Sweeney Todd Audition Information

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Audition Times:

Saturday, August 26th @ 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Sunday, August 27th @ 1:00pm – 4:00pm *with callbacks to follow as needed

We are open to casting all races, body types, and genders. What we are looking for is a vocally talented and dynamic cast of actors. We ask you to be at least 16 at the time of auditions, with the exception of those younger people interested in auditioning for the role of Toby. We ask you to be at least 13 at the time of auditions, but again, we are open to casting any gender and any age for Toby. Parents, please do your research on the role of Toby and the show before bringing your child to auditions. We are also interested in possibly casting Pirelli as a pants role as well.

Please prepare 16-32 bars of any musical theater song that you feel best shows off your talents and range. Keep in mind that our accompanist will be sight-reading your music so please be good to them with that said, please avoid auditioning with a Sondheim song. Try to find something that fits the tone of the show and the character you’re auditioning for.

There is very little dance in this show. We will not be having a dance audition for this show but we may ask more people to hang back and read for us. Acting and comedic ability will be big for this show. Get angry, but also make us laugh.

Character Breakdown: * denotes possible “pants role”

Mrs. Lovett
Female presenting alto. Presents Age: 35 to 50. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: G3.

Sweeney Todd
Male presenting baritone. Presents Age: 40 to 55. Vocal range top: Gb4. Vocal range bottom: F2

Anthony Hope
Male Presenting tenor. Presents Age: 20 to 30. Vocal range top: F4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2.

Johanna
Female presenting soprano. Presents Age: 18 to 21. Vocal range top: A5. Vocal range bottom: Bb3.

Tobias Ragg*
Male presenting tenor. Presents Age: 12 to 18. Vocal range top: Ab4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2.

Judge Turpin
Male presenting baritone. Presents Age: 50 to 65. Vocal range top: Gb4. Vocal range bottom: E2.

The Beadle
Male Presenting tenor. Presents Age: 40 to 55. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: D3.

Beggar Woman
Female Presenting Mezzo. Presents Age: 35 to 50. Vocal range top: F5. Vocal range bottom: Ab3.

Adolfo Pirelli*/ Possibly Ensemble
Male Presenting tenor. Presents Age: 30 to 45. Vocal range top: C5. Vocal range bottom: B2.

Ensemble:

8 male presenting. 8 female presenting.


In the event of callbacks. We may have the following characters sing these songs:

Lovett – Worst pies in London, My Friends

Sweeney – Epiphany, My Friends, Pretty Women

Johanna – Green Finch and Linnet Bird, Kiss me

Anthony – Johanna, Kiss Me

Toby – Not While I’m Around

Pirelli – The Contest

Judge Turpin – Johanna (Mea Culpa), Pretty Women

Beadle – Parlour Songs

We by no means expect these prepared and memorized for callbacks, we list them for those who would like extra preparation.