Thank you for your interest in auditioning for Sweeney Todd, School Edition! Please read all the information below carefully. Complete all information fields, choose an audition date and time, and upload a resume and headshot if you have one.
Director: Emily Palma
Music Director: Ashley Matse
Choreographer: Samantha Mitchell
Stage Manager: Kai Williams
About the Show:
PLEASE NOTE: This is a PG-13 show.
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 location: Auditions will be at the Mon River Arts rehearsal studio, 206 Plum Street, Elizabeth, PA 15037
Audition dates: Friday, May 29, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Saturday, May 30th, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Callback date (if needed): Sunday, May 31, 12:00 -2:00 pm
Performance location and dates: August 7th, 7:30 pm, August 8th, 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm, August 9th, 2:00 pm. Grand Theatre, 207 S 2nd Ave, Elizabeth, PA 15037
Audition Requirements:
PLEASE NOTE: The show contains graphic depictions of murder and simulated violence as well as explicit language.
Auditions are open to performers ages 13-18. Perormers MUST be 13 by their audition date. Performers must be 18 or under on their audition date.
A link to a Google drive with audtion materials will be sent to the e-mail you provide in your sign-up at least 2 weeks before auditions.
Tuition: This is a tuition based program. Tuition is $240.00. The opportunity to sell program ads (up to $100.00) will be available for tuition assistance. In addition, MRA does offer limited scholarship funds. Tuition money is used to pay staff, cover performance space rental, and pay for show licensing rights. Tuition is non-refundable after the first week of rehearsals.
Rehearsals: Rehearsals are set to begin Tue June 2nd. You will not be called to every rehearsal. Rehearsal details will be outlined in the participant registration packet (which will be in the Google Drive).
Conflicts: You must provide all of your conflicts on the participant registration packet (which will be in the Google Drive) before auditioning. Conflicts for tech week or show dates WILL NOT be accepted. If you will miss ANY tech rehearsals (August 2-6) or performances (August 7-9), we invite you to join us for the next show; you will NOT be cast in this show. If an actor routinely misses more rehearsals than are indicated in the conflict list, the actor may be removed from the show at the discretion of the director.
Participant Registration Packet: A digital registration packet will be in the Google Drive with the audition materials. Please have this packet completed BEFORE your audition. If you do not complete the packet and indicate your conflicts, we will not be able to cast you.