Auditions

The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot is casting for “Sweeney Todd”.

Director: Miguel Cardenas
Musical Director: Jennifer Schniepp

By Appointment Only:

March 18, 2024:
7pm-10pm

March 19, 2024:
7pm-10pm

Callbacks (Invitation Only):

Sunday March 24, 2024:
7pm-10pm

If you are unable to attend auditions in person, please submit an audition video at the link below.

https://forms.gle/kncDME6X2RvA7GkY7

Video must include an accompanied song 16-32 bars in the style of the show, no acapella.

Auditions, callbacks, rehearsals and performances will be at The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot located at 311 South Euclid St, La Habra

Please bring a headshot and resume. 

Performances:
Daytime Field Trip Performance: Wed May 30 at 10:00am

Public Performances: Thursday-Sunday, May 31-June 16.

Each performer will receive a $750 Stipend at the completion of the project.

We rehearse on weeknights and weekends. Not every actor will be called to every rehearsal.

The schedule will be based completely on actor conflicts that we know about at the audition. We can usually work around conflicts submitted at your audition, but do not accept conflicts after this.

Sweeney Todd Casting Breakdown

A Note About Casting:

London is one of the most diverse cities in the world. 

Historically, productions of Sweeney Todd have whitewashed this fact. This 

production of Sweeney Todd is looking to cast an inclusive and diverse company of actors who reflect the world we live in today. The characters as written are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns, which you will see in the following descriptions. But however limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with.We are seeking all races and ethnicities and  actors with disabilities as well as non-disabled actors for all roles. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.

A Note About Accents: 

Accents listed are not expected at auditions, will be expected to be attempted at callbacks. and will be worked on throughout the rehearsal process. 

Roles:

Sweeney Todd 30-50

Sweeney escaped from prison after being wrongfully accused and jailed for fifteen years. Formerly a proud barber, a loving husband and a happy father, Sweeney is now consumed by loss and revenge. He has returned to London to right the wrongs committed against him, his wife, and his daughter. Sweeney is charming but hot-tempered, ferocious yet vulnerable. Speaks with an Estuary or London dialect. F2-Gb4

Mrs. Lovett 30-50

An entrepreneurial meat pie shop owner who will do whatever it takes to survive. She is in love with Todd and hopes that he’ll forget the past and build a new life with her. At first shocked by Sweeney’s bursts of violence, Lovett turns his desire for revenge into a profitable business venture. She is resourceful, ambitious, charismatic, and has great comedic timing. Mezzo with belt. Speaks with a Cockney accent. G3 -E5

Anthony Hope 20-30
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. Tenor. Speaks with a standard British accent. Bb2 -F4

Johanna 18-25
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. Although described as “pale” and “yellow haired,” we are not taking this literally. Soprano. Speaks with a standard British accent Bb3 – A5.

Tobias Ragg 18-25
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. Tenor. Speaks with a Cockney accent. Bb2 – Ab4

Judge Turpin 40-60
A lecherous public official who portrays himself as a sanctimonious authoritarian. He takes advantage of his position to imprison Todd, assault Lucy, and take Johanna in as his ward. He is aware that what he wants and what he’s done is wrong, yet chooses to ignore or push against his conscience. Embodies Puritanitcal hypocrisy: he lusts after Johanna, even as he professes to keep her innocent. Bass/baritone. Speaks with a standard British accent. E2-Gb4

Beadle Bamford 30-50
A pompous public official who is responsible for the health and safety of London. He possesses a dry, deadpan sense of humor and enjoys wielding his power. He is not a snivelling civil servant. He is deeply loyal to Turpin, though in his heart of hearts he believes he’s better than the judge. The Beadle loves singing children’s nursery rhymes, which remind him of his youth. Tenor with a strong falsetto. Speaks with a standard British accent. D3-D5

Beggar Woman/Lucy Barker 30-50
An eerie, poor soul living on the streets of London. She supports herself by begging and prostituting herself to sailors. The Beggar Woman is Sweeney’s wife, Lucy, who lost her mind after being assaulted by Turpin and taking poison. She has occasional flashes of lucidity and distrusts Mrs. Lovett. Like the oracle Cassandra, She is the only one who sees what’s happening but no one will listen to her. Mezzo. Speaks with a Cockney or Estuary. Accent. Ab3 -F5

Adolfo Pirelli 30-50
An Irish former employee of Sweeney’s who has since developed a public persona as a flamboyant and flashy world-famous Italian barber. A charlatan who sells fake medicine and challenges other barbers to shaving contests. Pirelli is charming, calculating, and over-the-top comedic. Possess some anti-English sentiments and does not take lightly to being publicly embarrassed by Sweeney. High tenor/Alto. Speaks in both an Italian and Irish. Accent. B2-C5

Jonas Fogg 25-50
The owner of Fogg’s Asylum. Fogg sells the hair of inmates to wigmakers. Considers the inmates “children” and takes pleasure in showing them off to visitors. Chooses to ignore the human rights of his patients in the name of scientific progress. An authoritarian who is really a coward at heart.. Speaks with an Estuary dialect. A2-E4

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