Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Utah Repertory Theatre & Noorda Center
Director: Timothy Threlfall
Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a grim tale about a man seeking revenge. After being wrongfully imprisoned by Judge Turpin, who abused his power for personal gain, Sweeney escapes and returns to enact revenge on a cruel and vacant world.
The director focused on the mechanization of the working class, which I responded to by using sounds that transported the audience into a 19th-century factory. By manipulating the underlying tempo of reoccurring sound effects, we were able to explore the descent of Sweeney into his own frenzied hell as the show progressed.
Sound Design Samples
The Factory 1
At specific points in the musical, the ensemble was positioned in cages towering over the stage and engaged in repetitive, mechanized actions.
All production photos: Jon Vickers, Jay Drowns
Stage Manager: Lisa Elzey
Costumes: Nancy Cannon
Hair/makeup: Samantha Lambson
Scenic: Josh Steadman
Lighting: Jaron Hermanson
The Factory 2
As the show progresses, Sweeney becomes more and more blood thirsty in his quest for revenge. He waxes careless and grows ever more consumed with killing Judge Turpin.
Fogg's Asylum
In an act of pure spite against Johanna's plans to elope with young Anthony, Judge Turpin locks Johanna in a mad house. Anthony eventually figures out where she is being kept and has entered into the asylum with a daring plan to save her.
The Furnace
At the culmination of the show, Sweeney discovers that Mrs. Lovett had been purposefully deceiving him. Desperate and with nothing left to lose, Sweeney throws Mrs. Lovett into the furnace that they've been using to bake her famous pies.
Design & System Documentation
Concept
Design Notes
Cue List
Wireless Details (Template)
The template I used to create a document for the A2 to have the information they needed readily available and provide consistency in mic placement between A2s.
The template I used to create a document for the A2 to have the information they needed readily available and provide consistency in mic placement between A2s.
Equipment List
Input/Output List
Speaker Plot/Signal Flow
