Cabaret
In the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, Berlin is transitioning from a center of underground, avant-garde cultural epicenter to the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime and the rise of the Nazi Party. Into this world enters Clifford Bradshaw, a struggling American writer who meets Sally Bowles, a vivacious, talented cabaret performer, and an utterly lost soul. With a distinctly Brechtian dose of provocation and a score featuring songs that have become classics of the American Musical Theater, Cabaret is a fierce, meaty musical that pushes boundaries in every way.
Written by Joe Masteroff
Directed by Dana Resnick
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Performed on Oct. 7-9, 13-15, Strub Theatre
Cast
Max Santopietro as Emcee
Maile Brady as Sally Bowles
Pietro Saibene as Clifford Bradshaw
Elisabeth Gothelf as Fraulein Schnieder
Henry Vaughn as Herr Schultz
Nick Trafton as Ernest Ludwig
Sydney Smith as Fraulein Kost
Ethan Kalafatich as Max
Jackson LaMorte as Fight Captain, German Officer, Sailor
Dylan Drake as Herman, Sailor, Nazi Soldier
Peder Lindell as Bobby
Johannes Kromminga as Victor (Kit Kat Dancer)
Cody DeTurk as Texas (Kit Kat Dancer)
Nell Walton as Dance Captain, Hans (Kit Kat Dancer)
Chloë Fehr as Lulu (Kit Kat Dancer)
Megan Glaudini as Helga, Two Ladies
Ida Jackson as Rosie, Two Ladies
Aviana Goodman-Fish as Fritzie (Kit Kat Dancer)
Sophia Uoo as Frenchie (Kit Kat Dancer)
Carly Martin as Adelaide (Kit Kat Dancer)
Natalie Riddick as Fifi (Kit Kat Dancer)
Mia Rehwaldt as Gerta (Kit Kat Dancer)
Peyton Nicodemus as Child Vocalist
Production Team
Director: Dana Resnick
Choreographer: Laura Smyth
Musical Director: Pete White
Lighting Designer: Brandon Baruch
Set Designer: Natalie Morales
Costume Designer: Tammie Merheb Chavez
Sound Designer: JJ Margolis
Assistant Director: Emmalyne Hvizdak
Stage Manager: Lindy Howard
Assistant Stage Managers: Abby Poulos and Maddy Wolfe
Sound Board Operator: Braden Holland
Follow Spot Operators: Bonnie-Lynn Montaño, Aiden Donnelly, and Alex Akhavein
Light Board Operator: Tori Fong
Running Crew: Arlan Yerby
Backstage Workstudy: Zoe Carr, Cate Chapman, Tori Fong, Tremaine Hinds, Madeline McHugh, Brian Reyes, Niall Sulcher, and Audrey Szot
Costume Workstudy: Isabelle Herringer, Avery Bielski, Preema Williams, and Amy Parra-Gonzalez
Hair and Makeup: Clara Barnes-Horowitz and Bonnie-Lynn Montaño
Technical Director: Jason Sheppard
Master Electrician: Rob Hillig
Properties Master: Johnny Burton
Assistant Set Designer: Audrey Szot
Assistant Sound Designer: Maya Samarasena
Costume Shop Manager: Tammie Merhab Chavez
Co-Fight Choreographers: Jo Ann Mendelson and Brian Reyes
Intimacy Coordinator: Stacey Cabaj
Dialect Coach: Andrea Odinov
Special Thanks to Jan Dörrie and Katharina Wilhelm, Elizabeth Drummond, Dean Bryant Alexander.