Cabaret Cast

Kait would like to thank Joel, Christine, Chuck, and Adrian for the opportunity to be a part of such an incredibly talented cast & crew. Kait has been onstage at Vanilla box before: in *Steel Magnolias* (Shelby) and *Evita* (Peron’s Mistress). She has also been in recent local productions of *Hunchback of Notre Dame* (Esmeralda), *Evita* (Eva Peron), *Spamalot* (Lady of the Lake), *Sweeney Todd* (Mrs. Lovett), *And Then There Were None* (Vera), and *The Rocky Horror Show* (Janet). Finally she’d like to thank Nick, Ralphie, her parents, friends, family and Willows crew for being so supportive- she loves you all SO much!

Willkommen! Hans is super excited to have his debut with Vanilla Box Productions playing the MC and sharing the stage with his marvelous roommates. Hans has lived in Worcester for the past 15 years and has performed on many stages in the city. Some favorite roles have been Rod in *Avenue Q*, Leaf Coney Bear in *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, and Riff Raff in *The Rocky Horror Show*. When Hans isn’t traveling the globe for work he is home spending quality time with his husband of almost a dozen years (in September) and their 2 fur babies Miller and Louie. Thank you sweetie for all your support!

Cliff is James's first role with Vanilla Box Productions. He has also performed as Claude Frollo in stageloft theater's production of Hunchback of Notre Dame, as well as their production of The Producers and Spam-a-lot; he also was Prince Eric in the Little Mermaid, Matt in the Fantasticks and Gaston in Beauty and the Beast with the Gilbert Players of Hardwick, as well as Juan Peron in Evita with the Regatta Players of Shrewsbury and Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar with the Part Time Players of Worcester. He is also studying to become a nurse and is a fitness trainer at the rock climbing gym in his home town, Worcester.

Cheryl is very happy to making her debut with Vanilla Box Productions. She just recently retired from a 28 year career teaching theatre arts in the public schools of Worcester, Fitchburg and Acton. She has directed countless plays with adults and children, and has performed in even more. Her favorite roles include Big Edie in Grey Gardens (Arlington Friends of the Drama), Hannah in Crossing Delancey (Concord Players), Dolly in Hello, Dolly! , Mrs.Lovett in Sweeney Todd ,The Witch in Into the Woods ( and others at Theatre at the Mount), Lenny in Crimes of the Heart (Groton Theatre), Domina in Funny Thing…Forum (Westboro Players Club) and Blanche in Brighton Beach Memoirs (Central Mass Rep). Cheryl holds a degree in Theatre Education from Bridgewater State University. She resides in Lunenburg with husband Hank Miller and her Golden pup Molly. She dedicates this performance to the memory of her beloved son Paul.

Ron is excited to have the opportunity to perform with Vanilla Box Productions for the first time, and is looking forward to playing Herr Schultz for the first time as well. He has performed with many Theatre Groups throughout the area. His favorite role is Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’, which he has had the honor to play four times in the last six years; once as a musical. In recent shows, Ron was seen as the Wizard in ‘The Wizard of OZ’, Senex in ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’, the King of France in ‘Henry V’, Maurice in “Beauty and the Beast’, and Mr. Silberhaus in ‘The Nutcracker’. He would like to give a very special thanks to his wife Kathy for her continued love and support.

Stephanie Barney is a recent graduate of Rhode Island College with her degree in Musical Theatre and minor in Dance. Some of her favorite past acting credits include Miss Mona Stangley (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas), Velma Kelly (Chicago), Meg McGrath (Crimes of the Heart, and Mayzie LaBird (Seussical). Most recently she has performed in Summer and Smoke with Ghost Light Players in Malborough and Chicago with WCLOC.

Neal is happy to be appearing for the first time with Vanilla Box Productions on the stage from his high school days many, many years ago. Neal has been involved in the local theater scene for most of those intervening years, especially with Braid Productions in Whitinsville where he will be appearing in ‘Night of the Living Dead’ this October. When not on stage, Neal works as a software engineer in Marlboro, MA.

