Cabaret

March 9–11 2023, Mainspace Theatre

Running Time: Approx. 140 minutes including intermission.
Recommended for ages 13+ years

Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood

A St. Michael’s College Troubadours’ production.

Berlin. The curtain falls on 1929 and rises on 1930. At the Kit Kat Klub, audiences are encouraged by the Master of Ceremonies to forget their troubles and embrace a life of pleasure. But lurking beneath this façade of hedonism are darker forces at play, as the emergent Nazi party and their philosophies infect the community. Cliff, an American writer, comes to Berlin to find inspiration and instead finds himself caught up in the changing cultural tides of inter-war Germany, as well as in the lives of his new social circle, which includes nightclub singer Sally Bowles, pragmatic landlady Fräulein Schneider, Jewish fruit-seller Herr Schultz, and others.

Content Warning

Cabaret deals frankly with challenging themes. As such, please be warned that the production will engage directly with this content through dialogue, blocking, and choreography.

Specific content warnings

About the Director

Isabella received her Honours B.A. from U of T this past June and has spent the year continuing to take classes and make theatre! She is beyond grateful for the opportunity to direct this masterpiece. Previous directing credits include Carrie: The Musical (TCDS), Spring Awakening
(SMCT), Radium Girls (UC), The Theory of Relativity (SMCT), and several original works including a musical, Miss You ‘Til Tomorrow, produced by the U of T Drama Centre. She would like to thank the cast, creative team, crew, and orchestra for their tireless effort on this show, as well as her family for their constant love and support.