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Assassins 
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by John Weidman

In this darkly humorous musical review, Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and John Weidman (book) depict nine misfit men and women who attempted (four of them successfully) to assassinate American Presidents. While every nation has its assassins and would-be assassins, only in America, the authors suggest, do disturbed and disturbing individuals act not because they hope to influence national politics, but because they are wrapped up in a malignant sense of entitlement. Feeling betrayed by the failed promise of American democracy and the American Dream, they strike out at the symbol for America: the American President. Assassins spans several musical styles and many decades in a dizzying series of musical and theatrical inventions that culminate in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

-CREATIVE TEAM-
Directed and Choreographed by Steve Edlund & Lili Fuller
Music Directed by Billy Thompson
Produced by Caitie Hannon
Stage Managed by Ellie Phillips
Scenic Designed by Steve Edlund
Lighting Designed by Geoff Lind
Costume Designed by Fallon Buckelew & Lili Fuller
Hair and Make-Up designed by Bernadette Tyra
Sound Designed/Projections Designed by Jesse Laks
Props Design by Caitie Hannon

-CAST-
John Wilkes Booth: Tucker Bryan
Charles Guiteau: Chase Williamson
Leon Czologosz: Joe Sofranko
Giuseppe Zangara: Jonathan Shell
Samuel Byck: Ben Sidell
Lynette "squeaky" Fromme: Emily Iscoff-Daigian
Sara Jane Moore: Danielle Faitelson
John Hinckley: Brent Lomas
Lee Harvey Oswald/Balladeer: Cameron Ernst
Emma Goldman: Kate Reiner
The Proprietor: Kevin Reed
David Herold: Ian Littleworth
Billy: Nicky Borenstein
Housewife: Allison Feder
Ensemble: Savannah Southern-Smith, Kevin Drummond, Sean Kranz
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