Roles:
Please note the ages indicated below are the ages of the characters. May be played by actors who are younger or older.
THE PROPRIETOR (M/F, any age)
An enigmatic figure who runs the shooting gallery at a carnival. Sells weapons to the assassins at the beginning of the show and is a constant presence throughout. The ringmaster of this freak-show. Vocal Range: Gb2-F4 (male) or Gb3-F5 (female)
JOHN WILKES BOOTH (M, 27)
Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1865. Foreman and inspirational celebrity to the other assassins. (Vocal Range: F2-G4)
CHARLES GUITEAU (M, 40)
Assassinated President James Garfield in the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881. Dashing but mad. (Vocal Range: A2-Ab4)
LEON CZOLGOSZ (M, 28)
Assassinated President William McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 6, 1901. A young poverty-worn radical. (Vocal Range: C#2-G4)
SARA JANE MOORE (F, 45)
Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA, on September 22, 1975. A frazzled housewife with little sense. (Vocal Range: F3-Eb5)
LYNETTE “SQUEAKY” FROMME (F, 26)
Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the Capitol Park in Sacramento, CA on September 5, 1975. A pixie hippie in love with Charles Manson. (Vocal Range: A3-G5)
JOHN HINCKLEY (M, 25)
Attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan as he left the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981. A love-obsessed and depressed college student. (Vocal Range: A2-G4)
GIUSEPPE ZANGARA (M, 32) Attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as he greeted well-wishers in Bayfront Park, Miami, FL on February 15, 1933. An angry, heavily-accented immigrant. (Vocal Range: B2-A4)
SAMUEL BYCK (M, 44)
Attempted to assassinate President Richard Nixon by hijacking a commercial jetliner. Hysterically irate schlep in a Santa Claus suit. (Vocal Range: D3-G4)
ENSEMBLE (M/F, all ages)
to portray various historical figures and bystanders, including Moore’s son Billy, President James Garfield, President Gerald Ford, anarchist Emma Goldman, conspirator David Herold, and others.
The role of Lee Harvey Oswald has been cast
Preparation:
Please prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue and 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show. Please bring a backing track, as an accompanist will not be provided.
Additionally, come prepared to read sides from the script
