Capital City Theatre presents
Stephen Sondheim's Assassins
Friday, August 1 - Sunday, August 10
The Playhouse
$50.90 - $58.50
Senior Tickets - $39.65
Content warning
Please be advised that this production most likely contains discriminatory language and depictions of gun violence, death and suicide.
"Assassins," the Tony-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, is a musical about the lives of people who attempted to kill or assassinated a US president. The musical explores the dark side of the American Dream.
Join us for special pre-show lectures and post-show talkbacks that bring the themes of Assassins to life.
Pre-show lecture with Sondheim scholar Steve Swayne Friday, August 1 at 6:15 PM
Pre-show lecture with community leader Charles Payne Saturday, August 9 at 6:15 PM
Post-show talkbacks after the performances on Sunday, August 3, Thursday, August 7, and Friday, August 8
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