Programs

  • Cabaret Musical Production

    Cabaret was our first, live and in-person, full musical production after closing down in 2020 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. It played for 3 weeks, with 12 performances in total, plus 1 preview for invited friends and family. We served 824 patrons from the Puget Sound area, including providing 147 complimentary/free tickets. Our show Cabaret is not a gender- or color-blind cast, the diversity of our cast is reflective of the diversity of Weimar Berlin, a flourishing city crushed by fascism and the homogeneity it demands. While some might call our cast "nontraditional," we would argue that our cast is actually historically accurate. The reboot for Cabaret is really more of a refocus than it is a reboot, examining how privilege intersects with activism. At what point did you notice something was wrong? What could you do about it? What does every person, with all their different privileges and varying levels of social capital in the face of white supremacism, decide to do? Our casting contextualizes their character's choices in this show, which puts the plights of Fraulein Schneider and even Sally Bowles in a different light. As for the ending? The director, as a Jewish American, who is acutely aware of the number "six million," wanted to emphasize that there were people who said something, did something. So what would you do? May your answer, at the very least, be "Something."
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $19K

  • Jesus Christ Superstar Musical Production

    Jesus Christ Superstar was the first time we produced a second full musical production in the same year. It had always been something we had planned for, and 2022 became that year. It ran for 3 weeks, with 12 performances in total, plus 1 preview for invited friends and family. We served 1011 patrons in the Puget Sound area, including 102 complimentary/free tickets. When the director was approached about doing Jesus Christ Superstar, he went with a concept that had been seen playing out in our social media-conscious world: what happens when someone is plucked from obscurity, thrown into the spotlight, says one thing wrong because they weren't trained for this, and ends up canceled? What happens when we promise them the world, and then take it away because they are now deemed unworthy? It seemed that this story of Jesus Christ would fit perfectly with the director's mission for this Superstar; we like to watch people succeed but we love to watch them fail. As sad as that is, it is unfortunately woven into the fabrics of our lives. It's through that lens that this production of Jesus Christ Superstar is set. It provided Reboot to take something familiar, yet older, and view it through the lens of the media trappings we have today. As with all Reboot's production, casting was intentionally cast with a dynamic, and diverse, core of performers. The show achieved a huge visual impact, aided by a wall of televisions and monitors that played throughout the show with accompanying images, filmed segments, and a live feed of the performances.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $27.9K

  • 110 in the Shade Musical Production

    Reboot will combine forces with Seattle Public Theatre in the spring of 2023, in their first collaboration together for this classic musical. 110 in the Shade will play for 4 weeks in March/April of 2023, with 16 days of performances, and the potential of reaching over 1600 Patrons, including comps/free tickets. Set in a small drought-stricken town on a blistering hot day, 110 IN THE SHADE is an exploration of longing, love, and hope. Hidden in the middle of this seemingly simple story lies a complex layer of emotions and discovery. It is at once charming, funny, and sentimental but at the same time doesn't shy away from loneliness, thwarted expectations and at times, a harsh honesty. Yes, there are some inherent challenges in the script with its portrayal of simplified gender roles; but somehow, at its core, it captures our human struggles. Struggling with what it means to be a woman, Lizzie Curry has reached a boiling point. Society tells her she must be this or that, and do or act a certain way. She tries to follow these put-upon rules, but it doesn't work for her. There must be something more. Lizzie comes to realize her true self-beautiful and perfect as she is. That's why we're excited to share 110 as it is a prime example of one of Reboot's core beliefs, "be who you are and become who you want to be". That is exactly what is happening in 110, the realization and acceptance of 'being'. Not only in ourselves, but in those around us. To help express this core belief and in true Reboot fashion, we have pared down the musical to its emotional core. We focus on the humanness of each of the characters, flaws and all. We explore gender stereotypes by honoring the complexities of these characters-their history, dreams, and desires-and find minor nuances and subtle variations in the meaning of scripted lines to allow a fluidity that may not have been known or welcomed in the original version. The casting will be deliberate for each of the characters, and Reboot will be seeking to cast a transgender woman in the lead role. The set will be designed by artist Jeff Church, and hopes to be made of recycled wood, surrounding and inviting the audiences into the playing space. Stretching our design concepts, we will make it rain on stage in the grand finale. The band will be onstage in full view, and act as members the town, adding to the intimacy and inclusion of community.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $6K