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Sweeney Todd
Opera Saratoga
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
This production was a staged concert that was performed at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. SPAC is an outdoor facility that is based in Saratoga Springs State Park.
CAST IN ORDER OF
VOCAL APPEARANCE
ANTHONY HOPE
Louis Tiemann
SWEENEY TODD
Craig Colclough
BEGGAR WOMAN
Maria De Conzo
MRS. NELLIE LOVETT
Carolee Carmello
JUDGE TURPIN
Daniel Mobbs
BEADLE BAMFORD
Arnold Livingston Geis
JOHANNA
Angela Yam
TOBIAS RAGG
Morgan Mastrangelo
SIGNOR ADOLFO PIRELLI
Brian Yeakley
JONAS FOGG
Ryan Johnson
THE OPERA SARATOGA
ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
PRODUCTION TEAM
CONDUCTOR
Laura Bergquist
DIRECTOR
Stephen Nachamie
COSTUME DESIGNER
Glenn Avery Breed
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ben Pilat
WIG AND MAKEUP DESIGNER
Sue Schaefer
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
Caleb Glickman
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Luther Lewis III
CHORUS MASTER
Laurie Rogers
REHEARSAL PIANISTS
Nathan Cicero, William Yanesh
STAGE MANAGER
Bailey Kirk
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Arturo Fernandez, Claire Fischer
PHOTOGRAPHY
Gary David Gold
SHOW SYNOPSIS
Benjamin Barker, a well known barber, assumes the name Sweeney Todd and returns to London after being wrongfully sent away 15 years prior by the corrupt Judge Turpin. Todd is given lodging by Mrs. lovett, who is determined to help him in any way possible. But all Todd cares about is getting revenge on Turpin by slitting his throat. Many innocent people inadvertently end up under Todd's blade, and are then turned into meat pies by Mrs. Lovett and are sold to the people of London.
WARDROBE SPECIFICS
There were a few costume builds in this production, but the majority of the work in the shop consisted of minor alterations. I assisted in the shop with alterations as well as an ensemble dresser. One of the big challenges we faced on the wardrobe team was the use of stage blood. Every night we had to do a thorough check of every garment so that we could spot clean anything that had gotten blood on it during that nights performance.
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