ASSASSINS to Play the Civic Theatre This May

On May 6th, 2016, Civic Theatre will open ASSASSINS, which will be produced in Civic's historic 19th Street Theatre and will run through Sunday, May 22nd.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.civictheatre.com or by calling Civic's Box Office at (610)432-8943.

This groundbreaking American musical will kick off Civic's summer with a bang! Bold, original, surreal, thought-provoking, and alarmingly funny, this five-time Tony Award-winner investigates the personalities behind nine Presidential assassins and reveals uneasy truths about the American Dream. Hugely resonant in today's celebrity-obsessed culture, ASSASSINS is brought to life by its desperate, disillusioned, passionate characters. It is Stephen Sondheim's ode to the underbelly of American history.

Age Recommendation: 14+ for mature language and themes, including violence. Civic's policy is to inform audiences of content, but to let parents, guardians, and teachers make decisions that they feel is most appropriate for youth and teens in their care.

SHOWS AND SHOWTIMES:

Friday, May 6 7:30 PM $22.00 or $20.00 (student/senior)

Saturday, May 7 7:30 PM $22.00 $20.00

Thursday, May 12 7:30 PM $25.00 $20.00

Friday, May 13 7:30 PM $31.00 $28.00

Saturday, May 14 7:30 PM $31.00 $28.00

Thursday, May 19 7:30 PM $25.00 $20.00

Friday, May 20 7:30 PM $31.00 $28.00

Saturday, May 21 7:30 PM $31.00 $28.00

Sunday, May 22 2:00 PM $31.00 $28.00

CAST LIST:

LEON CZOLGOSZ..................................WILL MORRIS

JOHN HINCKLEY.................................ZACK EINSTEIN

CHARLES GUITEAU..........................KIRK LAWRENCE

GIUSEPPE ZANGARA.........................ALEX MICHAELS

SAMUEL BYCK....................................TOM ONUSHCO

LYNETTE "SQUEAKY" FROMME.....KRISTEN STACHINA

SARA JANE MOORE...........................TRACY CESCHIN

JOHN WILKES BOOTH................JARROD YUSKAUSKAS

BALLADEER.........................................MATT MECKES

DAVID HEROLD.............................MICHAEL SCUOTTO

EMMA GOLDMAN.................................JOANN BASIST

JAMES BLAINE.......................................KEN BUTLER

PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD...........ROBERT TREXLER

BILLY...................................................WYATT ROOT

PRESIDENT GERALD FORD......................WILL MORRIS

LEE HARVEY OSWALD.........................MATT MECKES

ENSEMBLE:

JoANN BASIST, KEN BUTLER, EMMA FORGIONE, MELISA KLAUSNER, WYATT ROOT, MICHAEL SCUOTTO, ROBERT TREXLER

PRODUCTION STAFF:

DIRECTOR....................................WILLIAM SANDERS

MUSICAL DIRECTOR............................MATT MECKES

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.................MELISSA KLAUSNER

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER..........EMILY HELLER

SET DESIGNER..............................JASON SHERWOOD

COSTUME/LIGHTING DESINGER.............WILL MORRIS

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR.....................ALEX MICHAELS

SOUND DESIGNER...........................HELENA CONFER

PROPSMASTER...............................JASON SIZEMORE

HAIR & WIGS........................................KIM DANISH

Civic's Box Office can be reached at (610)432-8943. All shows will be produced at Civic's 19th Street Theatre, 527 N. 19th Street, Allentown, PA. Free parking for the shows is available along Liberty and Allen Streets near 19th Street, at Silver Shears at 1821 W. Allen Street, Allentown Appliance at 1824 W. Allen Street, the Wachovia Bank parking lot at 19th and Liberty, and the parking lot adjoining the Lafayette Ambassador band on 19th and Allen (after business hours).

Civic Theatre of Allentown is a 501c3 non-profit organization that professionally produces live theatre, is the home to the Lehigh Valley's only year-round independent, foreign and arthouse cinema, and is also the home of the Lehigh Valley's premier children's theatre school. More information on Civic Theatre of Allentown can be found at www.civictheatre.com.