**AUDITION FOR K-STATE THEATRE’S **CABARET
“Leave your troubles outside! In here, life is beautiful.”
Kander and Ebb’s iconic musical follows the performers and patrons of Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub during the rise of Nazism in the Weimar Republic. This gritty and provocative musical explores how fascism can take hold—even within a seemingly progressive society.
Auditions are open to all K-State students, including singers, dancers, and actors.
Tuesday, August 25
7:00–10:00 p.m.
Chapman Theatre, Nichols Hall
Directed by Dr. Joelle Arp-Dunham
Musical Direction by Heather McCornack
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Second-year and above Theatre majors and minors with a performance emphasis should prepare:
- One memorized, one-minute modern dramatic monologue
- Up to one minute of a song that showcases your voice
A piano accompanist will be provided, but a recorded track is also acceptable. Please bring a clearly marked, easily readable copy of your music or have your device ready to connect to our speaker.
Monologues will be provided for first-year students and students who are not Theatre majors or minors.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Emcee (M or F) — Tenor
The provocative master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub who guides the audience and comments on the action.
Content disclosure: Antisemitic and sexually explicit jokes, provocative dancing and dress, and simulated sexual activity.
Sally Bowles (F) — Mezzo-soprano
A free-spirited English singer living in Berlin who embraces life, pleasure, and personal freedom.
Content disclosure: Provocative dancing and dress, discussion of abortion, kissing, and a choreographed shove.
Clifford Bradshaw (M) — Baritone
An American novelist who arrives in Berlin searching for inspiration and becomes entangled in Sally’s life and the city’s political upheaval.
Content disclosure: Kissing and stage combat.
Fraulein Schneider (F) — Alto
The traditional and pragmatic owner of the rooming house where Cliff lives. Her developing relationship with Herr Schultz forces her to weigh love against survival.
Content disclosure: Kissing.
Herr Schultz (M) — Baritone
A warmhearted Jewish fruit-store owner who courts Fraulein Schneider. Despite the rise of Nazism, he struggles to believe that he is in danger.
Content disclosure: Kissing.
Fraulein Kost (F) — Mezzo-soprano
A sex worker living in Fraulein Schneider’s rooming house. Although initially pleasant, her Nazi sympathies become apparent as the story progresses.
Content disclosure: Kissing and provocative dress.
Ernst Ludwig (M) — Spoken role
Cliff’s seemingly friendly and helpful German acquaintance, eventually revealed to be both a smuggler and a Nazi.
Content disclosure: Stage combat involving the beating of Cliff.
Kit Kat Klub Performers and Ensemble
Bold singer-dancer-actors who create the provocative world of the club. Most will also portray Nazis, and some will participate in stage combat. Roles include Bobby, Victor, Hans, Herman, Lulu, Rosie, Texas, Fritzie, Frenchie, Helga, Girl, and Ensemble.
Content disclosure: Provocative costumes and choreography; Bobby kisses Clifford.
CALLBACKS
Callbacks will be held Wednesday, August 26, and will include learning a dance routine. Those called back should arrive prepared to move.
CONTENT DISCLOSURE
Cabaret is recommended for ages 14 and older. It contains profanity, substance abuse, strong sexual themes, violence, and depictions or discussions of homophobia, transphobia, Nazism, antisemitism, and abortion.
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