CABARET
By John Kander & Frank Ebb

November 13 - December 7
Thursdays-Saturdays @8pm
Sundays @ 6pm

SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETED PEFORMANCE: November 15th
Ticket prices are $15, adults, $10, students, seniors & TAG

3225 California Street, Omaha, NE
Box office: 341-2757

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“What good is sitting alone in your room?” Come see Cabaret – SNAP! Productions’ new retelling of the
classic Kander and Ebb musical - November 13 through December 7.The revolutionary reinvention of
Kander and Ebb’s hit musical Cabaret,will be the divinely decadent theatrical event of the season!
SNAP! productions brings to life the seedy glamour of the legendary Kit Kat Club. Everything about
Cabaret is top-notch from beginning to end. It is wicked, delicious, flawless.

Cabaret is a musical featuring music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. It has a book by Joe Masteroff
and is based on the play by John Van Druten and has stories by Christopher Isherwood.Musical numbers
include “It Couldn’t Please Me More”,“Wilkommen”,“Cabaret”,“Don’t Tell Mama” and “Two Ladies”.
Bill Bohannon directs this timeless musical, while Mitch Fuller music directs. Choreography will be by Michal
Simpson and Wai Yim.
SNAP! Productions is pleased to present Cabaret,November 13 - December 7, 2003 at 3225 California Street.
Curtain times are 8:00 pm,Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 6:00 pm on Sundays.The theater opens a half hour
before curtain time. Reservations may be made by calling 402-341-2757 or on the SNAP! website:
www.snapproductions.com. Tickets are $15.00, general admission; $10.00, students, senior citizens, and TAG
members. The November 15th performance will be sign language interpreted for the hearing impaired.
Check with Box Office for date and time.

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
Contacts:
Liz Heim, SNAP! President and Producer (402) 552-9326
Michal Simpson, SNAP! Artistic Director (402) 346-1773
Todd Brooks, SNAP! Publicity Director (402) 968-5543

Synopsis: As the Nazis begin their rise to power in Germany in the late 1920s, American writer Clifford
Bradshaw visits Berlin. After making a few friends and finding housing, Clifford visits the sleazy Kit Kat Club
and meets an English singer, Sally Bowles.The writer and singer soon fall in love.Meanwhile,Clifford’s elderly
landlord, Fraulein Schneider, gets engaged to a Jewish greengrocer,Herr Schultz – not an easy decision given
the increasing influence of the Nazis. Soon, Clifford discovers that he has been inadvertently helping the
Nazis by delivering packages to Paris for a German friend of his, Ernst Ludwig. Clifford ends up deciding to
return to the United States but Sally, after aborting their baby, decides to remain in Berlin.

Production Dates: November 13 - December 7, 2003

Venue: 3225 California Street
Curtain Times: Thurs., Fri., Sat. – 8:00 pm and Sun. – 6:00 pm
Reservations: 402.341.2757 or www.snapproductions.com
Special Information: The November 15th performance that will be sign language interpreted for the
hearing impaired.
Photos: Available upon request.
Produced and Sponsored: Produced by permission of Tams-Witmark, Theatre of the Midlands and
Nebraska Arts Council. Produced and Sponsored by Liz Heim

Cast:
Emcee: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michal Simpson
Sally Bowles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsie Hartness
Fraulein Schneider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barb Ross
Schultz: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Goodhew
Clifford Bradshaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Bensley
Fraulein Kost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Echelle Childers
Ernst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Shaw
Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoff Chenoweth
Kit Kat Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Garrity, Laura Andre-Grondek,
Trude Grosenbach, Allison Botkin,
Karli Newman, Echelle Childers
Kit Kat Boys. . . . . . . . . . Wai Yim, Shane Steiger, Seth Fox, Roderick Tilmon
Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Jokerst, Brian Sullivan, Kevin Steward
Gorilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Heim

 

Production Staff:
Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Bohannon
Music Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitch Fuller
Choreographers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wai Yim,Michal Simpson
Producer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Heim
Costume Design:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Halsey
Props Design: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhonda Hall
Set Design: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Bohannon
Stage Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Keller
Asst. Stage Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debi Gaver
Sound Design: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Podendorf
Vocal Sound Design: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Lively
Advisor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norm Filbert
Keyboards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod Carlson
Clarinet & Saxophone:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitch Fuller
Percussion: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Kilpatrick
Trombone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Beach
Make Up: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Starr

Mission: SNAP! Productions is a nonprofit theatre organization with the mission to provide Educational
and Humanistic Support of AIDS-Related Programs and to Promote Understanding and
Acceptance of All Members of the Community Through Artistic Expression.