Cabaret
Frankston Arts Centre
June 2006
Cabaret takes place from 1929-1930, a time when Berlin, in the midst of a post-World War I economic depression, is transitioning from a center of underground, avant-garde cultural epicentre to the beginnings of Hitler’s totalitarian regime and the rise of the Nazi Party. Into this world enters Clifford Bradshaw, a struggling American writer looking for inspiration for his next novel. On his first night in Berlin, Cliff wanders into the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy nightclub overseen by the strange, omniscient and gender-bending Master of Ceremonies, “the Emcee.” Here, Cliff meets Sally Bowles, a vivacious, talented cabaret performer, and an utterly lost soul. Sally and Cliff begin a relationship, which blossoms unexpectedly into a dream-like romance. As time passes, however, the situation in Berlin changes from exciting and vital to ominous and violent; Ernst, Cliff’s first German friend, turns out to be an up-and-coming member of the Nazi Party, and Herr Schultz, a fellow boarder at Fraulein Schneider’s guest house (and Schneider’s fiancee), is the victim of an Anti-Semitic hate crime. When he finds out that Sally is pregnant, Cliff decides that they must leave for America at once, before things get any worse. Sally, afraid, confused, and unsure that she’ll ever really be able to trade the sexy, illicit cabaret lifestyle for motherhood, gets an abortion, and tells Cliff that he must leave without her.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director/Choreographer | Craig Wiltshire |
Musical Director | Sue Fletcher |
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Production Co-ordinator | Brett Wingfield |
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Stage Director | Arn Maree Jenkins |
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Costume Design | Vicky Horne |
Set Design | Alberto Salvato |
Lighting Design | Damien Calvert |
Make Up Design | Nicky Johnston |
Sound Design | Chris Angwin |
Program Design | Michael Fletcher |
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Assistant to the Director | Marissa Tunks |
Costume Assistant | Lindy McCann |
| Brett Wingfield |
Hair and Wigs | Debora Bambrook |
Hair and Wigs Assistant | Jaye Lanigan |
| Liza Chappele |
Make Up Assistant | Anna Ciechanowski |
| Teresa Dworak |
| Judi McCormack |
| Talisha McCann |
| Kylie McMillan |
Lighting Plot | Damien Calvert |
Lighting Operator | Damien Calvert |
Lighting Assistant | Craig Aiton |
| John McCormack |
Electrics Consultant | Rick Merrin |
Set Construction Co-ordinator | Alberto Salvato |
Set Construction | Eric Johnston |
| Rick Merrin |
| Mike Smith |
| Geoff Stephens |
| Craig Symons |
Set Painting | Rhonda Horwood |
| Alberto Salvato |
| Sue Salvato |
Props | Arn Maree Jenkins |
| Alberto Salvato |
| Marissa Tunks |
| Brett Wingfield |
Sound Assistant | Brad Dart |
Radio Mich Assistants | Andrea Cummins |
| Lorraine Pearson |
Floor Manager | Craig Dixon |
Staging | Rob Whitehouse |
| Michael Sabbatucci |
Flies Manager | Craig Symons |
Flies Assistant | Jaime Laity |
| Eric Tunks |
Marketing Team | Mike Brown |
| Tiffany Brown |
| Sue Dyer |
| Michael Fletcher |
| Cameron Sweatman |
| Brett Wingfield |
Company Tickets | Sue Dyer |
Front of House Co-ordinator | Amanda Whitehouse |
Support Group | Jan Lavender |
Catering | George Brough |
| Sue Dyer |
| Brett Wingfield |
Graphic Art Design | Michael Fletcher |
| Craig Whiltshire |
Photography | Michael Fletcher |
Rehearsal Pianist | Vickie Aiton |
| Kim Starr |
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Conductor | Sue Fletcher |
Violin One | Anne Beruldsen |
Violin Two | Chantal Roddy |
Woodwind One | Paul Jenkins |
Woodwind Two | Andrew Corbel |
Woodwind Three | Steve Danne |
Woodwind Four | Daryl Pearce |
Trumpet One | Dean Pratt |
Trumpet Two | Alistair Neil |
Trombone One | Bernaud Maude |
Trombone Two | Jonty Smith |
Keyboard One | Vickie Aiton |
Keyboard Two | Kim Starr |
Bass | Dave Banen |
Percussion | Bryn Bowen |
CAST
Emcee | Michael Fletcher |
Rosie | Jodie Symes |
Lu Lu | Kristy Kendall |
Frenchie | Sarah Horne |
Texas | Courtney Smyth |
Fritzie | Elizabeth Garnsworthy |
Brigitte | Tahlia Birnbaum |
Claudia | Karen Taylor-Pottinger |
Vesna | Cara Johnston |
Ursula | Tara Kabalan |
Lena | Helen New |
Helga | Hannah Sabbatucci |
Bobby | Chris Brown |
Victor | Matt Holly |
Hans | Paul Congdon |
Herman | James Williams |
Claus | Justin Peters |
Tobius | Anthony Scundi |
Sally Bowles | Sarah Watson |
Clifford Bradshaw | David Wearne |
Fraulein Schneider | Beryle Frees |
Fraulein Kost | Natasha Bassett |
Herr Schultz | Colin Armstrong |
