Assassins Auditions
Schedule
Fri Feb 06 2026 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The Players Studio | Sarasota, FL
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Where:-The Players Studio (1400 Blvd of the Arts, Suite 200)
When:
-Friday, February 6 (5:30-7:30pm) & Sunday, February 8 (3-5pm)
What to prepare:
- 16-32 bars of a Sondheim Song, or Patriotic Anthem or folk song
-You may be asked to read a short excerpt from the script as time allows
-No dance required.
Rehearsal & Performance schedule:
-Rehearsal Start: Mon. Mar. 2, 2026
-Performance Dates: Apr. 29- May 10, 2026
Assassins Character Break Down:
While these are all historical figures of certain ages genders and ethnicities, actors of all types are encouraged to audition.
The Proprietor Tenor Gb2-F4. Actor is male presenting, 30s or older. The Proprietor is the Grim Reaper, a Carnival Barker, handing out weapons and overseeing the demise of presidents and assassins alike. His power is in his omnipresence and indifference; his characterization requires both dramatic irony and restrained wit.
John Wilkes Booth Baritone F2-G4. Actor is mid-20s to 40; tall and distinguished; character will need a genteel Southern accent. A political zealot, Wilkes is the pioneer of American assassination and acts as leader and twisted mentor to the other assassins. The Ballad of Booth and his seduction of Lee Harvey Oswald are two of his pivotal scenes.
Leon Czolgosz (pronounced CHOL-gash) Bass Baritone G#2-G4. Actor is mid-20s to mid-30s; slight of build. Czolgosz was an anarchist who, in killing William McKinley, decided to take matters of governement into his own hands for the sake of the common man. Important scenes include The Gun Song and the meeting with Emma Goldman.
Guiseppe Zangara Tenor B2-A4. Actor is mid-20s to 40; small stature; MUST use a heavy Italian accent for this character. Zangara blamed capitalists and kings for his medical conditions and attempted an assassination of Franklin D. Roosevelt instead killing Mayor Cermak of Chicago. Zangara has a solo on the electric chair in How I Saved Roosevelt.
Sara Jane Moore Soprano F3-Eb5. Actress is middle-aged Moore, a former FBI informant five times married, nearly assassinated Gerald Ford in 1975, the second such attempt on his life in three weeks. Moore provides much of the comic relief in the show and requires an actress with good comic timing.
Lynette Squeaky Fromme Mezzo A3-G5. Actress is mid-20s to mid-30s; Fromme, a flower child and member of Charlie Manson’s cult family, attempted an assassination of Gerald Ford in 1975. She is the lunatic foil to Sara Jane Moore airheadedness in several scenes and sings a duet with John Hinckley.
John Hinckley Baritone A2-G4. Actor is early-20s to 30; nerdy; ability to play guitar a plus. Hinckley used a sociopathic obsession with Jodie Foster as his excuse to attempt an assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981. Hinckley clinical insanity and love-sickness add dramatic weight to this character. His pivotal scene is a duet with Squeaky Fromme.
Charles J. Guiteau Tenor A2-Ab4. Actor is 30s to 50s; average in stature. Guiteau was a multi-careered charlatan with delusions of grandeur who assassinated James Garfield in 1882. This intense libertine requires a multi-personality characterization and a flair for the dramatic. His key scene involves a cakewalk to the gallows. High Baritone
Samuel Byck Actor is 30s to 50s; a schlep in a santa suit who hated blue-government and all it stood for when he attempted to hijack a plane with the intent of crashing it into Nixon’s White House. A small vocal role, it requires an actor capable of presenting two dramatic, page-and-a-half monologues. (tenor, baritone, or bass-baritone).
Lee Harvey Oswald Actor is mid-20s to mid-30s; slight to average build; rural Louisiana twang required. Oswald sings in the closing number and requires the dramatic capacity to spar with John Wilkes Booth is the pivotal Book Depository scene. For Oswald, please choose from the excerpt that fits your vocal (tenor, baritone, bass-baritone).
Balladeer- A folk singer and the narrator of the show. The voice of America. Age: 20 to 40 Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: C3 (guitar or banjo a plus but not required)
Ensemble & Featured roles: Emma Goldman/ Billy/ A boy/ David Herrold/ Bystanders, Reporters, Witnesses, Others
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The Players Studio, 560 Central Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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