AUDITION NOTICE:
“Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Director - Steve Allen
Music Director - John Demchak
Creative Director - Anita Rowland
Choreographer - Piper Byrne

WHEN:
Sunday 2/8 @ 7:30 PM
Monday 2/9 @ 7:30 PM

WHERE:
Village Playbox
First Presbyterian Church of Haddon Heights
28 7th Ave, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
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TRANSPARENCY:
• Village Playbox is a non-union community theatre group. This is an unpaid, all-volunteer production.
• ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE
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SYNOPSIS:
Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s landmark musical tells the tale of a resourceful pie shop owner and a vengeful barber out for blood. After he’s sent away by a corrupt judge, Sweeney returns to London years later seeking his long-lost family, and forms an unlikely partnership with Mrs. Lovett, who serves up pies underneath his former shop. Together, they wreak havoc on Fleet Street and serve up the hottest – and most unsettling – pies in London.

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PREPARATION:
• Audition Requirements: Please prepare to sing at least 16 measures of a song in the style of the show OR something that shows off your ability best. No accompanist, no a cappella auditions. Back track only, speaker will be available.
* Cold reads from the script
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*IMPORTANT DATES*
NOTE: All rehearsals & performances will take place at Village Playbox. Be prepared to report ALL conflicts at the time of the audition. Actors are REQUIRED to attend all Tech & Performance dates.
READ-THROUGH:
Sunday 2/22 @ 6:30 PM
REHEARSALS:
Beginning 2/22
Sundays @ 6:30 PM
Mondays & Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM
TECH WEEK [*ALL DATES REQUIRED*]:
Sunday 4/26 through Thursday 4/30
PERFORMANCES [*ALL DATES REQUIRED*]:
Friday 5/1 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday 5/2 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday 5/3 @ 3:00 PM
Friday 5/8 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday 5/9 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday 5/10 @ 3:00 PM
Friday 5/15 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday 5/16 @ 8:00 PM
STRIKE [ALL HANDS ON DECK]
Sunday 5/17 @ 2:30 PM

Characters:
SWEENEY TODD
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.
Gender: Male | Age: 40-55 | 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 | Age: 35-50 | Vocal range top: E5 | Vocal range bottom: G3
ANTHONY
A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.
Gender: Male | Age: 20-30 | 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 | Age: 18-21 | Vocal range top: A5 | Vocal range bottom: Bb3
TOBIAS
A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.
Gender: Male | Age: 16-25 | 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 | Age: 50-65 | Vocal range top: Gb4 | Vocal range bottom: E2
THE BEADLE
A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.
Gender: Male | Age: 40-55 | Vocal range top: D5 | Vocal range bottom: D3
BEGGAR WOMAN
A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.
Gender: Female | Age: 35-50 | Vocal range top: F5 | Vocal range botom: Ab3
ADOLFO PIRELLI
A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.
Gender: Male | Age: 30-45| 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 | Age: 35-60
ENSEMBLE - Townspeople, Policemen, Lunatics - All ethnicities. All shapes and sizes. Powerful legit singing voices of all ranges. Seeking characterful, diverse, idiosyncratic denizens of London. Possible solos/speaking lines, Should move well.