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Credits

Directed by Justin Harbaugh

Book by Joe Masteroff

Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood

Music by John Kander

Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Welcome to the Kit Kat Club at the Lawrence Arts Center!

Thank you so much for supporting LIVE theatre by purchasing a ticket for today’s show. Cabaret is a musical that is based off the 1951 play I Am a Camera, by Jon Van Druten, which is based on the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin, by Christopher Isherwood. Cabaret was turned into a movie in 1972, directed by Bob Fosse, which starred Liza Minelli, and won 8 Academy Awards, including Best Actress and Best Director. The show has since seen Broadway revivals in 1987, 1998, 2014, and is currently playing on Broadway.

Immediately you will be whisked away to Berlin and into your seat at the Kit Kat Club. The year is 1929, and we are at the end of the Weimar Republic. There was great political turmoil, economic hardships and inflation, but also it was a time of new social freedoms and a vibrant artistic scene. As a cast we have talked frequently about why this show is important, and why we have picked now to return to this classic. Its message is timeless, and timely.

Cabaret is about the dangers of apathy, and not being politically engaged in the world around you. Each character in the show falls victim to their inaction, or indifference to the world around them despite the warnings and red flags that they see. Each has their own excuse or reason for not getting involved, and they feel like the current political issues have nothing to do with them, until they have to make difficult choices. Do they fight, flee their homes, or weather the oncoming storm in hope that it will soon pass?

The performers, musicians and crew have worked at a lightning pace to create this show in just 17 days. Their skills and passion are beyond words, and they have pushed our creativity each day.

Thank you to the leadership that brought this show to life: Gwentessa, Rachel, Ric, Jen, Maya and our interns, Katie (KP), and Harper. Big thanks to Samaria, Lexey, Elliot, Josiah and Elizabeth for their support. Finally, a big thank you to all the families, caregivers and audience members. We could not do this without all of you! We hope you enjoy the journey of Cabaret.

Much Love,

Justin Harbaugh
Director

Show Order

ACT ONE

1.  “Willkommen”, Emcee & Company
2.  “Welcome to Berlin”, Emcee
3.  “So What”, Fraulein Schneider
4.  “Don’t Tell Mama”, Sally & Company
5.  “Mein Herr”, Sally & Company
6.  “Perfectly Marvelous”, Sally & Cliff
7.  “Two Ladies”, Emcee, Lulu, & Bobby
8. “It Couldn’t Please Me More, Schneider, Schultz, & Emcee
9. “Tomorrow Belongs to Me”
10. “Maybe This Time”, Sally
11. “Money”, Emcee & Company
12. “Married”, Schultz, Kost, & Schneider
13. Fruit Shop Dance, Ensemble
14. Reprise: Tomorrow Belongs to Me, Kost, Ernst & Company

ACT TWO

1. Entr’acte
2. Kick Line Number, Girls 
3. Reprise: Married, Schultz
4. “If You Could See Her”, Emcee
5. “What Would You Do?”, Schneider
6. “I Don’t Care Much”, Emcee
7. “Cabaret”, Sally
8. Finale, Cliff & Emcee, Schneider, Schultz, Ernst, Ensemble
9. End of Show, Emcee

*Dance Captain

#Cast Deputy

July Tech Class

• Alexandra Sanchez
• Araminta Dee
• Arlo Smith
• Augie Varghese
• Caden Hodges
• Cal Ricketts
• Celia O’Connor
• Charlie Stueve
• Eliza Tagliaferri
• Genevieve Kammerer
• Holden Pike
• Laurel Hunsinger
• Liam Price
• Lucian Stewart
• Magnus Pollington
• Maxwell Dahda
• Mia Henry
• Nora Kemp
• Olive Smith 
• Wren Herbert
• Zella Jahanbani

July Costume Class

• Audrey Shull
• El Lord
• Henrietta Brubacher
• Lillian Ramsey
• Lucy Needham
• Lucy Stueve
• Magnolia McDaniel
• Stella West

2024 SYT Intern Group

• Alia Leon
• Arianna Waller
• Emmett Henry
• Finn Hyland
• Graham Hall
• Harper Finck
• Ivy Bitters
• Katherine Walters
• Katie Parsons
• Keats Johnson
• Liz Wyle
• Lola Brown
• Lucas Hasiuk
• Maryann Barnhart
• Maryanne Ghilino
• Miles Perez 
• Nico Scales 
• Stevie Roman
• Wren Jay

Production Team

• Director Justin Harbaugh
• Assistant Director Gwentessa Alfie
• Costume Designer Maya Sabatini
• Music Director Rachel Naughtin
• Co-Choreographers Justin Harbaugh and Gwentessa Alfie
• Rehearsal Pianists Jen Hosler and Ric Averill
• Stage Manager Harper Finck*
• Assistant Stage Manager Katie Parsons*
• Lighting Designer Samaria Fleig
• Assistant Lighting Designer Lucas Hasiuk
• Sound Designer Josiah Moreno
• Prop Master Stevie Roman*
• Assistant Technical Director Finn Hyland*

*Member of the 2024 SYT Intern Program

Production Staff

• Director of Performing Arts Justin Harbaugh
• Technical Director/Production Manager Samaria Fleig
• Assistant Technical Director Lexey Jost
• Event Manager Lisa Purdon
• Box Office Manager Josiah Moreno

Special Thanks

• SYT parents, families, friends, and caregivers
• The Lawrence Arts Center’s Staff
• David Reed
• Henry Bial
• Mary Kate Shultz

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