by Beth Adele | Feb 9, 2017
Meet Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated President John F. Kennedy. Before his assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Oswald attempted to assassinate Ret. General Edwin Walker in April of the same year. He disclosed that attempt to his wife...
by Beth Adele | Feb 7, 2017
John Hinckley attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. John Hinckley had become obsessed with actress Jodie Foster and attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in an effort to gain Foster’s “respect and love.” Meet Mark Jammal! Welcome him to...
by Beth Adele | Feb 6, 2017
Our next assassins are Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme and Sara Jane Moore. Fromme and Moore are the two women who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975 only 17 days apart. Though investigated many times, there is no known connection between the two...
by Beth Adele | Feb 3, 2017
Meet our first assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Booth succeeded in his mission to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. He escaped the scene of the assassination on horseback and evaded the authorities for 12 days before he was captured. Booth comes to...
by Beth Adele | Jan 31, 2017
Here at Lyric, we feel that we are fortunate to have the power to bring people together and create an environment of open discussion through artistic expression. As we move through our season, we are excited to be creating theatre that promotes thoughtful discussion...
