ASSASSINS CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

JOHN WILKES BOOTH

25-35 M

(1838-1865) 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. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 35

Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: F2

CHARLES GUITEAU

35-45 M

(1841-1882) 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.

Gender: Male

Age: 35 to 45

Vocal range top: Ab4

Vocal range bottom: A2

LEON CZOLOGOSZ

25-30 M

(1873-1901) Assassinated President William McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 6, 1901. A young poverty-worn radical.

Gender: Male Age: 25 to 30

Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: G#2

SAMUEL BYCK

40-45 M

(1930-1974) Attempted to assassinate President Richard Nixon by hijacking a commercial jetliner. Hysterically irate schlep in a Santa Claus suit.

Gender: Male Age: 40 to 45

Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: D3

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme

25-30 F

(1948- ) 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.

Gender: Female Age: 25 to 30

Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: A3

SARA JANE MOORE

40-45 F

(1930- ) 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.

Gender: Female Age: 40 to 45

Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: F3

JOHN HINCKLEY

25-30 M

(1955- ) 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.

Gender: Male Age: 25 to 30

Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: A2

LEE HARVEY OSWALD

20-25 M

(1939-1963) Assassinated President John F. Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. A suicidal, dejected shipping clerk.

Gender: Male Age: 20 to 25

Vocal range top: C4 Vocal range bottom: G3

BALLADEER

20-40 M

A folk singer and the narrator of the show. The voice of America. Gender: Male Age: 20 to 40

Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: C3

THE PROPRIETOR

30-50 M

A mysterious man who runs the shooting gallery at a carnival. Gender: Male Age: 30 to 50

Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: Gb2

BILLY

8 M

SARA JANE MOORES WHINY SON

ENSEMBLE

Vital to the production, these five individuals will help set the scene and comment on the action. They are featured in several songs as bystanders, tourists, and reporters, and have many opportunities for solo lines. The roles of Emma Goldman, David Herod, and others will be cast from the ensemble.

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