Cabaret. November 16 - December 3, 2017 Written by Christopher Isherwood Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Directed by Dennis Henry

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1 Cabaret November 16 - December 3, 2017 Written by Christopher Isherwood Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Directed by Dennis Henry Linn Maxwell Keller Black Box Theatre Haas Center for Performing Arts Act I: 85 minutes Fifteen Minute Intermission Act II: 35 minutes

2 Cabaret 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 Broadway production directed by Harold Prince Produced for the Broadway Stage by Harold Prince Directed by Dennis Henry CABARET is presented by arrangement with TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC. 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York Act I Willkommen" Emcee and Kit Kat Girls and Boys "So What?" Fräulein Schneider "Telephone Song/Telephone Dance" Cliff and Kit Kat Girls and Boys "Don't Tell Mama" Sally and the Kit Kat Girls "Perfectly Marvelous" Sally and Cliff "Two Ladies" Emcee and Two Ladies "It Couldn't Please Me More" Fräulein Schneider and Herr Schultz "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" Emcee and Guards "Don't Go" Cliff "Sitting Pretty and Money" Emcee and Kit Kat Girls "Married" Herr Schultz and Fräulein Schneider "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" (Reprise) Fräulein Kost, Ernst Ludwig and Company Act II "Kickline" Emcee and Girls "Married" (Reprise) Herr Schultz "If You Could See Her" Emcee "What Would You Do?" Fräulein Schneider "I Don't Care Much" Emcee "Cabaret" Sally "Willkommen (Reprise)" -Emcee and Cliff Artistic/Production Biographies Hannah Frank - Production Stage Manager - is a senior Theatre major and a Business minor. Hannah was awarded a Certificate of Merit from KCACTF for her Stage Management for Six Characters in Search of an Author. Her previous work includes as Run Crew Intern & Assistant Props Designer for Mason Street Warehouse s It Shoulda Been Y ou, Stage Manager in 2016 & 2017 for GVSU s Greenshow, Production Stage Manager for both P.S. Series Detroit and Six Characters in Search of an Author. Jill Dole Hamilton - Costume Designer - also serves as GVSU s Theatre facilities coordinator. She received her M.A. in Design from the University of Cincinnati and she has a lengthy list of GVSU productions for the Music, Theatre, and Dance Department. Dennis Henry - Director - is a visiting professor in his second year at GVSU and is originally from San Diego but his theatre career has taken him all over the US, having performed in more than 40 states. Dennis acting and directing credits include American Shakespeare Center, Cleveland Play House, National Theater for the Arts and Education, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Pigeon Creek Shakespeare, and Virginia Shakespeare Festival. He is a member of Actors Equity Association and hold M.F.A. in Directing for Stage and Screen from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska. Emily Lee Ketola - Sound Designer/Board Operator - is a junior English major and Theatre minor. Lee s previous work includes Sound Board Operator for Helen, Detroit, Measure for Measure and Six Characters in Search of an Author. She also was a Chorus member/flying Monkey for Wizard of Oz, Marty in Grease, a Villager in Beauty and the Beast and makeup for Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables and White Christmas. Sally Langa - Costume Shop Supervisor - works for the GVSU Theatre and Music productions and she has built costumes for many West Michigan productions such as GR Ballet, Hope College Dance, Mason Street Warehouse and Heritage Theatre to name a few. Justin Loser - Music Director - is excited to be a part of the production of Cabaret which returns him to the GVSU Stage. He is a 2002 alumni from Grand Valley State University where he was a music major. Over the years, Justin has been an active member in his church community where he has served in many different capacities including music and tech director and as a regular keyboardist and bass player. He currently manages the largest wedding services company in Grand Rapids, where he is also a DJ. He has been on stage in productions of West Side Story, and How to Succeed in Business, in the orchestra for The Man of La Mancha, and Schoolhouse Rock, and has been music director with The Allendale Civic Theater and most recently Aquinas College. When he s not doing something musical, Justin partners with his wife to support his family, including his four children, and he is thankful for their encouragement and inspiration during this production. Katlyn Pavlik - Assistant Stage Manager - is a freshman Biology major. This is Katlyn s first production at GVSU!

