Little Theatre To Hold Auditions for “Assassins”

Director Deirdre McLaughlin will hold auditions on Sunday, September 24 and Monday, September 25 for the regional premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins. Auditions for children ages 9-12 and adults ages 18 and older will be held at 7pm on both Sunday and Monday. All roles are open.

Those interested in auditioning are asked to prepare a song of their choice and bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Adults may be asked to read from the script and sing from the score.

Available roles include:

John Wilkes Booth: (1838-1865) Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater, Washington D.C., April 14, 1865.

Charles Guiteau: (1841-1882) Assassinated President James Garfield in the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881. Dashing but mad.

Leon Czologosz: (1873-1901) Assassinated President William McKinley during a public reception at the Temple of Music Pavilion at the Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., September 6, 1901. Poverty-worn young radical (pronounced Chole-gosh).

Guiseppe Zangara: (1900-1933) Attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt greeted well-wishers in Bayfront Park, Miami, February 15, 1933. Angry, heavily-accented immigrant.

Samuel Byck: (1930-1974) Attempted to assassinate President Richard Nixon; hijacked a commercial jetliner which he intended to crash dive into the White House, Baltimore-Washington International Airport, February 22, 1974. Hysterically irate schlep in a Santa Claus suit.

Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme: (1948- ) Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford as he left the St. Francis Hotel, Sacramento, CA., September 5, 1975. Pixie hippie in love with Charles Manson.

Sara Jane Moore: Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford as he left the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA., September 22, 1975. Frazzled housewife

John Hinkley: (1955- ) Attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan as he left the Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C., March 30, 1981. Depressed college student
Vocal Range: Baritone/Pop Voice. Age: 26

Lee Harvey Oswald: (1939-1963). Assassinated President John F. Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963. Dejected shipping clerk planning suicide (killed Kennedy, 1963)

Balladeer: A Woody Gutherie/Peter Seeger-style folk singer. Should be able to play guitar, folk tenor.

Emma Goldman: Turn-of-the-century Anarchist agitator and feminist.

The Proprietor: Of a shooting gallery at a carnival.

David Herold: One of John Wilkes Booth’s confederates; aided Booth in his attempted escape.

Sara Jane Moore’s 9-year old son, Billy

Presidents Garfield and Gerald Ford

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