About Assassins

Actors Theatre Center

Music and Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim

Book by John Weidman

Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.

Contains strong language not recommended for ages under 13

Assassins is presented through special arrangement with

Music Theatre International

Bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking and alarmingly funny, “Assassins” is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written.

This most American of musicals lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical “revusical” that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish rollercoaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and in an intense final scene inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream. Assassins” contains some of the finest scene writing in recent memory as well as a brilliant, melodic score which pastiches American music throughout the ages, from folk to ragtime to 1970s soft rock.

Fall 2007 Production

Publicity Shots | Cast | Head Shots

Note: - No Intermission

** Contains strong language not recommended for ages under 13

Production Dates

Sept 28 - Preview - "Slap me $5"

Sept 29- Opening - 8:00PM

Sept 30 - 6:30PM Twilight - Free dessert

Oct 4 thru 6 - 8:00PM

Oct 7 - 6:30PM Twilight - Free dessert

Oct 11 thru 13 (Closing) - 8:00PM

Held at Historic Hoover Theatre

1635 Park Ave., San Jose, CA 95126

Directed by Jeff M. Hicks

Vocal Direction by Diane Milo

Musical Direction by Jean Narunsky

Choreographed by Nancy J. Kwong

Production Design by Stephen C. Wathen

Costume Design by Farrah Southam

Stage Management by Julie Collins

Technical Direction by Wayne Dean