Riot Act, Inc. Hosts Auditions for Assassins
Auditions for Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman will be held Tues. Dec. 3, Thurs. Dec. 5 from 7pm to 9pm and Sat. Dec. 7 from 12p to 3p at Riot Act Studio, 3rd Floor Center for the Arts.
Join us for Auditions! Everyone welcome!
Riot Act, Inc. will be holding auditions for its production of Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. The performances will run the week of March 3-10, 2025 on the Center Main Stage. The show will be helmed by director Macey Mott, director observer Isa Ramella, choreographer Margaret Breffeilh, and stage manager Dolyn Kinney.
Play description:
A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Sondheim’s signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation’s culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it, embodied by America’s four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written.
Assassins 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, writers, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.. ~ MTI
Auditions will consist of three parts:
Dance Audition – You will work with our choreographers to learn some simple combinations. Please dress comfortably. Wear clean, dry dance shoes or sneakers. This show is not super Dance heavy, so don’t be afraid of dancing.
Vocal Audition – Please prepare a song (preferably not from the show) no longer than 2 min.. You may also be asked to sing on the spot from the vocal score.
Acting Audition – Prepare a 2-3 min. monologue (optional) and you will be asked to do some cold reading with other people auditioning.
Characters:
John Wilkes Booth – Male, Age 25-35
Charles Guiteau – Male Age 35-45
Leon Czologosz – Male Age 25-30
Giuseppe Zangara – Male Age 30-35
Samuel Byck – Male Age 40-45
Lynette “squeaky” Fromme – Female Age 25-30
Sara Jane Moore – Female Age 40-45
John Hinckley – Male Age 25-30
Lee Harvey Oswald – Male Age 20-25
Balladeer – Male Any age
Emma Goldman – Female Age 30-40
The Proprietor – Male Age 30-70
David Herold – Male Age 20-25
Billy – Male Age 8
Ensemble – Bystanders; Tourists; Reporters; Photographers
Many of the smaller roles will be double or triple cast.
Please bring to auditions your schedule of conflicts including work schedule through March 10, 2025. If you would like to schedule an audition time, please contact Riot Act, Inc. to do so. Otherwise please arrive at the beginning of audition times. If you are not able to make auditions but still would like to audition, please contact us to set up another time. If you have a headshot and resume, please bring them. If you would like to read the script before auditions, please let us know.
For more information, contact info@riotactinc.org or 307-203-9067. Hope to see you there!