The End of the World Cabaret
April 25, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
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The Marcelle
3310 Samuel Shepard Dr
St. Louis,
MO
United States
$18.50 – $52.75
See Event DetailsThe End of the World Cabaret is a new adaptation by Philip Boehm of Austrian Jura Soyfer’s 1936 futuristic satire, Weltuntergang, which begins in our solar system where the sun is directing the dance of the planets. The cosmic system is out of balance, and it seems the earth’s inhabitants are to blame. The planets decide to exact a toll: sending a comet to bump into the planet and rid the world of the pesky earthlings. A window into earth’s activities does not initially bode well, as humans, mired in political misgivings and self-sabotage, meet the impending disaster with doubt, avoidance and inaction. However, upon closer inspection, humanity’s profound beauty and core resilience burns through, and the strange and complex beings of planet earth show they may be worth saving after all…
The multidisciplinary production is directed by Lizi Watt and includes songs composed by Paige Brubeck of indie rock band Sleepy Kitty, with choreography by Dawn Karlovsky, and featuring Ashwini Arora, Patrick Blindauer*, Trials Davis, Isaiah DiLorenzo, John Flack*, Saraiya Kalu, Caitlin Mickey*, Jane Paradise*, Chris Tipp*, Sarah Wilkinson. *denotes membership in the Actors Equity Association
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