Following on the success of Disney's High School Musical On Stage! last spring, Laredo Community College's Opera Workshop has chosen "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber on Fleet Street" as their next ambitious musical selection for the fall semester.
The LCC Opera Workshop is holding auditions for the upcoming production, which is slated for late October.
"Come prepared to sing anything which shows off your voice," said Joseph Crabtree, LCC Performing Arts Department chair. "This audition is open to anyone interested in any part of this production, including actors, dancers, technical crew and stage hands."
Auditions will be held at the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center, room 102 at LCC's Fort McIntosh Campus on Tuesday, June 15, through Thursday, June 17, from 7 through 9 p.m.
High school juniors, seniors, and community members are encouraged to attend.
Those who do not wish to perform but are interested in technical theater working backstage and building sets, are encouraged to stop by and reserve a space.
The tale of Sweeney Todd is a dark comedy.
Benjamin Barker, a.k.a. Sweeney Todd, returns to London after 15 years of false imprisonment. Barker's former landlady, Mrs. Lovett, tells Barker that his wife poisoned herself after being raped by the judge who wrongfully sentenced him. Barker vows revenge.
"While there was a recent movie starring Johnny Depp in the movie of the same name, the stage version has many more characters," Crabtree said. "The stage version also has an active chorus of Londoners which offers sung solo lines."
"It is not a story with a happy ending, but it is a perfect tale of the macabre just right for the Halloween weekend performance." Crabtree added.
For more information on the Sweeney Todd musical auditions, contact the LCC Performing Arts Department at 721-5330 or email Joseph Crabtree at jcrabtree@laredo.edu.
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