AUDITION & CASTING INFORMATION

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Based on an adaptation by Christopher Bond

Directed by Benjamin Keegan Arnold
Music Directed by Bryce Biffle
Assistant Directed by Christina Kudlicki

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!

REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION DATES/DETAILS:

Rehearsals will begin on/about August 31, 2026. Rehearsals will take place weekday evenings and weekends during the day with at least one day off per week. Please be prepared to list any conflicts from August 31-November 1, 2026.

The performance dates are October 15-November 1, 2026, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 PM, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 PM. 

All cast members must be local to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Adult cast members will receive a $250 minimum stipend.

AUDITION INFO:

IN-PERSON: Live auditions will take place at The Firehouse Theatre (2535 Valley View Lane) on July 18, 2026. We will also be accepting video auditions. Actors should prepare their best 16-32 bars (roughly 60-90 seconds) in the style of, or from, the show. Bring sheet music appropriately marked and in the right key. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a headshot/resume with you. You may sign up for an appointment time at this link. 

VIDEO: Beginning immediately, please film yourself singing 16-32 bars (roughly 60-90 seconds) in the style of, or from, the show. Video links can be uploaded to this form, along with your headshot and resume. You will also be able to upload additional footage such as a dance reel. Video auditions will be accepted until 11:59PM on Thursday, July 16. If you have any issues submitting please email owen@thefirehousetheatre.com. Do not call the box office.

CALLBACKS:
Callbacks will take place, as needed, on Sunday, July 19, 2026.

AVAILABLE ROLES:

Note: We will be considering actual teens as well as youthful appearing adults for the role of Tobias Ragg. Additionally, we are open to casting youth in the ensemble of the show, ages 13 and above, dependent on audition turnout.

Sweeney Todd (Character is male, to play 30s-50s) 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.
Vocal range top: Gb4
Vocal range bottom: F2

Mrs. Lovett (Character is female, to play 30s-50s) 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.
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3

Anthony Hope (Character is male, to play 20s-30s) A naive and youthful sailor returning to London. He helps Todd return to London and unexpectedly falls in love with Johanna.
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Johanna (Character is female, to play late teens to early 20s) A spritely girl, full of innocence, constantly yearning for freedom. Todd’s long-lost daughter and Turpin’s ward.
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Tobias Ragg (Character is male, to play teens) A poor youngster apprenticed to Pirelli. He finds a surrogate family in Todd and Lovett.
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Judge Turpin (Character is male, to play 50s-60s) 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.
Vocal range top: Gb4
Vocal range bottom: E2

The Beadle (Character is male, to play 40s-50s) A pompous public official. He is deeply loyal to the corrupt Turpin.
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: D3

Beggar Woman (Character is female, to play 30s-50s) A deranged and schizophrenic woman who harbors a dark, surprising secret.
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3

Adolfo Pirelli (Character is male, to play 30s-40s) A flamboyant Italian rival barber; a charlatan with a secret past.
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: B2

Jonas Fogg (Character is male, to play 30s-60s) The owner of Fogg’s Asylum. He sells the hair of madmen to wigmakers.

Ensemble
Townspeople; Policemen; Lunatics

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