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PARKERSBURG -- The Actors Guild of Parkersburg will hold auditions for "Cabaret" at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 and 22 with call backs, if needed, on Jan. 23.
A workshop for anyone interested in learning more about the show and the audition process in advance will be held 2 p.m. Jan. 13 in the Actors Guild rehearsal hall. Newcomers are especially encouraged to attend the workshop and actors must be over 18 to attend the workshop and audition for the show.
At the workshop, songs and dance to be used at auditions will be taught, the audition process will be explained and questions will be answered. Attendance at the workshop is not mandatory to audition, but it is a chance for anyone considering auditioning to become familiar with the material and the audition process ahead of time, according to Director R.J. Lowe.
Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Auditions will consist of readings from the script, singing and a brief dance. Wear clothes and shoes that are easy to move in. Do not wear complete costumes, but wear something reminiscent of the characters being auditioned for.
Due to the nature of the show, bodies must be seen for most characters. Refer to the character list.
Advance preparation is encouraged. Audition packets are available upon completion of the Audition Form at https://forms.gle/mzbHYDMzQAUAKGXDA.
The Actors Guild is at 724 Market St. in Parkersburg. Enter through the black Market Street door and go to the top of the stairs.
More information is available at www.actors-guild.com or by emailing Lowe at broadway_boblowe@yahoo.com.
"Cabaret" is based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood. Music is by John Kander and l. The book was written by Joe Masteroff.
Lowe is director and musical director. Choreographer is Jennifer Moellendick. Charlie Matthews and Judy Cheuvront are assistant directors.
Chloe Rader is assistant musical director. Stage manager is Lyndsay Richards. Production assistant is Rachel Martin. Adviser is David Rexroad.
Performance dates are 8 p.m. April 19, 20, 26 and 27, May 3 and 4, 2:30 p.m. April 21 and 6 p.m. April 28.
Characters:
THE EMCEE -- Host of the Kit Kat Club. Exudes an androgynous sexiness that is hard to resist. Mischievous, playful and quite ornery, he always has a twinkle in his eye and a grin (sneer? smirk?) on his lips... Until he doesn't! Sexually fluid. Gets quite intensely intimate with many members of the cast of all genders including, but not limited to, kissing, groping, fondling, and thrusting. Must seduce the entire audience into loving him. German accent. Shows lots of skin.
SALLY BOWLES -- A British cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Klub. A legend in her own mind. Thinks she's more sophisticated, elegant and talented than she actually is. Drinks, smokes and takes drugs in excess to cover her insecurities. Has a larger-than-life personality. Shares intimate moments with Cliff, the Emcee, Max and Victor. British accent. Shows some skin.
CLIFFORD BRADSHAW -- An American novelist. An observer in his own story. Unsure of who he is or where he belongs, he easily succumbs to temptation in his effort to find his place in the world. He is a former lover of Bobby's, but tries desperately to cling to his affair with Sally as his doorway to "normalcy." Shares intimate moments with Sally, Ernst and Bobby. American accent. Shows some skin.
ERNST LUDWIG -- A friendly and likable German who befriends Cliff. Sexual fluidity is hinted at when he makes a pass at Cliff, but he has bigger, secret things in his life as he attempts to help a new political party rise to power. German accent. Shows no skin.
FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER -- A landlady. Has had a full life and is just trying to survive. Hardened and earthy, she resists her attraction to her boarder, Herr Schultz, at first and makes herself give him up to survive in the end. Shares intimate moments with Herr Schultz. German accent. Shows no skin.
HERR RUDOLPH SCHULTZ -- A Jewish tenant of Fraulein Schneider and proprietor of a fruit shop. He uses his products to woo the shy Fraulein. Refuses to give in to growing prejudices. Does not believe the Nazis will come to power. Shares intimate moments with Fraulein Schneider. German accent with slight Jewish lilt. Shows no skin.
FRAULEIN KOST/FRITZIE -- One of Fraulein Schneider's tenants and a prostitute. Hard edged and abrasive, sees the new political party rising in Germany as a way to a better life for herself. She also is a performer at the Klub. German accent. Shares intimate moments with her sailor customers, Max and possibly others. Shows lots of skin.
ROSIE, LULU, FRENCHIE, TEXAS, and HELGA -- The Rest of the Kit Kat Club Girls who are the backbone of the Kit Kat Klub. Old "pros" in every sense of the word. Share intimate moments with the Emcee, the Klub Boys and each other. German accents. Show lots of skin.
BOBBY -- One of the Kit Kat Klub Boys. Former lover of Cliff's. Delighted when he runs into Cliff and wants to start a more serious relationship with him. Upset to be treated as an on-again, off-again fling instead. Shares intimate moments with Cliff, Victor and others. German accent. Shows lots of skin.
VICTOR, HANS, and HERMANN -- The rest of the Kit Kat Klub Boys who are performers and waiters of the Klub. Share intimate moments with the Emcee, the Klub Girls and each other. German accents. Show lots of skin.
MAX/CUSTOMS OFFICER -- The owner of the Kit Kat Klub. Mustached and gruff. Shares intimate moments with Sally and Fritzie and maybe others. Also plays the first customs official. German accent. Shows some skin.
RUDY, KARL, and OTTO -- Three sailors, all customers of Fraulein Kost's. Could be doubled with Kit Kat Boys if necessary. Share intimate moments with Kost. German accent. Shows lots of skin.
OTHER ENSEMBLE -- Other members of the ensemble.