Auditions for the musical Pippi Longstocking will be held at The Des Moines Playhouse at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. All auditions are open to the public; no one is pre-cast. Those auditioning must bring a prepared solo; an accompanist will be provided as well as the ability to play an accompaniment track from an iPhone or similar device. Questions about auditions should be directed to Robin Spahr, 515-974-5365.
Pippi Longstocking contains feature roles for 7 men and 3 women, ages 16 and up; 1 boy and 2 girls, ages 8-16; and an ensemble of men, woman, boys, and girls, ages 8 and up. Performances are Apr. 24-May 17 with school matinees May 4-5. Where race, ethnicity, gender, age, or other personal differentiations are not demanded by the needs of the script, the Playhouse casts its plays without regard to these attributes. Pippi Longstocking is directed by Taylor Millar with music direction by Brenton Brown.
On the outskirts of town stands a ramshackle house. It may not seem like much until you peek through the railings. Then there’s a horse on the porch, a monkey in the kitchen, and a freckle faced, red-pigtailed, whirlwind of a girl in mismatched stockings presiding over all! This is the domain of Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim’s Daughter Longstocking. She has what she needs to get by and if she doesn’t, she’ll make something up that will do the trick.
The Playhouse is one of the oldest and largest community theatres in the US. Located at the 42nd Street exit of I-235, the theatre has presented a full season of shows since 1919 and also offers a wide variety of educational experiences including classes for ages 4 to adult, theatre trips to New York, and volunteer opportunities onstage and backstage.
For up-to-date audition information and general guidelines, visit the Playhouse website at
www.dmplayhouse.com or contact the Playhouse at 515-974-5365.
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