Arts & Culture

Local Theatre Company Ends Season With A Musical Bang

89.1 WBOI | By Julia Meek

Published June 9, 2017 at 5:48 PM EDT

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A rogues gallery of America's successful, and would-be presidential assassins gather on the Arena Dinner Theatre stage.

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Leon Czolgosz and John Wilkes Booth, getting acquainted in "Assassins"

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"Girl talk" between Squeaky Fromme and Sara Jane Moore

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John Hinckley and Squeaky Fromme share a love song

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Director, Christopher Murphy believes that great plays like "Assassins" can be reinterpreted to the times in which it's being presented.

Fort Wayne's Arena Dinner Theatre is getting set to end its season with a bang--literally--in the form of Stephen Sondheim's off-beat musical "Assassins."

The role of Sara Jane Moore has been on Melissa Shaw's bucket list for nearly 20 years.

Presented in a vaudevillian-style format, audiences will meet America's presidential assassins, and would-be assassins as this look at the dark side of the American experience unfolds.

Alternately bold, thought-provoking, and alarmingly funny, the story amuses and entertains, while revealing uneasy truths about the American dream.

For a sneak peek at this satirical musical's point and impact, WBOI's Julia Meek met with its director, Christopher Murphy, and lead actress, Melissa Shaw to discuss how this murder, mayhem and music will come together.

Event Information:

"Assassins"
@ Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne
June 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd & 24th, 2017
6:15 p.m.

This production is for mature audiences only. For ticket information, visit the Arena Dinner Theatre website.