If Interested: Email Patrick@blankcanvastheatre.com to sign up for the below date and include your ideal time for auditioning. Otherwise we will just assign you the best available slot. We will do our best to accommodate you.
*If you can not make auditions please email us your headshot and resume for consideration. If possible submit a video audition for consideration. We do our best to see and consider additional people, but attending auditions is always ideal.
Audition Date: Saturday September 24th
Time: 1:30pm-6:00pm (Time slots will be assigned every 5 minutes)
What to prepare: Please prepare two contrasting 32 bars or short songs in a contemporary or modern musical theatre style. Please bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a headshot and resume to auditions. Headshots and resumes are appreciated, but not required.
Performance Dates: December 2nd - December 17th. Shows will be Thursday-Sunday. Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm. Sunday performances will be at 7pm. There may be a midnight show December 10th. (Show will open on a Friday night and close on a Saturday night)
Rehearsals: Begin October 30th. Rehearsals will be Sundays-Thursdays. Typically 7pm-10pm, though Sundays may be a longer day based on conflicts.
Pay: Blank Canvas Theatre dedicates 20% of the net profit to the cast of each show. The cast splits this evenly.
*At this time there are no AEA Contracts for this show. However we may explore the option if needed.
Location:
Blank Canvas Theatre
1305 78th Street, Suite 211 (at 78th Street Studios)
Cleveland, OH 44102
The Story
Welcome to the infamous Kit Kat Klub, where the Emcee, Sally Bowles and a raucous ensemble take the stage nightly to tantalize the crowd––and to leave their troubles outside. But as life in pre-WWII Germany grows more and more uncertain, will the decadent allure of Berlin nightlife be enough to get them through their dangerous times? Come hear some of the most memorable songs in theatre history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.” Right this way, your table’s waiting at Cabaret, John Kander, Fred Ebb And Joe Masteroff’s Tony-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way.
*This show contains adult content.
Character Breakdown
* The age range for each character is flexible and all ethnicities and body types will be considered. Seeking actors who are comfortable with who they are and not afraid to push the boundaries. Due to subject matter, we will only consider actors 18 years of age and older.
Emcee: (Male, 20’s-30’s, Tenor-
C
to
High
C
sharp) The
host
at
the
Kit
Kat
Klub. An androgynous, hyper-sexual entertainer who embodies Berlin in the 1930’s. A Comedic, love-able, dancer who can sing. German
Accent.
Sally Bowles: (Female, 20’s-40’s, Mezzo Soprano- low A to high C) A
British
Cabaret
singer
at
the
Kit
Kat
Klub. A
quirky
character
that
comes
across
as
flighty, yet
at
times struggles
with
knowing
the
darkness
of
the
reality
of
her
life
as
a
cabaret
performer. British accent.
Clifford Bradshaw: (Male, 20’s-30’s, Tenor - low
A
to
high
E) A handsome writer, from Harrisburg PA, briefly infatuated with the decadent glamour of pre-war Germany. At his core is a naive and tender romantic. American
accent.
Ernst Ludwig: (Male, 20’s-40’s) German, an amiable, fairly nondescript looking friend of Sally and Cliff. In many ways the last person one would expect to join the Nazi party making his transformation all the more chilling. Singing is not required for this role. Speaks
with
a
German
accent.
Fräulein Schneider: (Female, 40’s-60’s, Alto – low D to A flat above middle C) German, the owner of Sally and Cliff’s boarding house. A genteel, impoverished, middle-class woman, frightened by the Nazis, and ultimately too weak to stand against them. There is a hint of fading European glamour to her. German accent.
Herr Schultz: (Male, 40’s 70’s, Tenor – low G to high F) German-Jewish proprietor of a fruit shop. A warm, wise and funny middle-class man. He is helpless in the face of the quickly crumbling Germany around him. German accent.
Fräulein Kost: (Female, 20’s-40’s, Alto/Mezzo – low A flat to high F, doubles as Fritzie) A blowsy, German prostitute working (not terribly discretely) out of Fraulein Schneider’s boarding house. Seeking a comic actress who sings and dances very well. Also doubles as a Kit Kat Girl.
The Kit Kat Girls: (Females, 20’s-40’s, various vocal ranges)
Rosie
Lulu
Frenchie (doubles as Gorilla)
Texas
Helga
The Kit Kat Boys: (Males, 20’s-40’s, various vocal ranges)
Bobby
Victor
Hans (doubles as Rudy, a sailor)
Herman (doubles as Customs Official and Max)