Assassins-Billy Pachovski

Executive Producer and Artistic Director Billy Pacholski Presents

Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by JOHN WEIDMAN ASSASSINS is based on an idea by Charles Gilbert Jr. Playwrights Horizons, Inc. - New York City Produced ASSASSINS Off-Broadway in 1990

Leadership Team Executive Producer & Artistic Director...................................................................................... Billy Pacholski Musical Director.....................................................................................................................................Robert Ollis Associate Producer/Marketing Director......................................................................................Kate Merena Assistant Director..................................................................................................................................Zach Zulauf Producer...................................................................................................................................................Jen Marling

Design Team Video Production............................................................................................................................... Ryan Fukuda Lighting Designer................................................................................................................................. Kelly Lasley Scenic Consultant.........................................................................................................................Nick Passafiume Costume Design and Construction.................................................................................................Chris Tuttle Costume Assistants..................................................................................Cate Hennessy and Martin Marron Production Designer.........................................................................................................................Curtis Cassell Properties Designer......................................................................................................................Nick Heggestad Sound Designer...................................................................................................................................Peter Storms Visionary/Projections Designer....................................................................................................... Frank Mares Graphic Designer..........................................................................................................................Matthew Scheer Opening Animation Designer................................................................................................... Rebecca Berdel Show Photographer................................................................................................................... Pamela Luedeke

Production Team Technical Director.................................................................................................................. Addison O’Donnell Stage Manager..................................................................................................................................Shelly Hanson Assistant Stage Managers.............................................................................. Charlie Rasmann, Mark Parker Choreographer.......................................................................................................................................Danny Starr Dramaturg...........................................................................................................................................Cassy Sanders Dialect Coach.................................................................................................................................Adam Goldstein Video Production Manager.............................................................................................................Birdie Garcia Scenic Foreman...................................................................................................................................Justin Cherry Scenic Painter........................................................................................................................................Mikah Berky Rigging and Audio Consultant........................................................................................................Mike Guidry Electric Chair Design and Production........................................................................................ Carter Robins Firearms Technical and Safety Consultant .........................................Al Grossmann / Tactical Shot Inc. ASSASSINS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

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CAST Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald..............................................................................Sam Button-Harrison John Wilkes Booth.....................................................................................................................Kevin Webb Charles Guiteau....................................................................................................................... Edward Fraim Leon Czolgosz........................................................................................................................ Aram Monisoff Giuseppe Zangara....................................................................................................................... Kris Hyland Samuel Byck........................................................................................................................ Nick Druzbanski John Hinckley, Jr. ....................................................................................................................Ed Rutherford Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme................................................................................................Kiley B. Moore Sarah Jane Moore.........................................................................................................................Libby Lane Proprietor............................................................................................................................. Michael Swisher Ensemble/David Herold....................................................................................................... Parker Guidry Ensemble/Emma Goldman.................................................................................................... Natalie June Ensemble.................................................................................................................... Morgan Glynn Briggs Ensemble..................................................................................................................... Jameson Wentworth Billy................................................................................................................................................. Joey Eovaldi

MUSIC Music Director/Keyboard I...................................................................................................... Robert Ollis Keyboard II........................................................................................................................................Jill Waycie Percussion.......................................................................................................................................Cali Kasten Woodwinds.......................................................................................Adam DeGroot and Diane Hansen Trumpet.......................................................................................................................................Derek Fitting Video and/or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.

This performance contains haze, live gunfire and some strong language.

There is no intermission.

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SPECIAL THANKS Richard Gibbons 2nd Unitarian Church, Lakeview The staff of InVision and Kenneth Jones Charlie McGrath Ann Fink, Nick Harkin and Carol Fox & Associates Michael Harnichar and Bailiwick Chicago Mary Marling Marty Swisher Sue Berry and Davenport’s Cabaret

Carey Anderson Millikin University, Sean Morrissey and Jan Devore Alan Niebur and Christie Lights, Inc. Kevin Knight Whitney Blakemore & The Viaduct Theater All of our Kickstarter and Cabaret Supporters Amy Krause, Leah Jones and Michelle Whittaker

BIOGR APHIES Sam Button-Harrison (Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald) Sam Button-Harrison was last seen in Underscore Theatre Company’s productions of Liberal Arts: The Musical (Brandon Milford), The Rocky Horror Show (Eddie/Dr. Scott) and in the New Rock Theater production The First (and Last) Musical on Mars (James). As a BFA in Musical Theatre graduate from Drake University, he performed in such works as The Wild Party (Burrs), Urinetown (Bobby Strong), Safe (Ryan), and Macbeth (Macduff). He also performed frequently at the Des Moines Playhouse in such shows as Grease (Danny Zuko), Cats (Munkustrap), and High School Musical (Troy). Sam also has credits in several Des Moines area TV and radio commercials and has done some small work on films. He would like to thank the amazing cast and crew and hopes everyone enjoys our hard work! www.sam.buttonharrison.com Kevin Webb (John Wilkes Booth)Kevin Webb has a Masters of Music from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University where he studied voice with acclaimed performers Richard Stilwell and Samuel Ramey.