3 Artistic/Production Biographies Karissa Attard - Properties - is a junior Theatre major and a Shakespeare Service award recipient. She has served as an Stage Manager for Bard To Go: The Wonder of Will: This is Your Afterlife! and Assistant Stage Manager for the Shakespeare Festival s Measure for Measure. She was the Properties Supervisor for Helen and worked in the scene shop building sets for Measure for Measure, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Good Kids and Helen. Katelyn Bonanno - Assistant Stage Manager - is a junior Theatre major and she is an aspiring Stage Manager! Robbie Bell - Dramaturg - is a senior Theatre major and Shakespeare Service Award winner. Robbie was the Assistant Director for Bard To Go: The Wonder of Will: This is Your Afterlife and has appeared as Cop #3 in Measure for Measure, Chorus for the Greenshow, Kylie in Good Kids, Hoyden in Restoration Comedy and as Dr. Charlotte Wallace in Beyond Therapy. She has also served at the Sound Board Operator for All s Well That Ends Well, Properties Supervisor for All in the Timing, Designer/Assistant Stage Manager for Six Characters in Search of an Author and as the Director for Detroit. Liz Coulston - Choreographer - is a locally-based choreographer, instructor, and performer. During her time as a student at Ohio Northern University, she worked with numerous companies including Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Eisenhower Dance, and River North Dance Chicago. Liz is currently a graduate student in the social work program at GVSU. Recent choreography credits include Chicago (Southwestern Michigan College), The Little Mermaid (Southwestern Michigan College), My Fair Lady (Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra), and Spring Awakening (Lake Michigan College). The Cast Nick Boyd Kit Kat Dancer, Max Chloe Chavers Kit Kat Dancer, Texas Sara Gochenour* Kit Kat Dancer, Lulu Tyler DeGood Kit Kat Dancer, Viktor Allison Gilde* Kit Kat Dancer, Frenchie Leanne Hoag Kit Kat Dancer, Helga Rachel Renaud* Kit Kat Dancer, Fritzie Bruno Streck Rodriques* Kit Kat Dancer, Bobby Charlie Wilburn* Kit Kat Dancer, Rosie Jake Jager* The Emcee Jacob Miller* Herr Schultz Kevin McCasland* Ernst Ludwig Lindsey Normington Sally Bowles Kenya Shakir Fräulein Schneider Christa Wright* Fräulein Kost Parker Ykimoff Cliff Bradshaw This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve. TWO PERFORMANCES: December 8 and 9 ant 7:30pm at the NEW Books and Mortar on Bridge! 442 Bridge Street NW Grand Rapids, Michigan *Member of Alpha Psi Omega: Phi Beta Chapter National Honorary Theatre Society Advisory: Contains sexually and politically provocative material. A Strobe Light is utilized during this production.

4 Artistic/Production Personnel Director Dennis Henry Production Stage Manager Hannah Frank Scenic Designer Al Sheffield Lighting Designer Liam Shaffer Costume Designer Jill Dole Hamilton Technical Director Chris Mahlmann Sound Designer Emily Lee Ketola Assistant Stage Manager Katelyn Bonanno Assistant Stage Manager Katlyn Pavlik Costume Shop Manager Sally Langa Costume Shop Crew Alyssa Bjork, Ron Boudreau, Tyler DeGood, Monica Haller, Dorothy Kilvington, Cristina Piecuch, Maria Simaz Light Board Operator *Seth Burton Sound Board Operator Emily Lee Ketola Properties Karissa Attard Dramaturgs Robbie Bell, *Sara Gochenour, *Christa Wright Box Office Staff Talyce Murray, Emily Hoffmeyer, Miranda Owens Please remember: Turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices. Video recording and photography are prohibited. *Member of Alpha Psi Omega: Phi Beta Chapter National Honorary Theatre Society Program Note The Theatre Program at Grand Valley recognizes that the casting in this play that is outside of the recognized ethnic character types may be perceived by some as insensitive or even racist. This was not our intent. We acknowledge that antisemitism is a particular prejudice that has been perpetuated against the Jewish people for centuries and culminated in the 20 th century with the rise of Nazism by white Germans, who proceeded to wage a world war and to implement a mass genocide against the Jewish people. Ultimately, over six million Jews were murdered by the Nazi machine. Between the Nazi takeover in 1933 and the end of the war in 1945, 2 out of every 3 Jews in Europe had been murdered. Nearly 100,000 gay men were arrested during that time period, and 15,000 were sent to concentration camps. It is estimated that over half died during their imprisonment. And while we acknowledge that there were many good people who resisted the genocide, often risking their own lives to help those trying to hide or escape, the vast majority of white German citizens stood by while Hitler s regime executed its Final Solution. The Cabaret Band Matt Sumner - trumpet Tom Stansell - saxophone Mariya Sumner - piano Drew Mayhew - bass Tim Froncek - drums

