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One step away from a cabaret, Assassins showcases the various strange characters that have assassinated (or attempted to, anyway) American presidents, starting with Abraham Lincoln.
Audition Preparation Suggestions for Assassins
Assassins requires strong actors to portray very difficult roles.
Since the actors are potraying actual historical figures, physical attributes will influence casting.
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- John Wilkes Booth (Baritone)
- Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- Charles Guiteau (Baritone/Tenor)
- Assassinated James Garfield. Dashing, and insane.
- Leon Czologosz (baritone/Bass, late 20s)
- Assassinated William McKinley. Young, scruffy, sullen radical stricken by poverty. In love with Emma Goldman
- Giuseppe Zangara (Must hold an A, heavy Italian accent)
- Attempted to assassinate Franklin D. Roosevelt. Tiny, angry immigrant.
- Samuel Byck
- Attempted to assassinate Richard Nixon using a hijacked jet, which he intended to crash into the White House. Hysteric, irate, talkative.
- Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme (Mezzo)
- Attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford. A hippie in love with Charles Manson. Small, intense.
- Sara Jane Moore (Soprano)
- Attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford. Bright eyed, heavy-set, middle-aged, frazzled housewife.
- John Hinckley (Pop Baritone, 21)
- Attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan. Depressed college student. Soft, plump. "In love" with Jodie Foster.
- Lee Harvey Oswald (Non-singing)
- Assassinated John F. Kennedy. Suicidal, dejected shipping clerk.
- Balladeer (Folk Tenor, plays guitar)
- Woody Gutherie/Pete Seeger style folk-singer.
- Emma Goldman
- Anarchist agitator and feminist.
- The Proprietor
- Proprietor of a shooting gallery at a carnival.
- David Herold
- Confederate of John Wilkes Booth who aided him in his attempted escape
- Bartender, Billy Moore (age 9)
 , Presidents James Garfield & Gerald Ford, reporters, photographers, tourists, bystanders.
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