Assassins

Sight Unseen Theatre Group kicks off its 2007 season with Stephen Sondheim’s "killer" black comedy Assassins, which provides a captivating look at the lives, loves, and lunacy of nine infamous American assassins — from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald to John Hinckley Jr.

One of the most innovative musicals ever written, Sondheim’s score ranges from folk to ragtime to big Broadway ballads. A bold and provocative portrait of nine distorted American dreams, Sondheim fearlessly explores the passion and rage that inspired these bloody acts of treason in a black comedy with the power to move.

Assassins features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, with a book by John Weidman. Cindy Jenkins directs, with musical direction by Andy Mitton.

Cindy Jenkins directs.