Keith Wolosz began his community theater experience in 2015 with the role of Rooster in Theater at the Mount’s production of Annie. Since then, he has enjoyed appearing in a multitude of productions, including WCLOC’s Chicago , TAM’s Sister Act, Mary Poppins, and Hairspray , Calliope’s Lucky Stiff and She Loves Me , and Jesus Christ Superstar with the Part Time Players. During the day, he can be found teaching 8 th grade Math at Tahanto Regional MHS, and besides performing, hobbies include watching sports and playing in an adult dodgeball league

A recent resident of Massachusetts, Jacob was born and raised in Bedford, TX where he started dancing at the age of 15. After graduating from Oklahoma City University with a degree in Dance Performance he worked as a dancer/aerialist for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines where we traveled the world and performed with his husband. He has recently appeared onstage as Aaron/Harry in WCLOC's production of Chicago. Jacob works as a director and choreographer for SkyRise Theater in Westboro. Jacob would like to thank Chuck, Christine and Joel for getting him get back on the stage again and his husband for always believing in and supporting him.

Michael graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor's degree in Dance Performance from Oklahoma City University and began dancing for Royal Caribbean as one of their production cast dancers, including Dance Captain and Aerial Coordinator. He is a full-time dance instructor, part-time competition judge, and guest teacher in the New England area. This is Michael’s 2nd Vanilla Box appearance, following 2015’s Evita.

Kelly Bubello is excited to be performing in VBPs Cabaret with this wonderful cast and production team. She was most recently seen in WCLOC’s Chicago. Favorite roles include Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Olive in 25th Annual... Spelling Bee, and The Bakers wife I’m Into the Woods. The best role yet is mom to Julian. “Leben und leben lassen.

“Chicago” (Roxie Hart) Regional: “Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals”, Hartford stage’s “A Christmas Carol”; Educational: “42nd Street”, “Curtains” (Niki Harris), “Reefer Madness” (Mary Lane), “Cabaret” (Sally Bowles), “Company” (Amy), “Evita” (Eva Perón)

Paula is excited to be making her Vanilla Box Productions debut. She joins Cabaret immediately after her appearance in WCLOC's run of Chicago. She started performing in the community a couple of years ago at Calliope Productions in The Taffetas (Kaye). Paula is grateful to be working with Chuck and Christine again, as well as the rest of the talented cast and crew!

This is Rosie's Vanilla Box Productions debut, and she is so excited to portray the iconic Rosie with the rosy cheeks! She has been dancing for 16 years, graduating from Dance Progressions and the Burncoat Dance Department. Rosie recently choreographed Cabaret at Bancroft School alongside the talented Jackie McGerigle. Recent performances include Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dance captain/ ensemble) Guys and Dolls (Adelaide) Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie) Spamalot (Historian/ Minstrel/ Sister Maynard) and Grease (Marty Maraschino)

Jessica Ober is thrilled to be making her Vanilla Box debut as Texas in Cabaret! She is a recent graduate of Connecticut College, where she majored in math and minored in dance. Having completed her education certification there as well, she just finished her first year as a math interventionist at Peirce Elementary in Arlington. Favorite past performances have been Louise Dancer in Carousel and Jessica in Merchant of Venice. Many thanks to everyone involved with this production - it has been a blast!

Robert is proud to be part of an outstanding cast in his first production with Vanilla Box Productions. Most recent works include featured ensemble in WCLOC’s CHICAGO , Max Hilliard in The Uninvited , as well as other small ensemble appearances with local community theaters. Robert’s work extends to technical theater. An alumnus of WSU, he recently provided the lighting and sound design for their productions of Boeing, Boeing and Almost, Maine . Technical theater experience also includes lighting for The Uninvited produced by Pasture Prime Players.

Cameron is no stranger to the stage. Since the age of 5, he has been performing with Vanilla Box Productions and has played many characters ranging from Sandy in Annie to the Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz, Bobby in Crazy For You: Young Performer’s Edition, and Dewey Finn in one of the first productions of School of Rock, Youth Edition. He most recently played the Cat in the Hat in “Seussical“. Besides doing theater, Cameron is a trained dancer and has won three national titles. Cameron also performs annually in the “Not So Nutcracker” in Lowell. He additionally directed a one act play which won “Best Props” and “Best Overall Production”