Cabaret - Theater League of Clifton
The Theater League of Clifton is holding auditions for its Spring show, the musical “Cabaret,” Wed. Feb 3rd 7-10 pm, Sat. Feb 6th 1-4 pm, and Sun. Feb 7th 2-6pm at ATC Studios, 68 Union Ave, in Clifton, NJ.
Directed by Kathleen Kellaigh, Musical Director is Jalmari Vanamo, Choreographer is Judi Niebuhr, Producer is Maryann Irizarry, and Stage Manager is Tara Freifeld.
Cabaret is set in Berlin, 1929 to 1930, a time of transition. As Germany moves from the decadence of the 1920s into the rise of the Nazi party, Cliff Bradshaw, a young American writer, stumbles into the Kit Kat Klub and meets the cabaret singer Sally Bowles. The story unfolds featuring the gender-bending Emcee, the Kit Kat Klub performers, a couple challenged by the Nazi view of the Jews, a prostitute and her lovers, Nazi sympathizers, and clandestine operators. Please note, the 1998 version of this play calls for portrayals of same-sex relationships.
Seeking 20-35 Cast Members: Mature Teens and Adults:
Principal Singing Roles
Master of Ceremonies - The host at the Kit Kat Klub (dancing required)
Clifford Bradhaw - An American Novelist
Fraulein Schneider - Landlady who rents rooms in her flat
Herr Schultz - One of Frl. Schneider’s roomers and proprietor of the Fruit Shop
Fraulein Kost - Another roomer. She earns a living offering favors to sailors
Sally Bowles - A British cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Klub (dancing required)
Non Singing Roles
Ernst Ludwig – A friendly likeable Germans
Max - Non-speaking role. Sally’s jealous Klub acquaintance.
Ensemble Roles
(ensemble players will likely play more than one character):
5 Kit Kat Klub Girls (singing and dancing)
5 Kit Kat Klub Waiters (singing and dancing)
Two Ladies
Bobby
Victor
Maitre D’
Customs Officer
Asst. Customs Officer
3 German Sailors
2 Nazi Guards
Taxi Man
Gorilla
Kissing Couple
Telephone Girl
Auditions will be held Wed. Feb 3rd 7-10 pm, Sat. Feb 6th 1-4 pm, and Sun. Feb 7th 2-6pm including call backs by invitation, at ATC Studios, 68 Union Ave, in Clifton, NJ. Auditions will be from sides provided at the auditions. Please bring a prepared song with accompaniment (CD, IPOD, MP3 or sheet music). Songs from the show are OK.
Show dates are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: May 13,14,15 and May 20,21,22, 2016 at the Theresa Aprea Theater in The Learning Center, 199 Scoles Ave, Clifton NJ.
For additional character details or questions please visit www.theaterleagueofclifton.com or call 973-928-7668.
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