Upcoming Auditions
We hold auditions for our shows throughout the season. Each show will have their own set of audition requirements. Please check back for the latest audition information.
Auditions - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
December 14: 6PM-9PM & December 16: 11AM-3PM
Callbacks, if needed: December 20 from 6PM-9PM
Show Dates: March 8-10 & March 15-17
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for an audition!
Where: Alfresco Art Center – 2041 Delmar Ave, Granite City IL
What to expect: Please prepare 32 measures of a Broadway song that
best demonstrates your vocal abilities. An accompanist will be provided – no a capella or recordings allowed. Please bring sheet music for your audition, and feel free to email a PDF of your sheet music to devonndelong@gmail.com in advance. You may be asked to read for parts. There will be no dance audition.
Please be prepared to list all conflicts from January through March.
This audition is open to ages 18+
SHOW DATES: March 8-10 & 15-17
Rehearsal Schedule: Rehearsals will begin in January (Exact date TBD) and will be on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. A few Saturdays will also be required.
There is a performance fee for this production to cover costs of costumes, rental materials, marketing and more.
There’s no place like London for this dramatic thriller from the brilliant mind of
Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. Please come join us in bringing Fleet
Street to life…or possibly a meat pie.
Character Breakdown
Sweeney Todd
A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna's father, singularly focussed on taking bloody revenge. Our story's tormented protagonist.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 55
Vocal range top: Gb4
Vocal range bottom: F2
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.
Gender: female
Age: 35 to 50
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Anthony Hope
A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Johanna
A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd's long-lost daughter and Turpin's ward.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 21
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Tobias Ragg
A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.
Gender: male
Age: 12 to 18
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
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.
Gender: male
Age: 50 to 65
Vocal range top: Gb4
Vocal range bottom: E2
The Beadle
A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 55
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: D3
Beggar Woman
A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.
Gender: female
Age: 35 to 50
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Adolfo Pirelli
A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: B2
Jonas Fogg
The owner of Fogg's Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.
Gender: male
Age: 35 to 60
Ensemble
Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics