Assassins

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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

Awards

Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Awards 2011:

Nominated for Best Ensemble Cast – Assassins Cast

Nominated for the Design Award –    Giancarlo Salamanca

Union House Theatre Awards 2011:

Won the Louise Homfrey Trust Prize – Patrick Considine

Cast

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

Production Team

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
Lighting OperatorLighting Assistant	Ruth BlairBen Noble
Publicity Manager/Audio Technician	Ashlee Clapp