5 Coming in Tickets On Sale Now! Grand Valley Opera Theatre presents Oklahoma! Music and Lyrics by Rodger and Hammerstein Stage Direction by Christopher Carter Artistic Direction by Dale Schriemer February 2-11, 2018 * PS Series Productions: Oleanna Written by David Mamet Directed by Jacob Molli February 22-25, 2018 Auditions November 19 & 20. For more information check out the Theatre s website (gvsu.edu/theatre) No Exit Written by Jean-Paul Sartes Directed by Bruno Streck - Rodrigues April 5-8, 2018 * Theatre at Grand Valley presents J. B. Written by Archibald MacLeish Directed by Roger Ellis March 23-31, 2018 Director s Note It could never happen today. It could never happen here. It is easy to think that, isn t it? That is what many residents of Europe in the 1930 s thought. It is certainly what the characters in Cabaret believe. Sally Bowles dismisses politics as irrelevant. Schultz believes the Nazi s are just another temporary political party of no consequence. Schneider and Cliff see the danger, but run away from the fight. None of them knew just how bad it would get. How do you imagine the unimaginable? Even for us today, with the benefit of hindsight, the horrors of the Holocaust are so atrocious that is difficult to grasp its reality. But it was real. It happened. And happened because not enough people had the courage to stand up. So could it happen today? Could it happen here? Of course. Human history is littered with genocide. As you read this, there is an attempted genocide going on in the southeast Asian nation of Myanmar under the rule of a woman who was once awarded the Noble Prize for Peace. So it can happen anywhere. But I don t think it will happen here. For the last several decades in the United States there has been a healthy resistance to those who would follow the path of the Nazis and their kind. I am optimistic that our society will continue to stamp out racism and oppression when it rises up. I think most of us have learned from the historical mistakes of our country and are better for it now. This relative peace we enjoy, however, cannot be taken for granted. When neo-nazis walk the streets of Virginia with torches chanting, Jews will not replace us, we must speak out. And when our political leaders fail to denounce this behavior, we must speak out. When a President makes a proclamation that the military must begin discriminating against the LGBT community, we must speak out. Like Weimar Germany and its Kit Kat Klubs, America 2017 is a place that allows for many freedoms and privileges. Enjoy it! What good is sitting alone in your room? Come let the music play! sings Sally. In here everything is beautiful, insists the Emcee. Just don t forget that outside lurks that which will not only end the good times, but, if permitted, will do far worse. Imagine the unimaginable. Don t let it happen again. --DENNIS HENRY NOVEMBER 2017

6 Dress Circle Contributions: Help present mainstage and Shakespeare productions, scholarships, offer regional high and middle school groups the opportunity to experience our productions at a discount. Help take Bard to Go on the road to thousands of high school students who will be influenced by Shakespeare and who may not otherwise witness his work. Members as of November 7, 2017 Guild Members ($25-50) Ms. Sally Jo and Mr. David Langa Mr. Aaron P. Sohaski Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Weil Royal Players ($51-150) Dr. James A. and Ms. Nancy S. Bell Byrne Electrical Specialists, Inc. Ms. Nancy J. Crittenden Mr. Richard A. Gonce The Jager Family Dr. Monica C. Johnstone and Mr. Terence J. Mangan Ms. Anna, Jillian and Meredith Lane Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin G. Lockerd, Jr. Dr. Jo E. Miller and Mr. Larry Tosh Dr. James L. Persoon and Ms. Mary E. VanOeveren Ms. Mary Beth Quillin and Mr. Gary E. Mitchell Ms. Sarah and Mr. Stephen Salerno Mrs. Shelley M. and Mr. Ferris Sickrey Dr. Wendy J. Wenner and Ms. Janet P. Gockerman