Seeking Teens for "Sweeney Todd" Show
Seeking talents ages 12 and up for the "Sweeney Todd" Show. Please see the details below. About the project: Stephen Sondheim's thrilling, theatrical treat, Sweeney Todd, has become a bloody, worldwide success since being awarded eight Tony's (including Best Musical), for its Broadway premiere. An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth-century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up...and the carnage has only just begun! Additional info: Please prepare a 60-second cut of a song from a musical, preferably a song that showcases your vocal range and characterization abilities. Songs from Sweeney Todd are allowed. A Bluetooth speaker will be available at the audition to play your track. Audition sides will be available at the audition, and you will be asked to read a side from a character of your choosing. Rehearsals will begin in September! A note about accents: Accents listed are not expected at auditions and will be worked on throughout the rehearsal process. That said, if you’re comfortable performing any of these accents, please let the directors know during auditions! See the attachment for details. If interested, please apply.
8 roles
A youthful sailor who helps Sweeney return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna. He is idealistic, romantic, and a little reckless. His passions sometimes get the better of his reason and his enthusiasm sometimes makes him unintentionally comedic. Over the course of the show he awakens to the horrors around him and becomes disillusioned with London. Speaks with a standard British accent.
Todd's long-lost daughter and Judge Turpin’s young ward. Homeschooled and largely homebound. She has a rebellious, subversive, and romantic streak and longs to escape her confinement. Johanna is aware that Judge Turpin isn’t her real father and suspects that he might be a predator. Like her father, she has experienced trauma and possesses a buried capacity for violence. Speaks with a standard British accent.
A poor youngster apprenticed first to Pirelli and then to Mrs Lovett. He is industrious and eager to please, with a good sense of humor. Uneducated, but innately clever and observant, Tobias responds quickly to the kindness of Lovett but grows increasingly suspicious of Sweeney. After a betrayal, Toby experiences the violence and terror of this world and snaps. Or maybe he just becomes like everyone else. Speaks with a Cockney accent.
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