We are officially closing director and production staff applications for A Chorus Line. If you either proposed to direct or applied for a position on the production staff, we will be in contact with you within the next two weeks with regards to the status of your application.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal or application, and we look forward to working with you!
We're doing round two of tech for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead!
We will be having two build days again this week for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead--one on Tuesday, October 20th and Thursday, October 22th from 6:00pm-10:00pm. We will be focusing on finishing up building the set and putting up lights
If you are available on that day, please come by and help out. Whether you can only help for 45 minutes or the the entire time, any help is greatly appreciated!
Also, if you are also interested in learning about the technical aspects of theatre, builds are a great place to start. No experience is necessary to attend a build--just show up and we will show you the rest!
For the build, please dress comfortably in clothing that you would not mind getting dirty. Also feel free to bring friends along--the more the merrier!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our managing director, Stephanie van Oppen, at managing.cabarettheatre@gmail.com.
Hope to see you all there!
Hello All! We are so happy and excited to announce the cast of our second mainstage production, Grace, directed by Dalton Zogleman!!
We saw so many people with such incredible talent and the decision was very difficult. If you were not cast, please do not be discouraged! We welcome everyone back to Cabaret in the future for plentiful amounts of opportunities!
Without further adieu, here is the cast!
Sara - Kelly Lozo
Karl - Cody Beltis
Steve - Liam McGeary
Sam - Matthew Tyler Finnerty
Congratulations to this cast; we look forward to going on this journey with you!
October--the month of crisp fall weather, shorter days, pumpkin spice lattes, Halloween (free candy and costumes ftw) and CABARET THEATRE'S FIRST MAIN STAGE PRODUCTION OF THE SEASON! R U READY RUTGERS?
Remember reading Hamlet? Remember his two friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, whom he decided to kill off near the end because they were working for Claudius? Ever wanted to know what was actually going on on their end of the Bard's play?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is an absurdist tragicomedy that develops two minor characters from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The play follows the two courtiers on their farcical misadventures, while also including scenes directly from Hamlet in which Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are included. But they express their confusion about the series of events- the ones that occur in Hamlet- in which they are not present. They meet a troupe of Players, are commissioned by the Danish Royalty, and end up on a boat to England in an attempt to have Hamlet murdered.
SHOW DATES:
Thursday, October 29th at 9:00pm
Friday, October 30th at 8:00pm
Saturday, October 31st at 8:00pm
Sunday, November 1st at 7:00pm
WHERE:
Cabaret Theatre, located on the corner of Suydam Street and Nichol Avenue on the Douglass Campus
ADMISSION:
Students, Faculty, Staff, and Seniors (60+) / $7
General Admission / $12
Email cabtheatre@gmail.com or visit cabarettheatre.org to reserve your tickets.
When reserving via email, specify your name, the number of tickets you wish to purchase, and the date/time of the show you wish to attend. Please note that sending an email or submitting a form does not mean you are automatically have tickets reserved--you must wait until a confirmation email is sent.
Patrons with reservations must arrive no later than twenty minutes prior to performance time to purchase their tickets. Once past the twenty-minute mark, reservations may be voided at the discretion of the box office management to accommodate any patrons on the waiting list or any walk-up sales.
PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director: Cody Beltis
Assistant Director: Kelly Lozo
Stage Manager: Dominick Scalera
Assistant Stage Manager: Thomas James Ellis
CAST:
Rosencrantz - Mario Gambino
Guildenstern - Celine Dirkes
Hamlet - Benji Sills
The Player - Justice Hehir
Ophelia - Lillian Vargyas
Claudius - Oren Merhav
Gertrude - Elizabeth Alt
Polonius - Matthew Finnerty
Tragedians - Julianna Pica, Kajoree Bhattacharya, and Ryan Morey
If you have any questions, please email our producer, Kayla Votapek, at producer.cabarettheatre@gmail.com.
We hope to see you then!
RUSA allocations paid for by student fees
Hello everyone!
Our first main stage production of our 40th anniversary season, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, is coming up and you know what that means--IT'S TECH TIME!
We will be having two build days this week for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead--one on Tuesday, October 13th from 6:00pm-10:00pm in the basement of Cabaret Theatre, and Thursday, October 15th from 6:00pm-10:00pm, in the actual space.
If you are available on that day, please come by and help out. Whether you can only help for 45 minutes or the the entire time, any help is greatly appreciated!
Also, if you are also interested in learning about the technical aspects of theatre, builds are a great place to start. No experience is necessary to attend a build--just show up and we will show you the rest!
For the build, please dress comfortably in clothing that you would not mind getting dirty. Also feel free to bring friends along--the more the merrier!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our managing director, Stephanie van Oppen, at managing.cabarettheatre@gmail.com.
Hope to see you all there!
We are proud to announce the production staff for our second main stage production, Grace. Congratulations to the prostaff!
Director: Dalton Zogleman
Assistant Director: Emily Reineke
Stage Manager: Lulu Pellizzari
Assistant Stage Manager: Paige Austin
Don't forget--auditions for Grace will be this coming Monday and Tuesday, October 12th and 13th, from 8-12pm and 7-11pm respectively. Check out our auditions event page for more information!
We hope to see you then!
