This darkly satirical musical reframes American history through the eyes of those who attempted – successfully or not – to kill US presidents. Structured as a surreal carnival sideshow, the piece weaponises American musical traditions – vaudeville, folk ballads, barbershop quartets, patriotic Sousa-style marches and Bacharach pop – to undercut the myth of the “American Dream,” exposing how frustration, alienation and entitlement can curdle into violence.
CAST
Jeffrey KuhnGiuseppe Zangara
James ClowJames Blaine / President Gerald Ford / Ensemble
Merwin FoardPresident James Garfield / Ensemble
Eamon FoleyBilly / Ensemble
