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We will be holding auditions for Season 10 at the Rochester Repertory Theatre. (103 7th St NE, Rochester, MN 55906) Please come prepared to read sides from the script and choose 16-32 bars to perform from the music links below. (exception: if you are auditioning for Agnes (I Do! I Do!) please be prepared to sing both pages of “Flaming Agnes.”) There will also be a short movement audition – so please wear appropriate dress to move in as well as close toed shoes.
Please know you will NOT be cast if you have any conflicts for performance dates. Limited conflicts would be appreciated during rehearsal process – with priority given to those who have few to none. Be prepared to list your conflicts!
Cabaret: November 13,14,19,20,21 at 7 pm. November 15 and 22 at 1 pm. Performances will be at the Rochester Civic Theatre Black Box.
Rehearsals will begin late August.
Synopsis: Cabaret takes place from 1929-1930, a time when Berlin, in the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, 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 looking for inspiration for his next novel. On his first night in Berlin, Cliff wanders into the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy nightclub overseen by the strange, omniscient and gender-bending Master of Ceremonies, “the Emcee.” Here, Cliff meets Sally Bowles, a vivacious, talented cabaret performer, and an utterly lost soul. Sally and Cliff begin a relationship, which blossoms unexpectedly into a dream-like romance.
As time passes, however, the situation in Berlin changes from exciting and vital to ominous and violent; Ernst, Cliff’s first German friend, turns out to be an up-and-coming member of the Nazi Party, and Herr Schultz, a fellow boarder at Fraulein Schneider’s guest house (and Schneider’s fiancee), is the victim of an Anti-Semitic hate crime. When he finds out that Sally is pregnant, Cliff decides that they must leave for America at once, before things get any worse. Sally, afraid, confused, and unsure that she’ll ever really be able to trade the sexy, illicit cabaret lifestyle for motherhood, gets an abortion, and tells Cliff that he must leave without her.
CHARACTERS:
Master of Ceremonies (Emcee)
Tenor
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
Sally Bowles
Mezzo Soprano
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
Clifford (Cliff) Bradshaw
Baritone
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
Fräulein Schneider
Alto
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-50s
Accent: German
Vocal range top: A-flat4
Herr Schultz
Baritone
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-50s
Accent: German
Vocal range top: high F
Fräulein Kost
Mezzo Soprano
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
Ernst Ludwig
non singing
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
Ensemble
The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys”
All gender-identities and body types welcome
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
I Do! I Do! April 16,17,23,24 at 7pm. April 18 and 25 at 1 pm. Performances will be at the Rochester Civic Theatre Black Box.
Rehearsals will begin early March.
Synopsis: The story follows newly weds Michael and Agnes starting on their wedding day and explores their life together over the next 50 years until they finally sell their home to the next pair of newlyweds. During that time, the couple goes through their wedding night jitters, raises a family, negotiates mid-life crises, quarrels, separates, reconciles and grows old together. The set consists solely of their bedroom, dominated by the large fourposter bed in the center of the room.
Characters:
Agnes – Female, mezzo-soprano
The wife. Michael’s independent yet romantic wife.
*Plays various ages
Michael – Male, baritone
The husband. An egotistical writer who very much loves his wife *Plays various ages