Saturday night the junior acting and musical theatre majors performed their second annual "Junior Cabaret" fundraiser. The event featured 17 performers over the course of one hour with a big opener and finale that featured the entire class. The event showcased popular songs from musicals such as "Spelling Bee" and "Rent." The group had one month to prepare for the event without any assistance from faculty. Junior Amanda Huxtable, one of the organizers and performers during the event, said this made it difficult for the group to organize and work together. With the majority of the cast either performing in "An Absolute Turkey" or the upcoming "Dance Concert: 2009" performance, Huxtable said it was difficult for everyone to show up at once. "To know we accomplished the show was a huge relief," she said. Huxtable considered it a success. "We're very thankful for everyone who came out." Whether or not there would be a suitable number of attendees was up in the air after considering the problems they faced. The amount of money made from the event has not been calculated, but Huxtable said that over 100 tickets were sold at the door. The money raised during the event will help the class when they are seniors and travel to New York to meet with casting directors and inevitably find agents. This is the first year the fundraiser has been mandatory for theater students to participate. It will continue to be mandatory in years to come. Huxtable said that this year's juniors have taken steps to make sure that the faculty becomes involved. t&c;
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