Assassins
COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI (2007)
photos courtesy of Mark Lyons
ASSASSINS by Stephen Sondheim
Conductor: Jason Yarcho
Cast: K. Brown, M. Quinlan, R. Ruge, N. Nelson, M. Densky, G. Tate, B. Landry A. K. Adams, S. Jay
Production: T. Cosgrove (scenery), J. Knoblauch (clothes), R. Miller (lighting)
Production Description: This production explored the notion that any one of us, if pushed far enough, could potentially become an assassin. To that end, the cast members were planted throughout the audience and as the story unfolded, each actor rose from their seat and took on their respective character. The production took place during the Bush era and we had a GW look-alike (with four Secret Service men) viewing the proceedings from a replica of the Lincoln memorial, which loomed over the proceedings from the balcony of the theater.