Assassins
Performances:
- November 15th and 16th at 8pm
- November 17th at 2pm
- November 21st and 22nd at 8pm
- November 23rd at 6pm
All performances were in La Sala de Puerto Rico.
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.
Production photos are available!
Staff
- Producer: Grace Anderson (Graduate Student)
- Assistant Producer: Sam Natarajan (MIT 2028)
- Assistant Producer: Garima Rastogi (MIT 2028)
- Director: Melissa Hummel (MIT 2023)
- Music Director: Sue Swalley (Community Member)
- Assistant Vocal Director: Pamela Petterchak (Community Member)
- Orchestra Director: Cal Rustad (MIT 2028)
- Orchestra Director: Andres Buritica Monroy (MIT 2026)
- Stage Manager: Mariel Rojas (Community Member)
- Assistant Stage Manager: Gabriel Tian (MIT 2028)
- Assistant Stage Manager: Akerke Nurakhmetova (MIT 2028)
- Technical Director: Dayvion Porter (MIT 2027)
- Set Designer: Dayvion Porter (MIT 2027)
- Paint Crew: Sophie Vulpe (MIT 2026)
- Paint Crew: Daina August (MIT 2028)
- Carpenter: Jon Rosario (MIT 2024)
- Carpenter: Lucille Fuller (MIT 2027)
- Costume Designer: Daphne Faber (MIT 2023)
- Costume Designer: Charlotte Wickert (MIT 2023)
- Assistant Costume Designer: Sophie Vulpe (MIT 2026)
- Lighting Designer: Estin Van Alstine (MIT 2024)
- Assistant Lighting Designer: Jon Rosario (MIT 2024)
- Master Electrician: Jon Rosario (MIT 2024)
- Electrician: Silu Shen (MIT 2024)
- Electrician: Sam Natarajan (MIT 2028)
- Props Designer: Casey Fecko (MIT 2025)
- Sound Designer: Cal Rustad (MIT 2028)
- Assistant Sound Designer: Annie Guo (MIT 2028)
- Sound Engineer: Annie Guo (MIT 2028)
- Sound Engineer (11/23): Dayvion Porter (MIT 2027)
- Program Designer: Stephanie Han (MIT 2027)
- Publicity Designer: Stephanie Han (MIT 2027)
- Reservations Manager: Sophia Chen (MIT 2028)
- Front of House Manager: Sophia Chen (MIT 2028)
- Run Crew: Casey Fecko (MIT 2025)
- Run Crew: Sam Natarajan (MIT 2028)
- Run Crew: Gabriel Tian (MIT 2028)
- Run Crew: Akerke Nurakhmetova (MIT 2028)
Cast
- John Wilkes Booth: Jasmine Baran (Community Member)
- Charles J. Guiteau: Jon Rosario (MIT 2024)
- Leon Czolgosz: James Wall (Graduate Student)
- Giuseppe Zangara: Dayna Reichert (Community Member)
- Samuel Byck: Ian Rosado (MIT 2025)
- Sara Jane Moore: Maddie Sebastian (Berklee 2024)
- Lynette Fromme: Aastha Shah (Graduate Student)
- John Hinckley Jr.: Alex Fan (MIT 2027)
- The Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald: Will Fink (Georgia Tech 2025)
- The Proprietor / Greeter: Naomi Suzuki (Community Member)
- Ensemble: Amanda Chung (MIT 2027)
- Ensemble: Stephanie Han (MIT 2027)
- Ensemble: Grace Anderson (Graduate Student)
Orchestra
- Conductor: Cal Rustad (MIT 2028)
- Conductor: Andres Buritica Monroy (MIT 2026)
- Keyboard 1: Sue Swalley (Community Member)
- Keyboard 2: Jake Weiss (MIT 2028)
- Bass: Jayden Jenkins (Student)
- Guitar: Wayne Wylupski (Community Member)
- Percussion: Andrew Motz (Graduate Student)
- Reed: Teddy Warner (Graduate Student)
- Reed: Charles Schwarze (MIT 2028)
- Reed: Brendon Murphy (MIT 2026)
- Reed: James Nagler (MIT 2028)
- Reed: Ruth Levitsky (Community Member)
- Reed: Emily Gleitman (Community Member)
- Trumpet 1: Topher Meeks (Community Member)
- Trumpet 2: Caleb Camara (Community Member)
- Trumpet (Sub): Liliana Cantua (Community Member)
- Trumpet (Sub): Jesus Bustamente (Community Member)
- Trumpet (Sub): Nicole Boyea (Community Member)
- French Horn: Ellie Younger (Community Member)
- Trombone: Eva Mulrooney (MIT 2028)
- Auditions Pianist: Louis Schwartz (Community Member)
- Rehearsal Pianist: Sue Swalley (Community Member)