freeFall Theatre Company will open their 2016/2017 season with Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. Directed by Chris Crawford, the show will star Susan Haldeman (Sara Jane Moore), Robert Teasdale (Leon Czolgosz), Thomas Mothershed (Samuel Byck), Britt Michael Gordon (John Wilkes Booth), Marissa Toogood (Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme), John Mark Jernigan (John Hinckley), Lucas Wells (Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald), Pasqualino Beltempo (Giuseppe Zangara), and Alan Mohney Jr. (Charles Guiteau).
Also in the cast are Sara DelBeato, Rand Smith, Nick Orfanella, Daniel Schwab, Eileen Lymus-Sanders, and Will Garrabrant. Eric Davis will design the sets, David Covach will design the costumes, and Ryan Finzelber will design the lights. Michael Raabe will musically direct. The production will begin previews on Friday, October 7, 2016 and run through November 6, 2016. There will be a limited number of onstage seats for patrons looking for an immersive experience.
Perhaps the most controversial piece of musical theatre ever written, Assassins is a fantasia on the darker recesses of the "American dream." In moments both true and imagined, this musical looks at the four successful and five would-be assassins of Presidents of the United States. Together, John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim have crafted an evening of provocative, intelligent, and surprising theatre that turns on a dime between shocking pathos and biting humor. This groundbreaking work sheds a blinding light on the lengths to which some are willing to go in pursuit of their slice of happiness.
Tickets can be obtained by contacting the freeFall box office. There are discounts for seniors, teachers, students and members of the military. Rush tickets available for students and members of Actor's Equity Association (id required). Group rates and information can be obtained by contacting Matthew at 727-498-5205 X 7.
For more information and tickets visit www.freefalltheatre.com or call (727) 498-5205.
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