Jacob Laitinen 8th Day Interview about NMU Forest Roberts Theatre Presentation: Sweeney Todd Oct 25th Thru Nov 3rd

Marquette, Michigan – October 20th, 2018 – Jacob Laitinen plays Beadle Bamford, the main enforcer and stooge of Judge Turpin in the NMU presentation of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.  Jacob joined Todd Pazz this last Saturday on the 8th Day Radio Show to discuss the actor perspective of the play, especially the fun of playing one of the “bad guys.”  Among the topics discussed were the difference between the play and the recent Johnny Depp movie version of the play, the difference of each performance during during the run of the play, the difference between a movie experience and a theater experience, the cast, the music, and the less “campy” nature (more mature subject matter)  of this musical.

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Additional Information

Play Name: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Playwright: Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Summary: This haunting musical tells the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, murdering as many people as he can, while his business associate Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public. Just in time for the Halloween season, this thrilling masterpiece is sure to delight and terrify.

Location: Forest Roberts Theatre

Performance Dates:

• Friday, October 26th at 7:30 PM
• Saturday, October 27th at 7:30 PM
• Tuesday, October 30th at 7:30 PM
• Wednesday, October 31st at 7:30 PM
• Thursday, November 1st at 7:30 PM
• Friday, November 2nd at 7:30 PM
• Saturday, November 3rd at 1:00 PM
• Saturday, November 3rd at 7:30 PM

Ticket Prices:

• $15 for general public
• $10 for students
• $5 for NMU students

Cast List

Sweeney Todd: Paul Truckey
Mrs. Lovett: AJ Stephens
Anthony Hope: Ethan Bott
Johanna: Audree Stephens
Judge Turpin: Devin Murphy
Beadle Bamford: Jacob Laitinen
Adolfo Pirelli: Eric Mackall
Tobias Ragg: Lilith Kontos†
Beggar Woman: Kortney Manchip

Ensemble
Maggie Aartila, Brooke Baneck, Bailey Barthel, Seth Bowen, Erin Culp†, Kees Gray, Nathaniel Langlie†, Katie Lavris, Sabrina Nelson†, Maddie Rayner†, Nick Salin†, Sophie Sam, Brady Skewis

Creative Team

Director: Keli Truckey
Scenic Designer: Bill Digneit
Lighting Designer: David Pierce
Assistant Lighting Designer: Justin Van’t Hof
Costume & Makeup Designer: Regan McKay†*
Sound Designer: Jacob Stipe*
Properties Master: Hannah Cormier†*
Technical Director: David Pierce
Production Stage Manager: Emily Baker

 Additional Artistic Staff

Assistant Stage Managers: Emily Kendall, Taylor Wilcox

Forest Roberts Theatre Staff

Costume Shop Supervisor: Ann Juidici
Costume Shop Crew: Helen Boburka, Hannah Danforth, Taylor Ehle, Regan McKay†, Erin Perry, Sabrina Nelson, Esther Teng
Scene Shop Foreman: Steve McClain
Carpenters, Electricians and Painters
Emily Baker, Helen Boburka, Hannah Cormier†, Keegan Downey, Brady Skewis, Audree Stephens, Jacob Stipe, Justin Van’t Hof, Taylor Venegas, Taylor Wilcox
Lighting and Sound Supervisor: Dan Zini
Box Office Manager: Lilith Kontos†
Assistant Box Office Manager: Emily Kendall
Box Office Staff: Kendra Anderson, Leah Danielson, Jacob Laitinen, Abby Macek, Regan McKay†, Micah Munts, Nick Salin, Sophie Sam

* Indicates work done in partial fulfillment of the senior capstone
† Indicates membership in Alpha Psi Omega, the National Theatre Honor Society.