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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
CABARET
“The thing that gets
blown over in usual productions
is that the Weimar
Republic was very
queer and inclusive,”
Cronin said.
The director has expanded
the story arcs of
some minor characters,
while keeping the script
largely the same. The cast
in this show also features
several gender-non-conforming
actors and crossgender
casting.
“We tried to make it so
that the actors on stage are
like the people you see on
the street,” he said.
The show’s sleazy nocturnal
frolic foreshadows
German society’s descent
into the darkness of the
Holocaust, showing how
many people ignored its
horrors until it affected
them directly, said Cronin.
He drew parallels between
Germany’s hateful politics
and the encroaching policies
of the Trump administration,
including the
transgender military ban
and putting migrant children
in cages.
“It can shift so quickly,”
he said. “I think that
maybe even I ignored it,
and within two years it
was, ‘What country do I
live in?’ ”
Watching the topical
show might not be easy,
but the director believes
that he has a responsibility
to truly represent how
quickly a liberal society
can fall for hate. He hopes
the production will ignite
discussion and refl ection
among the audience.
“The show is a lot to
swallow, and we’re certainly
not downplaying the
raw emotions — it’s going
to be uncomfortable,” he
said. “My goal is that people
leave the theater and
have discussions about
what’s happening today.”
“Cabaret” at Gallery
Players 199 14th St., between
Third and Fourth
avenues in Park Slope,
(718) 595–0547, www.galleryplayers.
com. Opens
Sept. 7 at 8 p.m., then Thu–
Fri at 8 p.m.; Sat at 2 p.m.
and 8 p.m.; Sun at 3 p.m.
through Sept. 29. $30.
Talkback after the Sunday,
Sept. 15 performance.
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Cops cuff suspect in connection
with brutal Midwood slashing
SLASHED: Cops arresred Marajh for allegedly slashing a father and son in Midwood, following a
heated argument. Photo by Paul Martinka
BY ROSE ADAMS
Cops busted a man for allegedly
slashing a 49-yearold
father and his 18-yearold
son with a box cutter in
Midwood on Aug. 31.
Vinesh Marajh was one
of three men who allegedly
attacked the father and son
duo following a heated argument
on E. 15th Street
between avenues J and K
at 10:15 p.m,, punching the
victims and then slashing
them with the razor blade,
according to police.
Cops arrived at the
scene and cuffed Marajh,
charging him with assault
and harassment, cops
said.
The other two men fl ed
the scene following the
fi ght, and the victims were
taken to Maimonides Medical
Center in stable condition.
A police investigation
of the slashing remains
ongoing.
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