Inspired by true events, this taut-drama opens thirty years after a brutal on-field hit left a professional football player paralyzed for life. Now, his on-field attacker, “the Assassin,” is battling diabetes and alcoholism, and seeking a televised mea culpa with his victim. But, what begins as a careful cat-and-mouse game between the retired football star and the now-quadriplegic’s lawyer quickly degrades into a volatile evening of stinging accusations and startling confessions.
A co-production with Act II Playhouse.
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“Robson lights up the gridiron” - Jim Rutter, Philadelphia Inquirer
“Assassin” has only two characters and the entire play takes place in one room but it has enough raw emotion to fill Lincoln Financial Field.” -Ray Didinger, SportsNet
Brian Anthony Wilson: the ‘pussycat’ taps a dark and daunting vein in ‘Assassin’ -Naila Francis, The Intelligencer
“Hard-hitting, intense, tenacious as a pit bull” -Stan Hochman, Philadelphia Daily News
“Powerful and moving” -Victoria Yancey, The Examiner
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For your information: a page of compiled links about the inspiration behind Assassin
January 24: Young Friends Night
January 27: Lauren DeBruicker, Attorney at Duane Morris, LLP
January 29: Coffee Conversation
January 30: Coffee Conversation
February 3: David Robson, playwright of ASSASSIN
February 5: Coffee Conversation
February 6: Coffee Conversation
February 10: Ray Didinger, Hall of Fame sportswriter
Brian Anthony Wilson (Frank) ~ Dwayne A. Thomas (Lewis)
David Robson (Playwright) ~ Seth Reichgott (Director) ~ Dirk Durossette (Set Designer) ~ James Leitner (Lighting Designer) ~ Ashley Turner (Sound Designer) ~ Avista Custom Theatrical Services, LLC (Properties Designer) ~Michael Consensa (Fight Choreographer) ~ Kittson O’Neill (Dramaturg) ~ Tom Helmer (Stage Manager) ~ Britt Plunkett/Campbell Studios (Technical Director) ~ Daniel X. Guy (Production Manager) ~ Elena Grace Smith (Production Assistant)
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