SWEENEY TODD AUDITIONS
Ages 18-26
EXCEPTION: TOBIAS RAGG Ages 14-18
Auditions:
Sunday, October 5th, 6-8pm OR Thursday, October 9th, 7:15-9:30
REHEARSALS:
THURSDAYS 7:15-9:30 and some Sundays starting November times TBD
SHOW DATES:
FEBRUARY 12, 13, 14
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AGES: 18-26 EXCEPTION: TOBIAS RAGG Ages 14-18
(other age exceptions at directors’ discretion)
Prepare 16 measures of a song in the style of the show. SHEET MUSIC REQUIRED
Cold readings from the script and monologues are provided at the audition.
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.
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.
Anthony Hope
A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and
unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.
Johanna
A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward.
Tobias Ragg
A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.
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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.
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The Beadle
A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.
Beggar Woman
A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.
Adolfo Pirelli
A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.
Jonas Fogg
The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
Ensemble
Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics