STAGE KISS on the SCT Main Stage



CABARET - AUDITION NOTICE
CABARET the Musical
Stockton Civic Theatre
Show Runs April 11th – May 5th, 2024
(with performances on every Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday)
Rehearsals begin Sunday, February 4th, 2024
Direction & Choreography by James Reed
Musical Direction by Amy Dahlstrom
Open Auditions: December 18th & 19th, 2023
Invited Callback: December 20th, 2023
Auditions are open for ALL actors.
The audition will consist of singing an audition song, readings from the script while using accents, and learning and performing a dancing routine. Dress appropriately for movement if you are auditioning for a dancing role.
Auditions will be held in person at PACE DANCE COMPANY (7273 Murray Drive Suite 14, Stockton, CA). Please download, fill out our audition form and bring it with you to the audition. If you are unable to print out, forms will be available at the audition. A headshot is requested if available.
Content Warning: This production may not be suitable for all audiences. It contains strong sexuality, violence, and pregnancy loss. Additionally, this production utilizes images and language of anti-Semitism and hate relevant to the time period in which it is set.
Please note that we are only accepting auditions from actors 18+. No minors will be cast in this production.
SHOW SYNOPSIS
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.
Please remember this is not the movie, so the songs are not all the same. (This is the 1998 version, which starred Alan Cumming on Broadway.)
Note from Director:
In Cabaret, these characters are wrapped up in their own fun lives, unaware of a lurking danger sneaking into their city and country. When they finally notice, they believe they’re safe. Whether the audience leaves humming tunes or grasps the subtle message of potential repetition, my wish is that this sparks conversations as our patrons exit out of the theater.
AUDITION SONGS
Pick one of the provided cut songs from the show for the character you are auditioning for.
Sally – “Don’t Tell Mama” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “Maybe This Time” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Cliff – “Perfectly Marvelous” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Emcee – “If You Could See Her” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “I Don’t Care Much” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Schneider – “So What” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Schultz – “Married” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Kost and Ernst – “Tomorrow Belongs To Me” CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
***If you are not auditioning for a principal character, you may pick from any of the provided cut sides.
AUDITIONS SIDES
Pick one of the provided sides from the show for the character you are auditioning for.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
PRINCIPAL ROLES
Clifford Bradshaw
GENDER: Male
AGE: 30s
PART SIZE: Lead
VOCAL PART: Baritone
MOVEMENT: Sings while dancing; intimacy choreography (including kissing) with Sally; intimacy choreography (including kissing) with other actors of all genders; fight choreography.
Male, mid-20s-early 30s. An American novelist and English teacher traveling to Berlin. A closeted gay man exploring his sexuality by escaping to Europe. The role is based on Christopher Isherwood. With wit, charisma, presence, and depth. American/TransAtlantic accent.
Sally Bowles
GENDER: Female
AGE: 20s -30s
PART SIZE: Lead
VOCAL PART: Mezzo-Soprano. Strong belt.
MOVEMENT: Sings while dancing vigorously; performs suggestive choreography including intimate touch; intimacy choreography (including kissing) with Cliff and Max; fight choreography.
A British Cabaret performer and the headliner at Berlin’s Kit Kat Club. To the outside world, Sally is eccentric, compelling, vivacious, and outrageous – a true free spirit with an artist’s soul. But under her flashy facade, she is far more complicated than she appears. British Accent.
Emcee
GENDER: Genderfluid/Nonbinary
AGE: 21+
PART SIZE: Lead
VOCAL PART: Tenor
MOVEMENT : Sings while dancing vigorously; performs suggestive choreography including intimate touch and kissing.
The host at the Kit Kat Club. Comedic, magnetic, and loveable but embraces the dark tendencies of humankind. Strong physicality. German accent.
Note: Actors of all genders are invited to audition for this role.
Herr Schultz
GENDER: Male
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: High Baritone
MOVEMENT: Sings while dancing; intimacy choreography (including kissing) with Fraulein Schneider
Male, early 50s-early 70s. One of Fraulein Schneider’s roomers and a Jewish owner of a fruit shop. Similar age as Schneider, or slightly younger, he is warm, kind, and endearing but not sentimental. There is a survivor here too. German accent.
Ernst Ludwig
GENDER: Male
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Sings with chorus
MOVEMENT: Non Dance, fight choreography
Male, late 20s-mid 40s. Life and soul, dependable yet enigmatic, he takes English lessons from Cliff. He’s Cliff’s first “true” friend upon arrival in Berlin. Everyone knows him, everyone loves him. He appears witty, charming, and warm. Ultimately, a Nazi. German accent.
Fraulein “Fritzie” Kost
GENDER: Female
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Mezzo-Soprano. Strong Belt
MOVEMENT: Sings while dancing; intimacy choreography
Female, late 30s-early 50s. Fraulein Kost is a survivor. A sex worker and lodger in Fraulein Schneider’s boarding house, she makes things work. A world-weary pragmatist – the winning side is her side and is ready to swap alliances for whatever grass is the greener. German accent.
Note: Fritzi is also one of the core Kit Kat Ensemble and thus has outstanding dance skills.
Fraulein Schneider
GENDER: Female
PART SIZE: Supporting
VOCAL PART: Alto
MOVEMENT: Sings while dancing; intimacy choreography (including kissing) with Herr Schultz
Female, early 50s-early 70s. A landlady who rents rooms in her large flat. She is wise and worn but with real sparkle and humor. A survivor and a cynic, she carries sadness with her from years as a lone wolf but also possesses humor and genuine affection for Cliff. Loving Herr Schultz and choosing to risk getting engaged could cost her everything, but what price does happiness cost? German accent.
ENSEMBLE ROLES:
The Kit Kat Club’s ensemble offers an incredibly diverse and joyous assembly of individuals.
Exceptional dancing abilities are essential, encompassing classical, contemporary, and jazz techniques. Alongside these talents, strong vocal skills are necessary since ensemble members will also serve as other named roles with solos and duets. We enthusiastically welcome individuals from all backgrounds, embracing diversity in age (18+), gender, race, and body type.
Ensemble members must feel comfortable with performing suggestive choreography including intimate touch and kissing. Rotating rolls – patrons, party guests, acts in the Kit Kat Club, Sailors, train conductor, waiters. German Accent.
Lulu (Two Ladies Singer)
PART SIZE: Featured
DANCE: Dance Required
Rosie (Chartuese Singer)
PART SIZE: Featured
DANCE: Dance Required
Texas
PART SIZE: Featured
DANCE: Dance Required
Fritzie (Kost)
GENDER: Female
PART SIZE: Featured
VOCAL PART: Mezzo-Soprano. Strong Belt
DANCE: Dance Required
Note: Plays Fraulin “Fritzie” Kost
Frenchie
PART SIZE: Featured
DANCE: Dance Required
Helga (Gorilla Dancer)
PART SIZE: Featured
DANCE: Dance Required
Bobby (Two Ladies Singer)
PART SIZE: Featured
DANCE: Dance Required
Victor (Sailor / Bodyguard)
PART SIZE: Featured
DANCE: Dance Required
Herman (Sailor / Bodyguard)
PART SIZE: Featured
DANCE: Dance Required
Hans (Max / Officer)
PART SIZE: Featured
DANCE: Dance Required
Note: Plays Max – the proprietor of the Kit Kat Klub and Sally’s former boyfriend
Fill out and Print your Audition form ahead of time by clicking the link below (Audition forms will also be available at auditions, please allow yourself enough time to complete prior to your audition slot)