UW-Eau Claire Cabaret

Cabaret Productions was founded in 1978 to provide experience for UW-Eau Claire Music and Theatre Arts students in arranging and staging a variety show open to all students. Cabaret provides students a valuable practicum during their course of study at the university. Select students, via an application process, performing in this show are on the Leadership team, providing musical arrangements, choreography, staged plays, and the overall traits that make up a respected leader in their field. These Leadership members across the on-stage cast, pit orchestra, technical crew, and administrative teamwork with a cast of 130 students to provide this unique and completely student-run production. Each year, Cabaret Leadership enrolls in courses addressing arranging, choreography, and other areas involved in the production of the musical variety show. Cabaret began with a modest sound system, little staging, and piano accompaniment. Cabaret now involves a 10-month production cycle in which all students work hard on their creativity, craft, and communication skills with business sponsors, school faculty, and each other, creating the wonderful show that you can see today. Cabaret Productions has raised over $300,000 in support of on-going scholarships for dedicated music students in the Voice/Choral Area and Jazz Area at UW-Eau Claire.