Cabaret

Directed by Robb Zahm

In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920’s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Musical numbers include “Willkommen,” “Cabaret,” “Don’t Tell Mama” and “Two Ladies.”

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Audition Info

Date, Time, and Location

Saturday, May 18, 2024

  • 10AM to 3PM

  • Callbacks, if needed, Sunday, May 19, 7PM to 9:30PM

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Audition Notes

  • Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to sign in and complete the audition form.

  • Auditions will include vocal/music, dance, and reading.

  • Auditioners will need to prepare one audition song not to exceed one minute in length.

  • Auditioners will need to bring their pre-recorded audition track.  A bluetooth speaker will be provided.

  • Auditioners may be asked to sing a selection from the show.

  • If cast, you will receive a phone call within 2 days of auditions. If you are not cast, an email will be sent.

  • Cabaret contains some scenes of scripted intimacy.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact Intimacy Coordinator Jacquie Patteson at jacquiepatteson@gmail.com.

  • Questions? Scheduling conflicts with auditions? Contact Robb Zahm at robbreview@gmail.com

Performance Dates

  • August 2-4 and 9-11

Casting

Master of Ceremonies (Emcee)
• Host at the Kit Kat Club– a gender-nonconforming-presenting, exuberant figure;
comfortable with being close to the audience; dark, comedic, sinister, vulgar…yet
lovable; requires a strong presence that is playful and mysterious. Must act, sing (some
in German), move well, and be comfortable with bawdy/suggestive
staging/choreography.
• Age range: 25-50
• Accent: German
• Vocal range top: C#5
• Vocal range bottom: C3

Sally Bowles
• A British cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Club. Quirky and flighty. Struggles with knowing
the darkness of the reality of her life and has woeful luck in her relationships with men.
Must act, sing, and dance well; comfortable with moments of intimacy and bawdy/
suggestive staging/ choreography.
• Age range: 20-40
• Accent: British
• Vocal range top: C5
• Vocal range bottom: A3

Clifford (Cliff) Bradshaw
• An American novelist and English teacher traveling to Berlin. Through his journey he
explores the many facets and complexities of his sexuality, politics, and artistic goals.)
Must act and sing well, comfortable with stage movement, light dance, and moments of
intimacy.
• Age range: 25-40
• Accent: American
• Vocal range top: E4
• Vocal range bottom: A2

Fräulein Schneider
• A landlady who rents rooms to Cliff, Sally, and several other characters in her large flat.
She is alone and is resigned to her place in life, but secretly longs for companionship.
She is very critical of some people while looking the other way with others; comfortable
with stage movement and light dance (waltz). Must act and sing well; comfortable with
moments of intimacy.
• Age range: Late 40s-60s
• Accent: German
• Vocal range top: A-flat4
• Vocal range low: D3

Herr Schultz
• A Jewish fruit shop owner who falls in love with Fraulein Schneider; sweet, lovable, and
adoring; heartbreakingly naïve about the political turmoil in Germany. Must act and sing
well; comfortable with stage movement, light dance (waltz), and moments of intimacy.
• Age range: Late 40s-60s
• Accent: German
• Vocal range top: high F
• Vocal range low: low G

Fräulein Kost 
• A prostitute who rents in Fraulein Schneider’s boarding house; larger than life
personality, quick witted and sharp tongued; should be comfortable exhibiting a strong
sexual and commanding nature; must act and move well and sing in German.
• Age range: 30-49
• Accent: German
• Vocal range top: high F
• Vocal range low: A flat

Ernst Ludwig
• A friendly and likable German, takes English lessons from Cliff, and smuggles funds for
the Nazi party; comfortable with stage movement and light dance (waltz); and sing in
German.
• Age range: 20-40
• Accent: German
• Vocal range top: high F
• Vocal range low: A flat

The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys”
• These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. They are an eclectic
mix of types and aren’t necessarily a matching unit. It is very important they act, sing,
dance / move well and with confidence. They will be part of various scenes in and out of
the Club; should be comfortable interacting with the audience and comfortable with
bawdy/suggestive staging/choreography; also sing in German.
• Rosie
• Lulu
• Frenchie
• Texas
• Fritzie
• Helga
• Bobby
• Victor
• Hans (doubles as Rudy, a sailor)
• Herman (doubles as Customs Official & Max)
• Age range: 18-40
• Accent: German
• All gender-identities and body types welcome

Small Ensemble
• Serves as patrons and wait staff of the Club, as well as other small roles.