Show: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Theater: Haddonfield Plays and Players
Theater Website: https://www.haddonfieldplayers.com/audition
Theater Phone: (856) 429-8139
Start date of auditions: 05/10/2026
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Director: Drew Molotsky
Assistant Director: Abby Drexler
Vocal Director: Mike Doheny
Choreographer: Jessica Teehan
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!
The first round of auditions will be done by video submission only. Please provide a link to a video with a 32-bar cut of a song in the style of the show. All videos must be uploaded by 11:59PM on Sunday, May 10th.
Callbacks will be by invitation only on Sunday, May 31st @5:00 PM.
Performance Dates: September 25, 26, 27 (3pm) October 1, 2, 3 (3pm & 8pm) 4 (3pm) 8, 9, 10 (3pm & 8pm)
Please hold Sunday, October 11th in the event that a performance needs to be rescheduled or added for any reason.
Vocal rehearsals will begin the week of July 20th. Staging will begin the week of August 2nd Rehearsals will primarily be held on Sundays (6-10pm), Tuesdays, and Thursdays (7pm-10pm) with some additional dates added throughout the rehearsal process. A full rehearsal schedule will be provided at callbacks so that all conflicts can be noted.
Tech Rehearsals: 9/19, 9/20, 9/22, 9/23, 9/24
*THE ROLE OF JUDGE TURPIN HAS BEEN CAST*
All roles are unpaid positions. Haddonfield Plays and Players is a community, not for profit theater.
Any questions please contact AD@haddonfieldplayers.com
Click Here to Submit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA7LzZgJSiQGQ3O7yotHGuLseSYY-7JZrjFO8cnbhTkElrYA/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawRceN9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFOTHBGeFFzUDlMWURCQXlXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkfmmwEMW79745serdS5TAlxIxLwEisc1UIgQBx6wQR8hHXe_D1B4tZisERL_aem_HihhysFjaM6x-ygzNnD1mw
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Sweeney Todd
A wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking to right the wrongs committed against him. He is Johanna’s father, singularly focused 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: Young, Vocal range top: Ab4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2
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, On-stage Choir, and more