Knights and Ladies ($ ) Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bailey III Mr. and Mrs. Eldred D. Baird Ms. Robbie Bell Ms. Risé C. Burton Ms. Quiana A. Flynn President Emeritus Arend D. and Mrs. Nancy J. Lubbers Ms. Samantha N. Luken Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Miller The Molli Family Ms. Lindsey E. Normington Ms. Emily C. Wilburn Cast Biographies Rachel Renaud - Kit Kat Dancer, Fritzie - is a senior Elementary Education, English and Theatre major. Rachel is a Shakespeare Scholarship recipient and was seen as Antonio in The Tempest, Sharon in Detroit, Mariana in Measure for Measure and Second Actor in Six Characters in Search of an Author. Emily Charlie Wilburn - Kit Kat Dancer, Rosie - is a senior Hospitality and Tourism Management major and a Theatre minor. Charlie is the winner of the 2016 & 2017 Shakespeare Service Award for Costume Shop Assistant. She has previously appeared as Sebastiana in The Tempest, The Step Daughter in Six Characters in Search of an Author, Rosemary in Café Murder, Luciana in The Comedy of Errors and as Rosie in Sex and the Supernatural. Charlie was also the Stage Manager for Good Kids, Assistant Stage Manager for Helen and Sweeney Todd and the Assistant Director for Measure for Measure. Christa Wright - Fräulein Kost - is a junior Theatre major and Human Rights minor. Christa is a Shakespeare Scholarship recipient and has portrayed the roles of Multiple Characters in Bard To Go: This is Your Afterlife, Chorus Leader in Helen, Madison in Good Kids, Julietta in Measure for Measure, Snake/Careless/Maid in The School for Scandal, Dame Coy in Jack the Juggler, Lady in Waiting/Nightingale in Once Upon a Mattress and as Narrator in A Christmas Carol. Parker Ykimoff - Cliff Bradshaw - is a senior Theatre major. Parker s previous roles include as Antipholous/Mercurtio/Witch/ Pyramus in Bard To Go 2017, Pompey in Measure for Measure, Bertram in All s Well That Ends Well and as Old Woman in Helen. He also was the Sound Designer and Host #1 for Bard To Go 2017, Detroit, Good Kids, Light Board Operator for Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Women of Lockerbie, Sound Board Operator for All In the Timing, Reasons to be Pretty and he was a Stagehand for Company, Comedy of Errors, Sex and the Supernatural and Beyond Therapy.

7 Cast Biographies Dress Circle Contributions: Jacob Miller - Herr Schultz - is a junior Theatre and History major and a Music minor. Jacob is a Shakespeare Scholarship recipient and he has been seen as Trinculo in The Tempest, Old Servant in Helen, Ensemble in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and as Elbow in Measure for Measure. Lindsey Normington - Sally Bowles - is a junior Communications major and Theatre minor. Lindsey was the First Place Award for Visual Arts in the 2015 GVSU Shakespeare Festival s Competition. Her previous roles at GVSU include as Ariel #1 in The Tempest, Reginald Denny/Alice Waters/Jay Woo Yahng in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Diana in All s Well That Ends Well, Narcissa in Restoration Comedy and as Janet in the Rocky Horror Picture Show at Dog Story Theatre. Bruno Streck Rodrigues - Kit Kat Dancer, Bobby - is a senior Theatre and Communications major and a Music minor. Bruno is the recipient of a Shakespeare Scholarship and International Merit. His previous roles include as Stephano in The Tempest, Teuker in Helen, Ensemble in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Witch 3/Ross/Seyton/Donalbain in Bard To Go: Macbeth at GVSU, as Newbie in Hit the Wall at Actors Theatre, Hortensio/Page in The Taming of the Shrew of Pigeon Creek, Grimsby in The Little Mermaid, Policeman 2 in Wait Until Dark, Steward in Into The Woods, and Rudolph in The Matchmaker at Southwest Michigan College, Dominick Vitale in My Big Gay Italian Funeral and as Hans in The Christmas Schooner for Twin City Players. Kenya Shakir - Fräulein Schneider - is a Higher Education Administration graduate major. This is Kenya s first role at GVSU. Dukes and Duchesses ($ ) Dr. and Mrs. Roger B. Ellis Ms. Anne Gochenour and Mr. Tom Karsen Dr. Vandana Pednekar-Magal and Dr. Simha Magal Ms. Amber A. Miller Mr. Michael and Mrs. Kate Mueller Mr. Bruno Streck Rodrigues Mr. Alfred and Ms. Jan Sheffield Kings and Queens ($501+) Grand Valley Office of Admissions Dr. Gilbert R. and Mrs. Patricia K. Davis Ms. Karen Libman and Dr. Mitchell A. Kachun Dr. Allison M. and Mr. Mark Metz Ms. Maria Chiara (Kiara) Pipino Mr. and Mrs. Dan R. Seeley Please consider being a part of our Dress Circle Membership. Name: Address: City/Zip: 4 Flex Passes: Adults: $40, Seniors/Alumni $32, Students $20 6 Flex Passes: Adults: $60, Seniors/Alumni $48, Students $30 For more information, please call the box office at

