[NEohioPAL] Auditions: Assassins; Saturday and Sunday at Lakeland

[Martin Friedman]

            Lakeland Theatre
Announces Auditions 
For
ASSASSINS
Music and Lyricsby 
Stephen Sondheim
Book by
John Weidman
 
Saturday, November 13 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pmSunday, November 14 @ 11:00am-1:30 pm 
Callbacks: 
Monday, November 15 @ 7:00pm- 10:00 pm 
Auditions in Building "D"- the Performing Arts Center(no auditions times needed)
Directed byMartin Friedman 
 Musical Director    John Krol 
Sets and Lights Designed byTrad A Burns 
Sound Design by Eric Simna 
  Costumes Designed by Craig Tucker Production Stage Manager  Joel Rathbone
  
AUDITION INFORMATION:  Please prepare a contemporary musical theater piece, in 
the correct key, and we will provide the accompanist.  No a cappella auditions 
please. Songs will be sung in private. Then everyone will read directly from the 
script. No need to prepare a monologue. If possible bring a photo and resume. 
 ALL ROLES ARE COMPENSATED. Sorry, no Equity contracts are available. 

 
 THE STORY: This is one great play. I am thrilled to be working on this show 
with Trad, John, Craig, Eric and Joel. Assassins premiered Off-Broadway at 
Playwrights Horizons on December 18, 1990 and ran for 73 sold out performances. 
Yet, the musical closed, probably because the United States was on the verge of 
entering the first Persian-Gulf War, and the country was in a state of patriotic 
fervor. Audiences may not have been ready for the message Sondheim and Weidman 
were delivering.
In 2001, the Roundabout Theatre was scheduled to open Assassins on Broadway, but 
because of the events of September 11, 2001 this production was postponed and 
didn’t open until April 22, 2004. 

Assassins examine assassinations and attempted presidential assassinations in 
the United States of America. Sondheim and Weidman use both historical and 
fictional characters to tell the story. It is a very passionate theatrical 
production and ultimately, supremely disturbing. 

  
  
 Production and Rehearsal dates:
Assassins will open on Friday, February 4 and run through February 20, 2011-- 
Friday through Sunday, for a total of 10 performances. Of course you will be 
compensated for all performances. Rehearsals will begin the week after 
Thanksgiving on a forgiving schedule, and then in earnest after New Years Day. I 
suspect we will rehearse Monday through Friday 7:00pm till 10:30pm. Sundays will 
either be afternoon or early evening depending upon the concensus of opinion on 
the time. Technical rehearsal will be on the Sunday prior to opening. Of course, 
everyone will have to work with weapons. We will have experts working 
with you/us, on that aspect of your performance.   
 
EACH CHARACTER, WHETHER HISTORICAL OR FICTION, IS WONDERFUL AND COMPELLINGLY 
DRAWN. SURELY EACH OF THESE ROLES WILL BE CHALLENGING AND FUN TO PLAY.  This is 
a wonderful play, both political and moral at the same time.  
For more information please feel free to either email me, at 
martinfriedman98 at yahoo.comor call 216.233-5441. 

 
The Roles:
 
Five ensemble members:. Two women and three men.Man will play Hinckley. Woman 
will play Goldman. Males: Baritone, Tenor   Females: Mezzo and a Soprano.
 
 The Balladeer:High baritone or low tenor.
 
The Proprietor:Solid Baritone range, more bass/baritone than high baritone. 
 
Leon Frank Czolgoszwas the assassinof U.S. PresidentWilliam McKinley. Mid 20’s 
to early 30’s. bow (bass) baritone (Lowest voice among the assassins)
 
John Warnock Hinckley, Jr.,(born May 29, 1955) attempted to assassinate U.S. 
President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, as the 
culmination of an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster. He was found not 
guilty by reason of insanity and has remained under institutional psychiatric 
care since then. Early 20’s to early 30’s. Young looking for sure.  Mid-range 
baritone. 

 
 Charles Julius Guiteauwas an American lawyer who assassinated U.S. President 
James A. Garfieldon July 2, 1881. He was executed by hanging. Bearded. Late 20’s 
through 40 years old. Tenor or high baritone, second highest among male 
assassins.
 
Giuseppe Zangarawas the assassin of Chicago mayor Anton Cermak, though United 
States President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt is generally believed to have 
been his intended target.[1] Roosevelt escaped injury, but five people were shot 
including Cermak. Zangara, a poorly educated bricklayer, suffered severe pain in 
his abdomen, later attributed to adhesions of the gall bladder. These were later 
cited as a cause for his increasing mental delusions. Between late 20’s and 40. 
High Tenor. (Highest voice among the male assassins.)
 
Samuel Joseph Byck(January 30, 1930 – February 22, 1974) was an unemployed 
former tire salesman who attempted to hijack a planeflying out of 
Baltimore-Washington International Airporton February 22, 1974. He intended to 
crash into the White House in hopes of killing U.S. President Richard Nixon. 
Between early 20’s and mid to late 30’s. Mid-range baritone. Wears a Santa 
outfit. 

 
Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme(born October 22, 1948) is an American member of 
the Manson Family. She was sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to 
assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford in 1975. After serving 34 years in 
custody, she was released from prison on August 14, 2009. Early 20’s through 
early 30’s. Mezzo Soprano. 

 
Sara Jane Moore(born Sara Jane Kahn on February 15, 1930) attempted to 
assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975, outside the St. 
Francis Hotel in San Francisco, just seventeen days after Lynette "Squeaky" 
Fromme had pointed a gun at the president. Mid 20’s to mid 40’s. Soprano, 
highest female voice among assassins. 

 
 John Wilkes Booth(May 10, 1838– April 26, 1865) was an Americanstage actorwho 
assassinatedPresidentAbraham Lincolnat Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on 
April 14, 1865. Booth was a member of the prominent 19th century Booth 
theatrical familyfrom Marylandand, by the 1860s, was a well known actor. Late 
20’s to Early 40’s. More high baritone than low. 

   
Emma Goldman(June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was an anarchistknown for her 
political activism, writing and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the 
development of anarchist political philosophyin North Americaand Europein the 
first half of the twentieth century.
 
Billy:Sara Jane Moore's son- anywhere from 9 to 15 years old. Alto.
 
Lee Harvey Oswald(October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to four 
government investigations, the assassin of President of the United States John 
F. Kennedy, who was fatally shot in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. Anywhere 
from early 20’s to mid 30’s. Any range. 

 
 
The aforementioned roles are great and demand great actors! 
 All Auditions will be held in Performing Arts Center at Lakeland Community 
College . Take I 90 east and exit at the second exit, Route #306. Turn right 
(south) on Rt. #306. Turn left into the Lakeland Community College , the first 
light. Get in the right lane. Turn right at the stop sign. Turn right at the 
next stop sign. Turn left into the faculty/staff parking lot. Park at the other 
end of the parking lot and walk past the Clocktower and enter into Building D on 
your left. 


      
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