Cabaret

On saturday my older sister took me to USC to watch a play callled Cabaret. Walking into the small theatre I had no idea what this play would be about. The play took place in Germany before world war 11. The setting was as a night club or brothel house called The Kit Kat club,
where men and women entertain each other and the audience. The women wore dark lingere and heavy makeup, and the story line was told by a funny capricious host who also worked in the club.

The play addressed many issues regarding homosexuality, love, happiness, and how Nazi's in germany altered these issues. Many people were forced to change their lifestyles and even their personalities to avoid the Nazis. There was one scene in the play that deeply moved my sister and I. The scene involved the host and an abnormally tall man in a gorilla mask and pink tutu. The two danced intimately whild the host sang "if only you knew, if only you saw her like I do". I immediately thought of my sister and her boyfriend, my sister is latina and light skinned her boyfriend is black. Whenever my sister and her boyfriend are together they are faced with discrimination from all races particulary other latinos and blacks. That scene made me reflect on the people I care about, and how it shouldn't matter what anyone else see's as long as I care for them.
The play ended ironically the way it began, except the actors came out with their faces wiped clean and wearing all black and the host wore white, he stood in the middle as a nazi casually sauntered the stage with an expression of evil satisfaction, and then the stage went black.
This play was like none I've ever seen. It was unique, entertaining, and beautiful I loved everything about it and the symbolic meaning behind it. I wish I could watch it again, if you hear about this play I reccomend watching it, but with an open mind and an open heart.