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The Launceston Players
announce
AUDITIONS
for Jeff Hockley's production of the Stephen Sondheim musical
ASSASSINS
Sunday, 13 November, from 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. at Newstead College.
Performances: late March to 8 April 2006
Earl Arts Centre.
Rehearsals: one or two before Xmas, then late January to end March.
Cast: 9 men, 3 women - all principal, solo roles
Chorus: 2 men, 2 women - multiple roles, see below
Musical Difficulty: Challenging to learn, easy to sing
Music director: Petrina Jahnz
For further information contact Jeff Hockley
Email: Jeff.Hockley@utas.edu.au
Character Breakdown:
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.
Vocal Range: Baritone
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.
Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor.
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).
Vocal Range: Baritone/Bass
GIUSEPPE 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.
Vocal Range: Must hold an A.
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. Some singing, but has two monologues.
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.
Vocal Range: Mezzo
SARA JANE MOORE
Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford as he left the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA., September 22, 1975. Frazzled housewife
Vocal Range: Soprano
JOHN HINCKLEY
(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.
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) Non-singing
BALLADEER
A Woody Gutherie/Peter Seeger-style folk singer. Should be able to play guitar, but not essential. Folk tenor, probably the most principal character.
Chorus (4 people) play:
EMMA GOLDMAN, Turn-of-the-century Anarchist agitator and feminist.
THE PROPRIETOR of a shooting gallery at a carnival - can be male or female: solo role in the first scene.
DAVID HEROLD, one of John Wilkes Booth's confederates; aided Booth in his attempted escape.
A BARTENDER
SARA JANE MOORE'S 9-YEAR-OLD SON, BILLY
PRESIDENTS JAME GARFIELD and GERALD FORD
REPORTERS
PHOTOGRAPHERS
TOURISTS
BYSTANDERS
For a detailed plot analysis go to
www.mtimusicalworlds.com/
and select 'Assassins'.
Production team opportunities
Expressions of interest are invited for the following positions:
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Lighting Manager/designer
Sound Manager
Costumes co-ordinator
Set design & construction
Props co-ordinator
Publicity & marketing
Functions and catering assistants
Social co-ordinator
Program co-ordinator
Stage assistants
Front of house assistants
announce
AUDITIONS
for Jeff Hockley's production of the Stephen Sondheim musical
ASSASSINS
Sunday, 13 November, from 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. at Newstead College.
Performances: late March to 8 April 2006
Earl Arts Centre.
Rehearsals: one or two before Xmas, then late January to end March.
Cast: 9 men, 3 women - all principal, solo roles
Chorus: 2 men, 2 women - multiple roles, see below
Musical Difficulty: Challenging to learn, easy to sing
Music director: Petrina Jahnz
For further information contact Jeff Hockley
Email: Jeff.Hockley@utas.edu.au
Character Breakdown:
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.
Vocal Range: Baritone
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.
Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor.
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).
Vocal Range: Baritone/Bass
GIUSEPPE 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.
Vocal Range: Must hold an A.
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. Some singing, but has two monologues.
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.
Vocal Range: Mezzo
SARA JANE MOORE
Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford as he left the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA., September 22, 1975. Frazzled housewife
Vocal Range: Soprano
JOHN HINCKLEY
(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.
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) Non-singing
BALLADEER
A Woody Gutherie/Peter Seeger-style folk singer. Should be able to play guitar, but not essential. Folk tenor, probably the most principal character.
Chorus (4 people) play:
EMMA GOLDMAN, Turn-of-the-century Anarchist agitator and feminist.
THE PROPRIETOR of a shooting gallery at a carnival - can be male or female: solo role in the first scene.
DAVID HEROLD, one of John Wilkes Booth's confederates; aided Booth in his attempted escape.
A BARTENDER
SARA JANE MOORE'S 9-YEAR-OLD SON, BILLY
PRESIDENTS JAME GARFIELD and GERALD FORD
REPORTERS
PHOTOGRAPHERS
TOURISTS
BYSTANDERS
For a detailed plot analysis go to
www.mtimusicalworlds.com/
and select 'Assassins'.
Production team opportunities
Expressions of interest are invited for the following positions:
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Lighting Manager/designer
Sound Manager
Costumes co-ordinator
Set design & construction
Props co-ordinator
Publicity & marketing
Functions and catering assistants
Social co-ordinator
Program co-ordinator
Stage assistants
Front of house assistants