February 23, 2022
East Central Community College in Decatur will present Sweeney Todd March 24-27, 2022. Cast members include (from left) Clint Brown of Meridian, Alexis Guthrie of Forest, Madison Fowler of Enterprise, Joe Morrow of Meridian, Malachi Beasley of Walnut Grove, and Brodie Denson of Conehatta. Not pictured are Jaedyn Jefferson of Flowood, Trenton Kirkland of Philadelphia, Lucus Orndorff of Meridian, and Marin Price of Decatur.
The East Central Community College Encore Players, under the direction of Jessica Price, will present Sweeney Todd at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 24-26, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 27.
Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door or can be reserved by calling 601-635-6424. Ticket reservations can also be made on the Facebook page: facebook.com/ECEncore. Due to the nature of this musical (violence), it is recommended for those 12 and older.
According to Price, “Sweeney Todd presents the story of an unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the judge who framed him and stole his wife and daughter. 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!”
Cast members include Malachi Beasley (Sweeney Todd) of Walnut Grove, Jaedyn Jefferson (Mrs. Lovett) of Flowood, Trenton Kirkland (Anthony) of Philadelphia, Alexis Guthrie (Johanna) of Forest, Joe Morrow (Tobias) of Meridian, Clint Brown (Judge Turpin) of Meridian, Brodie Denson (Beadle) of Conehatta, Madison Fowler (Beggar Woman) of Enterprise, Lucus Orndorff (Pirelli) of Meridian, and Marin Price (Young Johanna/Little Girl) of Decatur.
Ensemble members include Molly Cliburn of Union (also an understudy for Mrs. Lovett), Jaylan Clay of Union, Tanner Joy of Louisville, Sierra Mallory of Philadelphia, and Casey Pastor of Forest.
Memory dancers include Eden Smith of Quitman, Caitlyn Newsom of Newton, Anslee Calhoun of Lake, Eleas Price of Hickory, Taylor Garrison of Decatur, and Ashley Smith of Newton.
For more information, email Price at jprice@eccc.edu.
