!*New* DCT News and Updates.

6/24/09

Introducing the Downstairs Cabaret News and updates section! Here we will post all the latest Cabaret news and updates as soon as we know them ourselves!

First off our schedule has been updated to reflect events at the DCT through the 26th of July. To our great pleasure Love Janis, Country Roads and Flanagan's Wake have all been extended. If you haven't had a chance to see these unforgettable perfornances you still have time, so don't miss out!

Also to our delight, we will be featuring the return of Cindy Miller's
I've Got The Music In Me on June 27th and July 18th only! Don't miss this unforgettable Las Vegas-style, family-friendly event!

Last, but not least we will be featuring the New York Premiere of Bernice/Butterfly A Two Part Invention! The show is for two nights only (July 9th/10th), so call us and reserve your tickets today at (585) 325-4370

 

Who we are

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre is celebrating its 25th Anniversary as a live, professional, not-for-profit (501-c-3) theatre; producing musicals, comedies, dramas, new works, and cabaret artists in a year-round, repertory schedule. Since its inception in 1983, the Downstairs Cabaret has made its mark in the Rochester community by producing a diverse offering of musicals and plays. Mostly known locally and nationally for developing Nunsense and producing the world premiere of Forever Plaid, the DCT has always been an important player in the development of new works.

What we do

In recent years, DCT has exploded onto the theatrical scene producing some of the most exciting new works as well as the most entertaining pieces in Rochester. Producing Director Christopher F. Kawolsky reopened the Theatre in February 1992 (after three years of inactivity). Since then, we have produced more than 230 different productions, ranging from popular musicals such as I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, to the hilarious Run For Your Wife !, to the Holocaust drama The Grey Zone, to the world premiere of James Lecesne's Word of Mouth (which went on to win Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards when later produced by Mike Nichols in NYC), to cabaret artists including KT Sullivan, Mark Nadler, Charles Cermele, Laura Theodore, D.C. Anderson, Quinn Lemley, Combo Fiasco, and others.

Our Mission

Part of our mission includes producing non-traditional work which, by its nature, attracts non-traditional audiences. We take special pride in drawing a large number of first-time theatregoers by providing opportunities to attend live theatrical performances to those who might not otherwise have the means or experience as a regular theatregoer.

We produce our own work and co-produce with other professional theatres nationally, allowing us to offer the Rochester community the finest productions possible!

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