Pippin - Houston EPA/ECC Singers
Theatre Under the Stars
AUDITION DATE
May 06, 2017
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm (CDT)
APPOINTMENTS
auditions@tuts.com
CONTRACT
WCLO Minimum - $1118/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Have two (2) 16 bar cuts prepared; one upbeat, one ballad, preferably in the style of the show. Please be prepared to sing the full song if asked. Please bring sheet music in your appropriate key.
LOCATION
Theatre Under the Stars
800 Bagby St Ste 200
Houston, TX 77002-2532
Studio
PERSONNEL
Michelle Gaudette, Director/Choreographer. Casting - THEATRE UNDER THE STARS
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: 6/23/17. First Performance: 7/11/17. Closing: 7/16/17* (six performances only)
OTHER
Presented at MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE. www.tuts.com
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
Leading Player: Male/Female, Any Ethnicity. The ultimate 'ring leader.' Masterfully charming and manipulative, the Leading Player is a chameleon of sorts. Guides Pippin through his own story and tries to intervene at the end. excellent dancer. Obsessed with putting on a great show for the audience. Ab4 - Db3
Pippin: Male, Any Ethnicity. 16 - 25. Our story's young and confused protagonist. He is longing to find his purpose in life. Naive, innocent, and discontent. Eventually finds love, and meaning in life, with Catherine and Theo. Ab4 - G2
Charles: Male, Any ethnicity, 55 - 70. Pippin's demanding father. As the King of the Holy Roman Empire, Charlemagne is more comfortable wielding a sword than breaking bread. He wears his years with great pride. E4 - G2
Lewis: Male, Any ethnicity, 25 -35. The son of Charles and Fastrada. More brawn than brains. The perfect solider, who loves Lewis above all else.
Fastrada: Female, Any ethnicity, 35 - 55, Pippin's conniving stepmother. A seductress, who is no stranger to deceit and betrayal, she is both sexy and smart. Skilled at using her sexual appeal to benefit her and her son. F5 - A3
Berthe: Female, Any Ethnicity, 60 - 80, Pippin's saucy grandmother. A brassy broad full of wisdom, grace, and sass. She tries to help Pippin and encourages him to live his life to the fullest. C5 - E3
Catherine: Female, Any Ethnicity, 25 - 40. A widow and mother. She is a beautiful and a hopeless romantic, who possesses graceful elegance. Encounters Pippin at his lowest point and eventually falls in love with him. Db5 - F#3
Ensemble: Male/Female. Any ethnicity, All ages. Strong Dancers. Charlemagnes Army, Monks, Nobility, Peasants, The Players.
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS is committed to diversity in casting, and will not discriminate against any Actor or applicant for a part in a cast by reason of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, sexual or affectional preference, age, handicap, political persuasion, or belief.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
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