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October 11-27, 2024
at MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston)
Music and Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim
Book by: John Weidman
A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Sondheim's signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation's culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it, embodied by America's four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written.
Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical musical that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.
Cast
Ethan Spell
The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald
Gabriel Mullen
John Wilkes Booth
Matthew Lawrence
Charles Guiteau
Brandon Collins
Leon Czologosz
Matt Peña
Guiseppe Zangara
Dalton Hutto
Samuel Byck
Gillian Grace
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
Kelsey Heaton
Sara Jane Moore
Baker Morrison
John Hinckley
Robby Black
The Proprietor
Booth Understudy
Caden Casey
Ensemble
Zangara and Proprietor Understudy
Jake Cummings
Ensemble
Guiteau & Czologosz Understudy
Saroa-Dwayne Sasa
Ensemble
Hinckley & Balladeer Understudy
Morgan Kaupert
Ensemble
Squeaky Understudy
Faith Taylor
Ensemble
Moore Understudy
Andrew Cannon
Byck Understudy/Swing
Snow Adeera
Swing
Dallis Williams
Ensemble
-The role of Zangara will be played by Caden Casey on Sunday, October 13 at 2pm.
-The role of Moore will be played by Faith Taylor, and the role of Hinckley will be played by Saroa-Dwayne Sasa on Thursday, October 17 at 7:30pm.
-The role of Squeaky will be played by Morgan Kaupert on Sunday, October 20 at 2pm.
-The role of Guiteau will be played by Jake Cummings on Sunday, October 20 at 7:30pm.
-Andrew Cannon will appear in the ensemble on October 13, October 17, and October 20 (7:30pm).
-Snow Adeera will appear in the ensemble on October 17 and October 20 (2pm).
Production Team
Logan Vaden
Director
Brandon Tanner
Music Director
Courtney Chilton
Choreographer
Nicholas White
Technical Director/Design
Ryan Richard
Costume Designer
Blake Minor
Sound Designer
Sara Denton
Stage Manager
Pin Lim
Photography
Alyssa Pubentz
Asst. Director
Tickets: $25-$30*
*Pay-What-You-Can Tickets on October 17, October 21, and October 24.
Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Recommended Ages: Assassins is recommended for ages 13+ due to violence, adult language (including a racial slur), and mature themes. No one under the age of 13 will be admitted into the theatre. Anyone under the age of 16 will be required to have a parent/guardian present.
Assassins is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com