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Michael Snider as John Wilkes Booth
Jacob Wadenpfuhl as The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald
Trey Gilpin as Giuseppe Zangara
Rob Starek as Leon Czolgosz
Kevin Joseph Kelly as Charles Guiteau
Kim Bush as Sarah Jane Moore
Holly Facer as Squeaky Fromme
Chris Bizub as Sam Byck
Joshua Brown as John Hinckley
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim 
and Book by John Weidman
Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.


Produced by Berea Grindstone Players at the Cassidy Theatre,  Parma Heights, Ohio  October 2008
Directed by Geoff Short
Musical Direction by Heidi Herczeg

Starring
Michael Snider as John Wilkes Booth
Jacob Wadenpfuhl as The Balladeer/Oswald
Trey Gilpin as Giuseppe Zangara
Rob Starek as Leon Czolgosz
Kevin Joseph Kelly as Charles Guiteau
Kim Bush as Sarah Jane Moore
Holly Facer as Squeaky Fromme
Chris Bizub as Sam Byck
Joshua Brown as John Hinckley
and Michael Andrews-Hinders as The Proprietor
with
David Turner
Michael Strama
Lissa Pavluk
Jennifer Nageotte
David Williams
Joey Stefanko


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"Assassins was a show that I always wanted to direct somewhere.  I loved the idea of exploring the dark side of some of the scariest moments of our American history through the stunning music of Stephen Sondheim.  But because of the sometimes irreverent (and hilarious) tone the show uses to explore possible reasons for the very serious subject of presidential assassination, many community theaters understandably shy away from this controversial piece.  I had the idea of trying to create a "no fault" partnership between two different theatre groups to get the show produced - the Berea Grindstone Players and the Cassidy Theatre. BGP would actually produce the musical, but it would be presented at the Cassidy.  BGP didn't have to deal with any controversy that might arise from putting the show on in the church where they did their shows, and the Cassidy didn't have to take responsibility for putting the show on their own season schedule.  It worked and the show was on.  I also knew that timing was critical for promotional purposes considering the upcoming 2008 presidential election.  We were fortunate to be able to present the show the month before Barack Obama won that historical election." - Geoff Short

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To help promote the show, Geoff produced this series of provocative promo videos.  They were taped and presented from the perspective of each of these infamous figures.  This promo video series proved to be a bit controversial.

PHOTOS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Photos by Geoff Short

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