate to escape her oppressive situation, rebellious, subversive, and desiring of love.
Vocal Range: Bb3 – A5, soprano. Standard British accent.
Anthony Hope:
20 – 30, Male
A young sailor who rescues Todd at sea and becomes infatuated with Johanna. Brave, impulsive, romantic, idealistic, sees the best in others, determined to rescue Johanna, willing to take risks for love.
Vocal Range: Bb2 – F4, tenor. Standard British accent.
Judge Turpin:
55 – 65, Male
The lecherous, sanctimonious judge who wrongfully convicted Todd and harbors an unholy obsession with Todd’s daughter, Johanna. Authoritative, manipulative, corrupt, morally bankrupt, predatory, hides behind a façade of respectability.
Vocal Range: E2 – Gb4, bass or bass-baritone. Standard British accent.
Tobias Ragg:
18 – 25 to play 14 – 17, Male
Assistant to Pirelli, and later, Mrs. Lovett. He is simple-minded, loyal, eager to please, easily manipulated, innocent, observant, sympathetic, and gradually becomes aware of the horrors around him.
Looking for an adult actor to play a teenager.
Vocal Range: Bb2 – Ab4, tenor. Cockney dialect.
Adolfo Pirelli (Daniel O’Higgins):
30 – 40, Male
Adolfo Pirelli is an Irish former employee of Todd’s who has since developed a public persona as a flamboyant Italian barber. A charlatan who competes with Todd for customers. Flashy, flamboyant, charismatic, deceitful, over-the-top comedic, opportunistic, arrogant, skilled at manipulation and disguise.
Vocal Range: B2 – C5, high tenor. Italian & Irish dialect.
Beadle Bamford:
40 – 55, Male
Judge Turpin’s sycophantic servant and henchman. He is cruel, calculating, and enjoys wielding power over others. Oily, sycophantic, sadistic, enjoys wielding power, disdainful of those he perceives as beneath him.
Vocal Range: D3 – D5, tenor with a strong falsetto. Standard British accent.
Beggar Woman (Lucy Barker):
35 – 50, Female
A disturbed woman, likely suffering from dissociative identity disorder, who wanders the streets of London, prostituting herself to survive. She is revealed to be Sweeney Todd’s wife, who was driven mad after suffering at the hands of Judge Turpin. Disheveled, haunting, pitiful, intermittently lucid, haunted by trauma and abuse.
Vocal Range: Ab3 – F5, mezzo-soprano. Estuary or Cockney dialect.
*The role of Mrs. Lovett has already been cast
GENERAL IN-PERSON AUDITION GUIDELINES:
Open call starts at 6:00 pm. Audition appointments begin at 6:30 pm.
- When: Monday, April 15th and Tuesday April 16th
- Location: Chance Theater (5522 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim CA 92807)
- Please prepare 16 – 32 bars of a song in the style of the show and bring a copy of your headshot and resume. Please exclude music from Sweeney Todd.
Audition Appointment Form
Additional Audition Appointments- Slate with your name, pronouns, interested role(s), the piece you are performing, and go directly into your performance.
- Each and every self-taped video audition that is submitted in time via the form will be reviewed.
