The Barn Players Host Auditions For ASSASSINS

The Barn Players hold auditons for ASSASSINS, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman. Directed by DamRon Russell Armstrong, musical Direction by Martha Risser

AUDITIONS: Saturday, April 3rd from 2:00 - 6:00 PM, Sunday, April 4th from 2:00 - 6:00 PM At St. Pius Church 55th and Woodson, Mission, KS

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION:

Auditions will be an open call both days, and will consist of singing a prepared 32 bar selection of a musical theatre song in the style of the show (if possible).
Please Provide: Sheet Music...no CDs & NO A CAPPELLA auditions
Headshot/Resume (if available)
Invited Callbacks will be held on Saturday, April 10th from 2:00 - 6:00 pm. If you are auditioning, please make sure to clear your schedule that evening, as callbacks are critical to putting together the strongest ensemble for this ensemble piece.
Rehearsals will likely begin in late July or early August.

PRODUCTION DATES:
September 17 - October 3
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

All performances take place at
The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway in Mission, KS

SYNOPSIS:
ASSASSINS' is the curious story of nine individuals who over time have attempted to assassinate the President of the United States. The show explores the inner motives of each assassin. Eventually, each individual must confront the fact that committing the ultimate crime failed to assuage their personal problems. With a score by Stephen Sondheim, ASSASSINS takes an unflinching, uneasy and sometimes funny look at individuals who are so disenfranchised, lost, and alone in their own country that they attempt the most unthinkable of crimes. Thought-provoking and controversial, ASSASSINS is a show that forces us to take a look at the very people in our country who often times go unnoticed.

CAST BREAKDOWN:
John Wilkes Booth male baritone 25 - 37
Charles Guiteau male tenor 35 - 45
Leon Czolgosz male bass 28 - 36
Giuseppe Zangara male tenor 28 - 36
Samuel Byck male baritone 35 - 50
John Hinckley male baritone 18 - 25
Lee Harvey Oswald / Balladeer male tenor 20 - 35
The Proprietor male baritone 30 - 55

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme female mezzo 18 - 35
Sara Jane Moore female mezzo 25 - 45

David Herold male 20 - 30
Emma Goldman female 35 - 65
Gerald Ford male 40 - 65
James Garfield male 40 - 60
Billy male 7 - 14

For more information, please contact Eric Magnus, Artistic Director of The Barn Players, at emagnitude@yahoo.com

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