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������Ƶ University’s Theatre and Dance Program will present the musical “Cabaret” by Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb from April 29-May 7. Tickets are $16, with student and group rates available. Call the ������Ƶ Performing Arts Center Box Office for tickets at 724-552-2929 or purchase tickets online at www.setonhilltheatre.com.

Performances: April 29 and 30, 8 p.m.; May 1, 2 p.m.; May 3 and 4, 10:30 a.m.; May 5, 6, and 7, 8 p.m.

What do we do when a story is too big for words? We sing! We sing the songs of Kander and Ebb’s epic musical, “Cabaret.” We dance the steps as we descend into the decadence of the Kit Kat Klub, and deeper still into one of the darkest times in history. Song after familiar, funny and foreboding song slowly exposes the horrific truth of the growing Nazi threat, the cry for help and the call to action that went unheard. Among dozens of other awards in its many incarnations, “Cabaret” won the Tony award for the Best Musical and Revival, and its stellar succession of Sally Bowles is second only to the real star of this show: Berlin.

The ������Ƶ student cast of “Cabaret” includes Kristy Bissell of Canonsburg, Pa., BreAnna Connell of Connellsville, Pa., Cameron Corcoran of Houston, Pa., Brendan Duffy of North Huntingdon, Pa., Mike Hamilla of Smithfield, Pa., Katie Hicks of Oil City, Pa., Caitlin Muira Hough of Sewickley, Pa., Nathaniel Hough of Elizabeth, Pa., Elisa Kostelnik of North Huntingdon, Pa., Hannah Lamberto of Cranberry Township, Pa., Sarah Laughland of Frederick, Md., Matt Leslie of Butler, Pa., Andy Meholick of Reynoldsville, Pa., Amanda Morse of Jenison, Mich., Benjamin Otto of Mount Holly Springs, Pa., and Emily Urbaniak of Pittsburgh, Pa.

The ������Ƶ student technical staff includes Jimmy Amor of New Holland, Pa., assistant scenic designer, Amanda Bish of Pittsburgh, Pa., public relations, Victoria Bittner of Irwin, Pa., assistant stage manager, Gretchen Cullison of Sparks, Md., properties manager and costume stitcher, Farrah Felten of Schellsburg, Pa., stage manager, Jasmine Goodman of Springville, Pa., dresser and costume stitcher, Megan Henderson of Columbia, Md., assistant stage manager, Katie Hicks of Oil City, Pa., assistant choreographer, Shawn M. Howland of Latrobe, Pa., projections assistant operator, Shayla Jones of Monroeville, Pa., light board operator, Greg Kerestan of Greensburg, Pa., sound board operator, Lauren Korneke of Ligonier, Pa., assistant stage manager, Brittany Lamb of Suffolk, Va., dresser, Hannah Lamberto of Cranberry Township, Pa., dance captain, Chantel Lima of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, dresser, Kaylin Martin of McAlisterville, Pa., wardrobe mistress and costume stitcher, Kelsey Martin of McAlisterville, Pa., make up stylist, Hayley McLean of Elkridge, Md., spotlight operator, Amanda Morse, Jenison, Mich., costume stitcher, Sarah Noone of Blairsville, Pa., wig and hair assistant, Christine Rauch of Bethel Park, Pa., house manager, Jessica Rodacay of Washington, Pa., assistant to costume designer, Vernicia Rogers of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, dresser, Laura Scott of Leighton, Pa., assistant lighting designer, Kristina Stoddart of Hamilton, Ohio, wig and hair mistress, Emily Stroble, of St. Louis, Mo., costume design and costume stitcher, Regina Tvaruzek of Glenshaw, Pa., master electrician, and Ariel Watters of Everett, Pa., make up mistress and costume stitcher.

������Ƶ Theatre’s production of “Cabaret” is directed by Kelle Van Aken of Pittsburgh, Pa. VanAken is an adjunct theatre instructor at the University. Professional technical staff for the production includes Patricia Barker, costume stitcher, Deborah Bergmark-Peelor, lighting design, Jeff Berry, costume stitcher, Ken Clothier, assistant professor, theatre, scenic design, sound design and technical director, Nate Newell, scenic technician, Susan O’Neill, instructor, theatre, costume director, TaMara Swank, assistant professor, dance, choreographer, and Michelle Walters, director, Community Arts Program, music director.

Venue Information: All ������Ƶ Theatre and Dance performances are held in the William Granger Ryan Theatre in ������Ƶ University's Performing Arts Center, 100 Harrison Avenue, Greensburg, Pa. The Performing Arts Center is a fully accessible and climate-controlled facility. Parking is available in four nearby Greensburg parking areas: the Bell Parking Garage on North Otterman Street (across the street from the Performing Arts Center), the Hellman-Ghrist lot on North Main Street, the Albert Grillo lot on ������Ƶ Drive, and the Wib Albright lot off West Otterman Street.

Ticket Information: Single admission tickets are $16. ������Ƶ students (with valid ID) can purchase tickets for $5. Non-������Ƶ students (with a valid school ID) can purchase advance tickets for $13. Students from any school can purchase rush tickets five minutes before curtain, subject to availability, for $5 (with valid school ID). Groups of 16 or more can purchase tickets at a rate of $11 each with a reservation and advance payment. Season tickets are available. A season subscription of one ticket for each of the four theatre productions is $56. A “flex” subscription, which includes six tickets to be used at any of the four theatre productions, is $78. Order tickets online, by phone at 724-552-2929 or by mail at SHUPAC Theatre Box Office, ������Ƶ University, 1 ������Ƶ Drive, Greensburg, Pa. 15601-1599. Box Office Hours, by telephone, beginning September 8: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Extended hours on performance days: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sunday.

Dining Subscription Packages are available that include meals at The Supper Club restaurant in Greensburg’s historic train station. Subscribers can add even more to their theatre experience with dinner at The Supper Club before the show while enjoying the flex plan for ticketing. The Supper Club is located adjacent to the ������Ƶ University's Performing Arts Center, in the beautifully restored Greensburg train station. “Pub and a Show” includes two show tickets and two pub meals for each of the four theatre productions for $300. With this package, guests will dine in the Gastro Pub of The Supper Club. “Dinner and a Show” includes two tickets and two fine dining meals for each of the four theatre productions for $420. With this package, guests will dine in the Farm to Table Dining Room. All dining packages include an appetizer, entrée, dessert and non-alcoholic beverage from a special menu at The Supper Club. Tax and gratuity are included. Subscribers will receive a special ������Ƶ University Theatre certificate to present upon entering The Supper Club.

������Ƶ University's Performing Arts Center is 73,000 square feet of everything a performing arts major needs to move from student to professional. The Center houses two dedicated, flexible performance spaces, the Carol Ann Reichgut Concert Hall and the William Granger Ryan Theatre. The Center also includes a performance studio, new classrooms, rehearsal rooms and technical areas that include the best equipment for learning and performing, from Steinway pianos to the latest in lighting, sound, video and acoustics. The Center is located in downtown Greensburg, putting it squarely in the middle of the city’s cultural district yet still only minutes from ������Ƶ’s main hilltop campus.

The ������Ƶ University Theatre and Dance Program has a long history of educating performing arts majors for professional careers while playing a vital role in the educational life of the campus. ������Ƶ’s Theatre and Dance Program offers four full-length productions (as well as a number of shorter works) and one dance production each year that generate audiences of over 3,500 and speak to topics addressed in courses across ������Ƶ’s curriculum.