Assassins

ASSASSINS

Bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written. This most American of musicals lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical “revusical” that explores the dark side of the American experience.

From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish rollercoaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and in an intense final scene inspire each other to commit harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.

Presented by the University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia

Evening shows 7-8, 12-15 October 2011 at 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 15 October at 2pm

Guild Theatre, first floor, Union House
University of Melbourne VIC 3052

John Wilkes Booth Matt Cookson
The Proprietor Luke Morrison
Leon Czolgosz Joe Coghlan
Samuel Byck Patrick Considine
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme Laura Raiti
John Hinckley Jenter Zilm
Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald    Drew Collet
Giuseppe Zangara Anthony Cardamone
Charles Guiteau David Miles
Sara Jane Moore Luisa Tascone
Ensemble Gabriel Brown
Sarah Jane Calsiña
Kat Elliot
Nicola Guzzardi
Spencer Hadlow
Tristan Lawrence

Director Tyson Legg
Assistant Director Spencer Hadlow
Musical Director Louis Sharpe
Choreographer Lauri Uldrikis
Vocal Coach Kimberley Colman

Producers Dylan Morgan
Emily Wilden
Stage Manager David Kelly
Set Designer Mairead Dwyer
Assistant Stage Manager    Shannon Loughnane
Lighting Operator Ruth Blair
Publicity Manager Ashlee Clapp

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