Singing Audition for "Cabaret" Play
Singers needed for the musical "Cabaret". Kindly refer to the details provided below for more information. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About th eproject: In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s 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. Musical numbers include “Willkommen,” “Cabaret,” “Don’t Tell Mama” and “Two Ladies.” Additional info: PERFORMANCE DATES: July 30 – August 10, 2025 WHAT TO PREPARE? One 32-bar cut in the style of the show. (An accompanist will be provided.) If you are interested please apply.
17 roles
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. • Accent: German • Vocal range top: C#5 • Vocal range bottom: C3
• 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 very well; comfortable with moments of intimacy and bawdy/ suggestive staging/ choreography. • Accent: British • Vocal range top: C5 • Vocal range bottom: A3
• 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. • Accent: American • Vocal range top: E4 • Vocal range bottom: A2
• 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. • Accent: German • Vocal range top: A-flat4 • Vocal range low: D3
• 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. • Accent: German • Vocal range top: high F • Vocal range low: low G
• 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. • Accent: German • Vocal range top: high F • Vocal range low: A flat
• 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. • Accent: German • Vocal range top: high F • Vocal range low: A flat
The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
(Doubles as Rudy, a sailor) The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
(Doubles as Customs Official & Max) The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys” These performers are often in salacious situations and costumes. 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; one doubles as Fräulein Kost, one as Gorilla, and one as Chanteuse. Accent: German
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