[Capdist-auditions] Auditions: SLOC's Sweeney Todd

[Rachael Sheffer]

Schenectady Light Opera Company will be holding *AUDITIONS* for


Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by Hugh Wheeler

>From an adaptation by Christopher Bond


Directed by Rachael Sheffer
Music Directed by Michael Lotano

*Monday, October 19** and Tuesday, October 20*
6:30 - Sign In
7:00 - Auditions begin

At Schenectady Light Opera Company
427 Franklin Street
Schenectady, NY  12305

Rehearsals will begin in mid-November
Performances are January 29-31, February 4-7

Please prepare 16-32 bars each of an uptempo song and a ballad. Songs may
be from the show.
Be prepared for cold readings from the script.

Character Descriptions:
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. Male, 40-55 yrs old.
Range: F2 - Gb4 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. Female, 35-50. Range: G3 - E5
Anthony Hope- A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps
Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. Male,
20-30 yrs old. Range: Bb2 - F4
Johanna- A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for
freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward. Female, 18-21 yrs
old. Range: Bb3 - A5 Tobias Ragg- A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli.
He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett. Male, 12-18 yrs old. Range:
Bb2 - Ab4
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. Male, 50-65 yrs old. Range: E2 -
Gb4
The Beadle- A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt
Turpin. Male, 40-55 yrs old. Range: D3 - D5
Beggar Woman- A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark,
surprising secret. Female, 35-50 yrs old. Range: Ab3 - F5
Adolfo Pirelli- A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a
secret past. Male, 30-45 yrs old. Range: B2 - C5
Jonas Fogg- The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to
wigmakers. Male, 35-60 yrs old. Speaking Role

Assorted customers, beggars, townspeople, lunatics, etc.


Please email questions to rachael.sheffer at gmail.com
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