Kevin has been heavily involved with theatre, opera and choral performances since his high school days in Corinth, MS. During his 3 years in Chicago he has performed with Circle Theatre, Pride Films and Plays (ensemble member), Lingerie Lyrique (ensemble member as Lee O Narcissus) and more. He could not be more excited about being a part of Billy’s production of Assassins.

Booth has been a dream role since he got the chance to play him for a small scene in his undergraduate studies. After that, he fell hopelessly in love with the show and Sondheim’s music. A huge THANK YOU to Billy, the entire crew and the absolutely amazing and unbelievably talented cast. Learn more about Kevin at his website: www.kevinwebb.org.

Edward Fraim (Charles Guiteau) Edward Fraim is excited to be a part of Billy Pacholski’s production of Assassins.

Originally from Dallas, he has been performing in Chicago for 6 years. He’s grateful to all of the companies he has been able to work with including Hell in a Handbag Pro., Bohemian Theatre Ensemble, Factory Theatre, Pride Films and Plays, Noble Fool Theatricals and others. Edward has played a prince, a devil, an angel, a number of crooners, a couple of scientists, an altar boy or two, a bully, a farmer, a student, a teacher, some lovers, some fighters, a news man, a steward, a story teller, and even a cartoon character. Now I am an assassin…BANG. BANG. A Thank You to an awesome production team and a truly talented cast, it’s been my honor. This life has been quite a ride and I’m glad I still get to do it. Thank You, yes…You, for continuing to support live theatre and the arts.

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Aram Monisoff (Leon Czolgosz) Aram Monisoff is a graduate of the Theatre School at DePaul MFA 11. He has spent the last year working for Cincinnati Playhouse where he appeared in As You Like It, Christmas Carol, War, and River Rat and Cat. Other regional credits include Comedy of Errors and Romeo and Juliet with Mainestage Shakespeare, Into the Woods and The Boyfriend at Allenberry Playhouse and The Expense of Spirit at Powerhouse Theatre. While at DePaul he performed in Cabaret, Pygmalion, Mayday Mayday Tuesday, and 1001. He is thrilled that his first professional production in Chicago is Assassins, his favorite musical. Thank you to Billy for the opportunity and much love to family and friends.

Kris Hyland (Giuseppe Zangara) Kris Hyland graduated from Emerson College as an acting major in 2010, and left for Chicago the day after his last class. Here, he has injected himself into the theatre scene and is currently a company member of Pride Films and Plays. With them, he has starred in one historical play, Richmond Jim, and two new play readings: Save the Date, by Tyler Dean and Hello, Norma Jean, by Dylan Costello. He also played the lead in the first musical winner of Pride Films and Plays’ Gay Play Festival, Under a Rainbow Flag. Some more freelance credits include: Hairspray with the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, Alfred Taylor in The Black Elephant Theatre’s Gross Indecency, and understudied Randy in The Dog and Pony Theatre’s Roadkill Confidential. He thanks the Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre every day for providing him with a safe space to discover

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himself and grow his talent into a beautiful career. He would also like to thank Billy Pacholski for coming to Chicago and spicing up the theatre scene with his grace and class.

Also, he thanks and loves his mother unconditionally for her support and enormous heart.

Nick Druzbanski (Sam Byck) Nicholas Druzbanski is thrilled to be making his professional Chicago theater debut as Sam Byck in Assassins. He is currently receiving his BFA in Acting at the Chicago College of Performing Arts where he has performed in Execution of Justice, Spoon River, and The Cradle Will Rock. National Tour: The Sound of Music (Kurt), Ragtime (Edgar). Regional: Oliver! (Oliver), The Secret Garden (Dicken), Camelot (Tom), The Elephant Man (Treves).

Ed Rutherford (John Hinckley, Jr.) A Sondheim fanatic, Ed Rutherford has wanted to be in Assassins for ages and is delighted to get the chance to do so! Raised in Raleigh, NC, Ed moved to the Chicago area to attend Northwestern University’s theatre program. Since graduating he has been constantly active in the Chicago theatre community as an actor, director, cabaret artist, and writer. As an actor, his latest projects have included State Street, The Sign of the Four and The Wind in the Willows with City Lit Theater, and The Illusion with Promethean Theater Ensemble, where he is an artistic associate. He has also performed with Drury Lane Oakbrook, Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago, Theatre Wit and Oak Park Festival Theatre, among many others. Ed’s cabaret show, If You Can Find Me, I’m Here, has played at Davenport’s Piano Bar. As a director, credits include Beyond Therapy, The Baltimore Waltz, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Sylvia, Slasher Sleepover, and his adaptations of the Peter S. Beagle stories Come, Lady Death and The Last Unicorn. Next up after Assassins: directing Caucasian Chalk Circle for Promethean. Thanks to Billy for the opportunity, and love to family and friends!