We are very excited to announce the casts for the 2015 Directors' Showcase! Congratulations to all! We saw an amazing amount of talent come out to audition, and the decision was very difficult. If you did not get casted, do no be discouraged! There are many opportunities for one to get involved with Cabaret Theatre, and we encourage you to reach out to us!
Baggage Unattended
Directed by Emily Reineke
Woman - Allie Ambriano
Man- Abid Hassan
Uniformed Man - Sean Ullmer
Security Guards - Bernadette Burke, Jackie Malzone, Dom Scalera
The Sure Thing
Directed by Stephanie Levia
Bill - Kenny Laboy
Betty - Laura Pomykala
Barista - Allie Ambriano
He Said & She Said
Directed by Juliana Pica
Mrs. Packard - Rachel Horner
Diana - Ivha
Enid - Kajoree B.
Felix - Abid Hassan
Some Fresh Ideas
Directed by Jillian Hanna
Janie - Alexis Dewland
Henry - Christian Signorelli
Hoss - Christian Courtney
Artie - Abid Hassan
Trash
Directed by Elizabeth Alt
Alyssa - Maddie Hehir
Justice - Toni Pollitt
Mr. Icky
Directed by Tara Dhawan
Mr. Icky - Aiyana Tucker
Charles - Hillel Adiv
Ulsa - Maddie Hehir
Peter - Toni Pollitt
Divine - Chris Signorelli
1/2 Children - Yasmine, Kye
Death Knocks
Directed by Ivana Melara
Death - Jeremy Dan
Nat - Chris Michael
Cindy & Julie
Directed by TJ Ellis
Cindy - Kelly McCarthy
Julie - Paige Austin
Young Man - Allie Ambriano
The fun and buzz at Cabaret Theatre is still going strong as we now enter October. We are ready to dive into our second production of our 40th anniversary season--Grace, directed by Dalton Zogleman! Come out and audition for this thrilling, suspenseful play that wil guarantee keep you on your feet!
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Grace is a tragicomedy that explores human assumptions about how God, goodness, faith and causality operate in the cosmic machinery. Steve and Sara have relocated to Sunrise, Florida to pursue an unbelievably wonderful business deal, but as the deal slowly unravels and Steve finds himself afflicted with an itch that just won’t stop, Sara finds herself increasingly drawn to their next-door neighbor, Sam, a badly-scarred victim of a recent car accident who wants nothing to do with her or her Bible-quoting husband. In the end, with a little help from an old German exterminator who's still angry about the Allied bombing of Hamburg in World War II, all three characters are confronted by a world that's both better and worse than any religion can justify.
SHOW DATES:
December 3rd at 9:00pm
December 4th at 8:00pm
December 5th at 8:00pm
December 6th at 7:00pm
PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director: Dalton Zogleman
Assistant Director: TBD
Stage Manager: TBD
**We are still accepting applications for prostaff for Grace. Please contact artistic.cabarettheatre@gmail.com for more info. Applications are due this Wednesday, October 7th**
AUDITION INFORMATION:
**Auditions and callbacks will be at Cabaret Theatre, located at the corner of Suydam St and Nichol Ave**
Monday, October 12th, 8:00pm-12:00pm
Tuesday, October 13th, 7:00pm-11:00pm
Callbacks will be on Thursday, October 15th, at time TBD
Things to Bring/Prepare:
-Your schedule/list of conflicts up until November 1st
-Your RUID number
Auditions are opened to part-time and full-time Rutgers undergraduate students
CHARACTERS:
STEVE: Sara's husband. An evangelist and firm believer in that which is unseen. Eager, and sometimes naive, businessman working with an overseas investor to renovate a chain of hotels.
SARA: Steve's wife. Moved reluctantly to Florida with her husband. Housewife, but wants more.
SAM: Their neighbor. A car accident left him badly scarred. He has lost the most important thing in his life. Befriends Sara. Wants nothing to do with Steve's religion.
KARL: An old German man. He works as an exterminator. Still deeply angry about the allied bombings in WWII
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our producer, Kayla Votapek, at producer.cabarettheatre@gmail.com, and our artistic director, Eddie Norgard, at artistic.cabarettheatre@gmail.com.
We hope to see you then!
RUSA allocations paid for by student fees
Thank you to everyone who ran for positions in this election. We would like to congratulate our new Director of Finance, Kyle Buchanan, and our new Press Secretary, Kajoree Bhattacharya!
We want to also thank Kelly Lozo and Tyler Conroy for everything they have done in serving Cabaret Theatre in their respective positions, and we look forward to your future endeavors at Cabaret Theatre!
September is almost done, and yet there is still so much to do here at Cabaret Theatre! Like prepare for our second main stage production--Grace, directed by Dalton Zogleman!
Are you looking to gain experience in assistant directing or stage managing? Do you love crime dramas? Does the thought of combining crime drama and theatre spark an interest? Then Cabaret Theatre wants YOU to apply for production staff!
We are looking for an assistant director, stage manager, and assistant stage manager. If you have had it in your heart to help put together a main stage together, regardless of your experience level, now is your chance! If you are interested in applying or if you have any questions about the positions available, please contact our artistic director, Eddie Norgard, at artistic.cabarettheatre@gmail.com.
