Ray of Light Theatre Presents ASSASSINS, 6/2-25

Ray of Light Theatre (www.roltheatre.com), San Francisco's inimitable non-profit musical theatre company, is pleased to bring Stephen Sondheim's Assassins to the Bay Area. Bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the uttermost controversial musical ever written.

Part vaudeville extravaganza, part exposé and wholly electrifying, this most American of musicals (winner of five Tony® Awards) 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 harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.

Hugely resonant in today's celebrity-obsessed society, the story is peopled with desperate characters intent on making their mark.

Ray of Light knows how to mount a blockbuster production, and Assassins will surely be the must-see show of the year. Past triumphs include the wildly successful and critically recognized productions of Jerry Springer the Opera in 2010 (nominated for 9 BATCC Awards), BABY: A Musical in 2010 (winner of 6 BATCC Awards), The Who's Tommy in 2009 (winner of 6 BATCC Awards), The Rocky Horror Show in 2008 (nominated for 5 BATCC Awards) as well as Bat Boy: The Musical in 2005 and 2006 (named a Top 10 show of the year by The SF Bay Guardian).

WHAT: ASSASSINS
4-Week Limited Engagement
WHEN: June 2 - 25, 2011
TIMES: Thursday - Saturday @ 8pm, Saturday and Sunday @ 2pm
WHERE: The Eureka Theatre
215 Jackson St. (at Battery), San Francisco, CA 94111
TICKETS: For tickets ($20-$36) and information, visit www.roltheatre.com.
Tickets may also be purchased at TIX Bay Area (online or at Booth in Union Square). Student/group discounts available. Email tix@roltheatre.com for group discount tickets.

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