Kiley B. Moore (Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme) Kiley B. Moore is a recent(ish) graduate of Roosevelt University’s Theatre Conservatory at the Chicago College of Performing Arts where she earned a BFA in acting. Since graduation Kiley has been fervently pursuing a career in theatre. She has had the pleasure of working with wonderful directors, actors, and crew members on some of the most beautiful stages in Chicago including the Civic Opera House, home of Lyric Opera of Chicago which, to a girl from a small town in central Illinois, looks real purty! In the past year, Kiley has dedicated herself to learning more about the film world. She has completed three feature length productions as well as a handful of short films with more in the works. This summer Kiley attended The School at Steppenwolf ensemble training program, learning from one of Chicago’s most well-respected theatre ensembles. Kiley lost one of her biggest cheerleaders this year and would like to dedicate this work to him.

Libby Lane (Sarah Jane Moore) Libby Lane is thrilled to be reunited with Billy Pacholski, having worked with him last during their soy-filled undergrad days at Millikin University where she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre Performance. A founding member of The Scooty & JoJo Show, she recently starred as Guy Woodhouse in Stephen Sondhein’s Assassins

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Rosemary Clooney’s Baby and originated the role of Tommy Doyle in their critically acclaimed Carpenters Halloween. Libby is actively involved in the Chicago theatre scene and has performed extensively with Emerald City, Lifeline and Pride Films & Plays. As a proud alum of Hell in a Handbag Productions, some of her favorite Handbag roles include Gabby Marvin in Lady X and Edith Sussman in Die! Mommie! Die! Regional credits include Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Eliza Gant in Look Homeward, Angel, Dori in Schoolhouse Rock!, and she is a featured soloist with the Windy City Performing Arts choral ensemble.

Libby received her MFA in Acting from Western Illinois University. She shares a blessed life with her partner Shelly and their two cats (daughters) Evie and Pearl.

Michael Swisher (Proprietor) Michael Swisher is thrilled to be in the cast of Assassins. Michael has been performing his entire life, beginning with church at a very young age. Since that time, he has been on stage doing musical theater, operetta, night clubs, supper clubs, as well as concert soloist for opera and oratorio. After moving to Chicago, he caught the Gilbert & Sullivan bug, and has performed leading baritone roles in 13 of the 14 operettas the duo wrote in more than 32 productions throughout the area. These have been with the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company of Chicago (Hyde Park), Light Opera Works (Evanston), Village Players (Oak Park) as well as other companies around the city. Some of Michael’s roles in musical theater have included Fred in Kiss Me Kate, Sky Masterson, Billy Bigelow. Michael’s offstage time is spent as a market researcher, most recently in the headquarters office of Kraft Foods, where he has spent the last nine years.

Parker Guidry (Ensemble/David Herold ) Parker Guidry is excited and honored to be making his Chicago debut in Assassins! He is currently a junior musical theatre major at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Huge thanks to my loving and supportive family and friends – especially the CCPA class of ’14. “This is ours.”

Natalie June (Ensemble/Emma Goldman) Natalie June is a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago where she received her BA in Musical Theatre Performance. While at CCC, she was featured in Dames at Sea (Mona Kent), Bernarda Alba (Poncia), Splendora (Sue Ella), and Duke’s Place: A Duke Ellington Revue. She was last seen in Street Tempo’s Little Shop of Horrors at Stage 773. Originally from San Diego (you can tell from her tan), she has been actively pursuing a career in theatre here in Chicago, since moving here 4 years ago. She is thrilled to be included in such a powerhouse cast while getting the chance to be in one of her favorite Sondheim musicals. A huge thanks and amount of love to her family, friends and Billy for the countless opportunities and support.

Morgan Glynn Briggs (Ensemble) Morgan Glynn Briggs is excited to be a part of Billy Pacholski’s Assassins as her first Chicago production after a year touring the country with Missoula Children’s Theatre. Previous Chicago productions include Harper Theatre Ensemble’s Evita (mistress), and Illinois Theatre Center’s Apple Tree (ensemble). Regional credits include Footloose (Ariel), Godspell (Sonia). Morgan received her B.A. in theatre from Illinois State University, and she is enormously grateful to be a part of this process!

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Jameson Wentworth (Ensemble) Jameson is excited to be working on Assassins with this group of passionate people. He is a graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana and has spent the past year as a company member with Northbrook Theatre for Young audiences.