8 Cast Biographies Nick Boyd - Kit Kat Dancer, Max - is a Music major. Nick s previous roles include as Lefou in Beauty and the Beast, Rodger in Grease, Wizard of Oz in W izard of Oz, Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Donkey in Shrek, Schroeder in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. Chloe Chavers - Kit Kat Dancer, Texas - is a senior Theatre major. Chloe s previous roles include Ensemble in Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Minnie McKnight in Parade: The Musical, Gertrude in Matchmaker at Southwestern Michigan College, Harlem Ensemble in Ragtime: The Musical at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre and as Juliet, Moonshine, Gertrude, Witch #2, and Rosencrantz from this year s GVSU s Bard To Go. I would like to thank my family and friends who have supported me through my journey and my love for Music and Theatre! I was also like to thank Dennis for allowing me to be a part of this amazing production doing what I love! Tyler DeGood - Kit Kat Dancer - Viktor, Sailor, Officer, Nazi Soldier, Taxi Man - is a junior Theatre major and Anthropology minor. Tyler is the recipient of a Shakespeare Scholarship and his previous roles include as Boatswain/Islander in The Tempest, Connor in Good Kids and as Froth/Cop in GVSU Shakespeare Festival s Measure for Measure. Allison Gilde - Kit Kat Dancer, Frenchie - is a junior double major in Communication Studies and Theatre. She appeared as Ariel #1 in The Tempest at GVSU, Kate in Taming of the Shrew, Lydia in Big Love at the Overbrook Theatre, Mitzi in A Murder is Announced and Mayella in To Kill a Mockingbird at Muskegon Civic Theatre, Anna Maria in Godspell at the Howmet Playhouse, Morgan in Godspell at Reeths-Puffer High School and other productions such as Mary Poppins, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Crucible, Little Shop of Horrors and The Sound of Music. She has also served as an instructor for Broadway Bootcamp in West Michigan and WINGS program at Muskegon Community College, Assistant Vocal Director for Sleeping Beauty Kids at Reeths-Puffer High School, Assistant Director for Beauty and the Beast at Reeths-Puffer Middle School and set construction for The Glass Menagerie at Muskegon Community College. Cast Biographies Sara Gochenour - Kit Kat Dancer, Lulu - is a senior Theatre major and a Shakespeare Scholarship recipient. Sara s previous roles include as Ariel #2 in The Tempest, Chorus in Helen, Deirdre in Good Kids, Lady Macbeth/Witch 1/Murder 1 in Bard To Go: Macbeth 2016, as Mme. Pace in Six Characters in Search of an Author, Countess of Rousillian in All s Well That Ends Well, Nurse in Restoration Comedy, Marjorie in Café Murder and as Pyramus in GVSU s Green Show. Leanne Hoag - Kit Kat Dancer, Helga - is a freshman at GVSU and has not declared her major and minor yet. Leanne is a member of International Thespian Society and her previous roles include as Kate in Annie, Ivy in A Christmas Carol, Martha in High School Musical, Napkin Girl in Beauty and the Beast and as Cheerleader in Bring It On. Jake Jager - The Emcee - is a senior Theatre (Emphasis in Acting and Promotions) major and a Vocal Music Performance minor. Jake s scholarships include Laura Sakaoski Scholarship, Irene Ryan Nominee (Comedy of Errors), a Davis Scholarship and a Bell Scholarship. Among his previous roles are as Ariel #1 in The Tempest, Messenger in Helen, Tobias in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at GVSU and Chorus in Beauty and the Beast, Ruben in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Shadblow. Jake is also a current board member, Advertising Promotions and Sponsorship coordinator for Shadblow Theatre. Kevin McCasland - Ernst Ludwig - is a senior Communications major and Writing minor. Kevin was previously appeared at GVSU as Ferdinand in The Tempest, Kenny in Detroit, Peter in Zoo Story at Dog Story Theatre and as Snowboy in West Side Story at the Shadblow Theatre. He would love to thank his mom, Melanie Trinh, and this wonderful cast for making this whole process such an awesome experience.