Assassins Virtual Auditions are now open! Submission Deadline – November 30th.

Directed by Michael Flowers – Music Directed by Jay Tuminello 

The Virginia Samford Theatre is seeking a dynamic STARS performer to fill the role of Billy/Billie in our upcoming production of Assassins.

 In-Person Callbacks: December 10 – 4:30 – 5:30

Rehearsals: January 2 – January 31 | Tech/Dress Rehearsal: 2/1, 2/1, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5 | Performances: February 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16

Roles to Fill: Billy/Billie 

Local Hire Only

Ages: The accepted age range for this submission is 7-10. This is a Mainstage Production | STARS Auditions can be found here.

Callbacks will be scheduled by appointment through an invite link. You may be asked to perform your original submission material and all material requested by the creative team.

Rehearsals: Rehearsals typically occur in 3-5 hour blocks Monday through Friday between 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM, Saturday between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM, and Sunday between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Schedules are subject to change at the discretion of the creative team. Monday is our dedicated day off during the process but is subject to adjustments based on the production/creative/talent needs during the rehearsal.

Virtual Submission Audition Video Requirments: Please prepare two contrasting songs. (16 bar cuts – Sondheim Selections preferred/Selections from the show OK). Also include a one-minute, comedic or dramatic monologue. No dialects, please.

Conflicts: You will be asked for your conflicts in your submission information. Please list any and all potential conflicts during the process. No conflicts will be considered during the Tech/Dress Rehearsals or Performances.  Only conflicts listed here will be honored and casting preference will be given to those with few or no conflicts.

THE STORY:

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. Assassins requires skilled singers who are also versatile actors.

Additional Show Info

Character Breakdown