Recently, he has also worked with Light Opera Works in The Student Prince; and Illinois Theatre Center in The Glorious Ones (Francesco), The Light In The Piazza (Fabrizio), and The Apple Tree. Other favorite roles include Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Anatoly in Chess. A special thanks to everyone who is special to him.

Joey Eovaldi (Billy) Joey is currently a sixth grader at Haven Middle School in Evanston, IL. His passion for theatre grew as he attended several plays and camps at The Lifeline Theatre in Chicago. Most Recently in the summer of 2011, Joey appeared in No More Dead Dogs, produced

by The Griffin Theater in Chicago, and Directed by Dorothy Milne. Joey played the character of Dillon. In 2010, Joey appeared in Not Wanted on the Voyage, produced by the American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University. Joey played the character on The Unicorn. In 2010, Joey also appeared in The Who’s Tommy, produced by The Northwestern University Theatre and Interpretation Center. Joey played the role of the Younger Tommy. Early stage credits include The Piano Tuner (The Child), and The Island of Dr. Moreau (The Sloth Child) both at The Lifeline Theatre in Chicago. Joey enjoys playing baseball, basketball, football, running cross country, and playing the clarinet. He is an enthusiastic reader, an avid movie watcher, a passionate sports fan and devoted older brother to Luke, and Ella.

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LEADERSHIP TEA M Billy Pacholski (Executive Producer and Artistic Director ) As a Producer and Director, Billy has spent the last seven years focused on corporate and large scale event production, and has had the pleasure of working with clients like Wal-Mart, Samsung, Google, HP, eBay, Intel, Hyundai, and Facebook. Some other amazing folks he’s worked with include the incomparable Alicia Keys, The Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am, Lady Antebellum, Jon Bon Jovi and The Killers. He has been directing plays since he was in 3rd grade, and attended Millikin University from 96-2000, studying Producing and Directing – so he is excited to be back in the theater where he feels most at home. Billy also teaches meditation and energy healing, and gives professional clairvoyant readings as a staff member of InVision, a school for psychics in Chicago. He would like to dedicate this show to MH who would have loved it, to KM for her unwavering support, and KNJ. Robert Ollis (Music Director) Robert is thrilled to be working with Billy and his team on this exciting re-envisioning of “Assassins”.

Robert is one of the founding collective members of Bailiwick Chicago, where he has served as Co-Music Director of Elton John’s “AIDA” and as orchestrator and assistant conductor of Jeanine Tesori’s “Violet”. Robert has music-directed casting auction productions of “Thoroughly Modern Millie”,“Anything Goes” and “Mame” (Victory Gardens Theatre) and a current production of “Damn Yankees” (for Bailiwick Chicago). Robert received a non-equity Jeff Award for his musical direction of “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and a nomination for “A Man of No Importance”. In recent years, he has also musicdirected such varied shows as “My Favorite Year”, “The Cousins Grimm”, The Who’s “Tommy”, Bailiwick Chicago’s “Show Us Your Love” and Dennis DeYoung’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. On the cabaret scene, Robert has accompanied Alexandra Billings at Feinstein’s in New York City, and has worked with singers Andrea Marcovicci, Danni Smith, Jeremy Rill and Cheryl Szucsits. He has played the piano for productions of “Bombs Away”,“First Lady Suite” and “Patience and Sarah”.

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casing talented performers in songs of Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Flaherty, Jerry Herman and Jason Robert Brown. He was part of the musical teams of such Chicago favorites as “Parade”,“The Christmas Schooner”,“Bare: a Pop Opera” and “A Kiss from Alexander”.

Kate Merena (Associate Producer/Marketing Director) Kate Merena could not be more pleased to be involved with Billy Pacholski’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins. She brings myriad experiences as a buyer, writer, project manager and psychic to her work as Marketing Director.

She was raised on showtunes and is looking forward to bringing her theatre experience into present time.

Zach Zulauf (Assistant Director) Zach, a Seattle native, studied at The Theatre School at DePaul. He has worked with Victory Gardens, Chicago Dramatists, Around the Coyote and The Side Project, among others. In his spare time, he opened New Wave Coffee, in Logan Square. He knows nothing about musicals.

Jen Marling (Associate Producer) A longtime member of the Chicago financial services establishment, Jennifer is thrilled to be making her debut as a Producer. After working at the Michigan Opera Theatre in Detroit she relocated to Chicago where she worked at Performing Arts Chicago. She has served on the Boards of Latino Chicago Theater and Gilda’s Club Chicago and is the business manager for With One Voice, a Chicago-based community choir. Her love and enthusiasm for the Arts are very much a part of her DNA and she is especially pleased to be a part of bringing this production of Assassins to Chicago theatergoers. Her work is in memory of her father who introduced her to this show and to the wonderful world of Stephen Sondheim.