Show: ASSASSINS
Theater: Villagers Theatre
Theater Website: https://www.villagerstheatre.org/viewproductions/the-wedding-singer/
Show runs: 10/09/2026 to 10/17/2026
ASSASSINS
Authors/Playwrights: John Weidman
Lyrics By: Stephen Sondheim
Music By: Stephen Sondheim
Directed by: Ajit J. Mathews
Venue: The Donna Kimberlin Main Stage
515 DeMott Lane, Somerset, New Jersey 08873
Opening Date: 10/09/2026
Closing Date: 10/17/2026
Our nation’s most notorious assassins gather on stage to violently pursue a twisted American Dream.
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.
Ticket Prices:
$25 Adults
$23 Senior/Student/Veteran
[$2 discount for 20+ tickets]
Reserved Seating
Performance Dates/Times:
Fri, Oct 9 2026 7:30 PM
Sat, Oct 10 2026 7:30 PM
Sun, Oct 11 2026 2:00 PM
Thu, Oct 15 2026 7:30 PM
Fri, Oct 16 2026 7:30 PM
Sat, Oct 17 2026 7:30 PM
Run Time: 105 minutes with no intermission
Suggested Age Range: 16+ for mature themes.
Content Warning: This production includes depictions of violence and death, simulated use of firearms, profanity and strong language (including a racial slur), and sexual assault.
Effects Warning: Balloon popping, strobe light effects, and theatrical haze. Non-firing, inoperable guns are used; all gunshot sound effects are created artificially.
Cast:
The Proprietor – Tracey Lynne Haskell
The Balladeer – Patrick Loughstein
John Wilkes Booth – KC Boyle
Charles J. Guiteau – Ian DiGuilio
Leon Czolgosz – Liam McGeary
Giuseppe Zangara – Lexi Luckenbaugh
Samuel Byck – Matthew Finnerty
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme – Hayley Jo Pellis
Sara Jane Moore – Jessica Cogan
John Hinckley Jr. – Luke Gavin
Ensemble –
Angel Cruz
Cynthia DiMarco
Abby Glass
Lisa Rogol
David Teano
Production Staff:
Director – Ajit J. Mathews
Music Director – François Suhr
Stage Manager – Daria Davidoff
Scenic Designers – Christopher Harrison Parkhurst Abbott, Ajit J. Mathews
Master Carpenter – Christopher Harrison Parkhurst Abbott
Lead Scenic Painters – Emily Russoniello, Christopher Harrison Parkhurst Abbott
Props Designer – Anna Espinoza
Props Assistant – Maria Printon
Lighting Designers – Christian Confalone, Ajit J. Mathews
Lighting Board Operator – Abbi Merry
Sound Designer/Operator – Jared Crean
Costume Designer – Anna Espinoza
Costume Assistant – Maria Printon
Wig Designer – Alefiyah Danish
Orchestra:
Conductor/Keyboard 1 – François Suhr
Reed 1 – Ashlen Udell
Reed 2 – Jean Anne Gould
Reed 3 – Vincent Sorensen
Reed 4 – Tessa Dolce
Trumpet 1 – Laura Neville
Trumpet 2 – Katie Miller
Trombone – Kyle Buchanan
Keyboard 2 – Paul Bezner
Guitar – Meghan Doyle
Bassist – Andrew Rosciszewski
Percussion – Paul Robertson
Horn – Patty Schmitt (10/9, 10/15, 10/16, 10/17), Tasha Schapiro (10/10, 10/11)
Theater Address: 515 DeMott Lane, Somerset, New Jersey 08873 (Map It)
Price: $25/$23
Purchase tickets online: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=319730
