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The NOLA Project Show ArchiveAssassins Assassins By Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman Directed by A.J. Allegra October 2008: Muriel’s Cabaret Theatre at Le Petit Theatre Aaron Richert: Billy Alex Martinez Wallace: Giuseppe Zangara Andrew Farrier: Ensemble Angela Papale: Ensemble Gary Rucker: Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald Jimmy Murphy: John Wilkes Booth Kate Kuen: Emma Goldman / Ensemble Lauren Elens: Lynette "Squeaky'' Fromme Lisa Picone: Sara Jane Moore Matthew Mickal: John Hinckley Paul Broussard: Ensemble Richard Alexander Pomes: Samuel Byck Ricky Graham: Charles Guiteau Sam Dudley: Leon Czolgosz Tara Brewer: Ensemble Vatican Lokey: The Proprietor William Bryant: Ensemble Jefferson Turner: Musical Director Kyle Herbert: Scenic/Sound Designer Eli Grove: Scenic Designer Scott Sauber: Lighting Design Cecile Casey Covert: Costume Design Laura Jean Hoffpauir: Stage Manager Megan Whittle: Asst. Stage Manager Richard Alexander Pomes: Publicity In an abandoned fairground, nine presidential assassins and would-be assassins gather to reenact their tales of disillusionment, outrage, and dreams gone awry. Each culminates in the brutal and infamous act of assassination, an act both highly disturbing and undeniably American. awards 2009 Stoorer Boone Award for Best Musical of the Year 2009 Big Easy, Stoorer Boone Awards for Best Director of a Musical: A.J. Allegra 2009 Big Easy (supp), Stoorer Boone Awards for Best Actor in a Musical: Jimmy Murphy 2009 Big Easy, Stoorer Boone Awards for Best Supp Actress of a Musical: Lisa Picone 2009 Ambie Award for Best Supp. Actor in a Musical: Richard Alexander Pomes 2009 Stoorer Boone Award for Best Music Director: Jefferson Turner 2009 Stoorer Boone Award for Best Costume Design: Cecile Covert 2009 Stoorer Boone Award for Best Scenic Design: Kyle Herbert and Eli Grove some personal history… Never directing a musical before, I was terrified of the possibility. Yet I think that was the same factor that drew me to the project. I used to sit in my office at school before the cast would show up for rehearsal blocking out the musical staging for numbers by cutting out tiny squares of paper for each character. I would then move the papers around to see what patterns looked good. Whatever works, I guess.—A.J. Allegra |
