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Unless otherwise indicated, auditions will be held in the WCP/BHCT Walker Building at 224 Commercial Street in Waterloo. Interested individuals need only attend one audition session.
Scripts will be available for a week-long perusal with a $10 deposit. Please stop by the WCP/BHCT Walker Building during normal business hours (Tuesday-Friday, 11am-5pm) to pick up a script.
​​​ Sweeney Todd
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Alan Malone
Music Director Mason Sealock
Choreographer Sarah Seaba
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Audition Dates & Times
Saturday, Jan 24th at 5:00pm
<OR> Sun Jan 25th at 5:00pm
AUDITION LOCATION
WCP/BHCT Walker Building
224 Commercial St.
Waterloo, Iowa 50701
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SYNOPSIS
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!
AUDITION DETAILS
Initial auditions will consist of three parts: a vocal (musical) audition, a dance/movement audition, and acting audition with selections chosen from the script.
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For the vocal/music auditions:
As this production will be using tracks, we will only be using instrumental recordings of the songs below. Please prepare the following excerpts for the audition. If you are interested in multiple characters, please prepare your top choice.
Follow the below link to find the Music Audition Cuts:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1knodigu9yZMGx0Xq53jXkV6KTyxMuv-r?usp=sharing
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For the dance/movement audition: Please be prepared to learn a dance section to music.
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For the acting audition: You will perform cold readings of selections from the musical.
Please bring all conflicts to auditions in order to fill out your personal conflict schedule.
Accent resources from Vocal coach Katy Hahn, not mandatory for auditions but feel free to play around for character choices
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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: 35 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: 30 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
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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
Please bring all conflicts to auditions in order to fill out your personal conflict schedule.
Getting involved in a production is no small commitment and while we encourage and welcome one and all, it’s best to fully understand the time commitment and the challenges you may meet if you or a family member gets involved.
We will begin having rehearsals around February 3, 2026. When we begin rehearsing, we will meet roughly 4-5 times per week; we will meet more often the closer we get to production. Each rehearsal is about 2-3 hours. Occasionally we meet for a longer time, but we always strive to use the time wisely and efficiently.
The final technical and dress rehearsals are considered mandatory since we need to make sure one and all are fully prepared for our audiences. In order to meet that need, everyone involved needs to be present and doing their job/role.
Please contact Alan at alan.malone@wcpbhct.org if you have any questions or concerns.
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Production Dates
Friday, April 10-Sunday, April 19, 2026