'Assassins' set to kill
— Fullerton College Hornet - Heather Fuller - Wednesday, March 10th, 1999
"Assassins" opens Thursday in the Campus ·Theater with shows running March 11-13 and then 18-20.
The show starts at 8:00 p:m. (with. the exception of the 19th which begins .at 6:30 p.m.) and doors open 30 minutes prior to show time.
The final two shows on the 18th and 19th are reserved for High School Theatre Festival participants although there may be a small handful left over if anyone cancels.Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door and $11 for students; seniors. and children. Presale tickets for · Thursday's shows are $6.
. The music and lyrics for "Assa5sins" is written by Stephen Sondheim and the book is by John·Weidman.· · .
The show directed by Chuck Ketter, stars Jonny Peterson, Artie O'Daly, .Peter Leal, Tony Quinn, Adam Harold, Jill Louevano, Laura Huffman, Michelle Calhoun, Alicia L. Derrick, Matthew White, Chris Mendez, Dennis Dunnigan and Joseph Solomon.
"Assassins" is a unique musical that explores the twisted and demented, lives of nine human beings who have one thing in common; they either committed or attempted to commit political murder.
Their existence spreads over a time period of two centuries and includes John Wilkes Booth who assassinated President Lincoln, Samuel Byck whose attempt to crash dive a commercial jetliner into the White House during Nixon's term failed, and Lee Harvey Oswald who shot President Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
The twisted thoughts and complexities of these assassins' come to life and offer the audience a glimpse into the abnormal world these characters reside as they intertwine themselves with one another.
Areas of Study...
Acting, Performance and Musical Theatre
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Directing and Playwriting
Few community colleges offer students opportunities to study directing and playwrighting in their first two years of undergraduate study. Students follow the classwork they successfully complete with opportunities to compete for assignments in the Playwrights Festival and the Directors Festival.
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