Cabaret 2022: Road Trip!

by: Taylor Potts, junior

Taylor Potts performing a dance routine to the song “Pink Cadillac”

photos courtesy of Mary Catherine Phillips

The elementary Rising Stars performing “Ticket to Ride.”

Cabaret 2022 was a hit! This year, the theme was Road Trip, which featured songs about travel and fun on the road. It was my favorite show yet! We performed songs like “Seven Bridges Road,” “Driver’s License,” “Life is a Highway,” “Freeway of Love,” and many more. Cabaret looks a little different for me because I help choreograph. It is so much fun to put a number together with my friends and then see it come to life on stage through our wonderful cast. Cabaret is a large production that involves students from all three grade levels. The elementary Rising Stars performed several numbers which had the crowd tapping their toes. I remember looking up to the older performers when I was their age, and now it is so fun to perform alongside these budding stars. Some of my favorite full cast numbers were “Get Ready / Dancin’ in the Street” and “Rockin’ Down the Highway.” I also really enjoyed the dance ensemble numbers — “Pink Cadillac” and “Crusin’ for a Bruisin.’” It would not be fitting of me to talk about cabaret without thanking the people who make it all happen; a big thank you to Dr. York, Mr. Harrison, our stage manager Lily Everett, and assistant stage manager Hamilton Cunningham! Also thank you to all of the women working on our costumes and the crew who worked so hard behind the scenes. We could not do it without all of you. It truly takes a village to put a show like Cabaret together, and there is a place for you! Whether you want to be on stage, help with lights, work with the set, or greet people entering on show night, there is room for you in Cabaret! If you couldn’t make it to this year’s show, be sure to make it to next year’s! I don’t want you to miss out! #wearesaintjamesschool