AUDITIONS:
SUNDAY, MARCH 2nd at 1pm
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5th at 6pm
SYNOPSIS:
Music and Lyrics By Stephen Sondheim / Book by Hugh Wheeler / Based on an adaptation by Christopher Bond. 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! This special School Edition has been masterfully adapted, working directly with Mr. Sondheim to retain the dark wit and grand scope of the original work, with a few lyric and key changes to facilitate high school productions. At the show’s core is a challenging score of epic proportion with two tasty tour-de-force roles in Sweeney and his comic female accomplice, Mrs. Lovett. Sweeney Todd School Edition is sure to be the highlight of any high school’s season.
DIRECTED BY JOCELYN DUFORD / MUSICAL DIRECTION BY KEITH BELANGER
CHARACTERS: All roles are open to all ages
- Sweeney Todd – A talented barber with a bloodthirsty need for revenge.
- Anthony Hope – A young man who returns to London and sets his heart on Johanna, Todd’s daughter.
- Beggar Woman – A deranged and schizophrenic woman with a secret.
- Mrs. Lovett – An entrepreneurial shop owner with a diabolical passion for pies… and Todd.
- Judge Turpin – A corrupt and lecherous official who hides in the guise of sanctimonious honor.
- The Beadle – A pompous public official whose real loyalty is only to the corrupt Turpin.
- Johanna – Judge Turpin’s young, lovely ward and Todd’s long-lost daughter. Innocent and aching to free herself from Turpin’s grasp.
- Tobias – A young boy who is apprenticed to Pirelli, but finds a strange, surrogate family in Todd and Mrs. Lovett.
- Pirelli – A flamboyant Italian with a secret past. A charlatan and rival barber.
- Ensemble
SCHEDULE:
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: (at Majestic Studios) – STARTS 3/9/25
-SUNDAYS from 1-5pm
-WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS from 6-9pm
Mandatory Tech Week: (at Derry Opera House)
-SUNDAY, MAY 4th from 1-8pm
-MONDAY, MAY 5th from 6-10pm
-TUESDAY, MAY 6th from 6-10pm
-WEDNESDAY, MAY 7th from 6-10pm
-THURSDAY, MAY 8th from 6-10pm
Performances: (at Derry Opera House)
-FRIDAY, MAY 9th at 7pm
-SATURDAY, MAY 10th at 2pm & 7pm
-SUNDAY, MAY 11th 2pm (followed by MANDATORY STRIKE for all cast members.)
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
- Please prepare a musical selection that shows off the character of your voice; please bring sheet music (pianist provided) or a backing track (no voices); you may blu-tooth to our stereo or bring a CD. Audition may also consist of readings from the script (provided at audition time).
- You do not need to make an audition appointment. To print and fill out the audition form ahead of time please click HERE.
- IMPORTANT: If you audition for our production and are cast it is expected you will follow through and do our production; failure to do so may prevent you from being cast in a future show as you will have possibly taken a spot from someone who was not cast. If you are auditioning ONLY for specific roles you may specify that on the audition form and you will only be considered for those roles. If you do not specify we will assume you will accept ANY role offered.
- There is a $175 production fee associated with this production; this includes all rehearsal materials for the show, a show t-shirt, and professionally taken photos from the production. If you need finnancial assistance please fill out our Majestic Theatre Scholarship App Form — this should be done immediately AFTER casting as needing scholarship assistance is NOT a factor in casting.
- In addition, there is a $100 “Doing Your Part” deposit that you get back once all production support items are completed. See the DYP requirements for these expectations. This form will be submitted electronically at the end of the production.
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