Assassins
Assassinations are not unique to the history of the United States. Some of the earliest recorded histories concern themselves with the murder of the powerful and famous. In the context of the “American Dream” however, assassinations become something entirely different. All sins and foibles of the attacked or killed are immediately forgotten. Most of all, the assassin (or would-be assassin) is turned into legend by the storytellers and folksingers of past centuries or by the modern media. Is the American public’s fascination with assassins acting as an open invitation to the fringe of society to take potshots at our leaders? Why does the act itself become legend while the actual intent of the assassin forgotten? Can serious questions like these be raised by an entertaining and comedic musical? They can if tackled by Stephen Sondheim. “Assassins” is a one-act musical that reveals some uneasy truths about American society by looking at history through the eyes of nine of the individuals who attempted to kill a president. The imaginative book by John Weidman and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim are sometimes shocking, sometimes funny, and always thought-provoking.

Cast

Sara Jane Moore

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Liz Wheeler

"Squeaky" Fromme

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Katie Romano

Balladeer

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Diana Gagliardi

John Wilkes Booth

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Greg Kasander

Leon Czolgosz

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Jim Ludovici

John Hinckley

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Steve Carrasco

Giuseppe Zangara

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Jason Gagliardi

Charles Guiteau

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Peter Haas

Samuel Byck

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Randy Frame

Lee Harvey Oswald

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Eric Jarrell

Proprietor

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Mia Mbuy

James Blaine/ David Herold/ Bystander #2 / Fairgoer #3 /Artie Bremer/ Man #2

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Dave Richman

Gerald Ford/ Bystander #1/ Fairgoer #2/ Sirhan Sirhan/ Man #3

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John Henken

James Garfield/ Bystander #4/ James Earl Ray/ Man #1

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Gary Bullock

Emma Goldman/ Bystander #5/ Woman #2

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Beth Eustis

Bystander #3/ Fairgoer #1/ Woman #1

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Rachael Danton

Little Boy

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Abby Gould

Moore's Boy

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Connor Murtagh

Additional Credits
 

September–October 2007
Th Fr Sa Su
  28 29  
  5 6 7
11 12 13  
18 19 20  

Crew
Director . . . . . Aaron Gould
Musical Director . . . . . Barbara Newberry
Choreographer/ Ass't Director . . . . . Renée Schultz
Ass't Musical Director . . . . . Marie Paulter


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