interACT Theatre Productions Announces auditions for our April musical
PIPPIN (Non-Equity/No-Pay)
ALL ROLES OPEN
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Orchestrations for 2013 Revival by Larry Hochman
PERFORMANCE DATES
April 8-10, 22-24,29&30 2022
Fri, Sat - 7:30p, Sun - 4:00pm
The Burgdorff Theatre
10 Durand Rd. - Maplewood NJ, 07040
AUDITION DATES
January 25,28,29, 2022
by appointment
video submission option available
Callbacks (if needed) IN PERSON - January 30, 2PM
COVID DISCLAIMER: Based on CDC and state of New Jersey recommendations as well as Broadway League practices, interACT will require all participants of Pippin to be vaccinated.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE DISCLAIMER: This production includes adult language and adult situations.
WHAT TO PREPARE
Auditionees should prepare a 32 bar selection of an up-tempo musical theatre song, AND a 32 bar selection of a ballad musical theatre song (At least one selection having been composed after 1970). The acting segment of auditions will be by cold reading only. No Monologues will be seen at this audition. Auditionees should also prepare for and dress appropriately for a movement audition.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE
interACT welcomes persons with disabilities to audition for all of its productions. If you require accommodations such as large print audition sides, require the audition sides to be sent ahead of time, or any other accommodations due to impairment or disability, please reply to this email and let us know at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled audition.
CHARACTERS
PIPPIN - M (18-21) - Our story's young and confused protagonist. He is longing to find his purpose in life. Naive, innocent, and discontent.
LEADING PLAYER - M/F/NB (Mid 20s-early 50s) – (A knowledge of magic and illusion is desired but not necessary) The ultimate 'ring leader.' Masterfully charming and manipulative, the Leading Player is a chameleon of sorts.
CHARLES- M (50-70) – 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.
FASTRADA - F(30-50) – 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.
LEWIS - M (18-30) – Pippin's half-brother. Vain and vacant with an impressive physique, he is a cross between a muscle-head and an ill-developed mama's boy. A pawn in Fastrada's scheme.
BERTHE - F (66) – Pippin's saucy grandmother. A brassy broad full of wisdom, grace, and sass.
CATHERINE- F (25-35) – A young widow and mother. She is a beautiful and a hopeless romantic, who possesses graceful elegance.
THEO - M (6-10) – Catherine's son.
FEATURED DANCER - M/F/NB (18+) - Featured Dancers within the ensemble.
FEATURED MAGICIAN - M/F/NB (18+) - Featured Magicians within the ensemble.
ENSEMBLE - M/F/NB (Any Age) - Members of a traveling troupe of players, ever present, taking on various roles such as Charlemagne's Army, Monks, Nobility, Peasants, etc.
COVID PRECAUTIONS
A Mask must be worn at all times.
Hand Sanitizer will be provided on-site.
You will be asked questions regarding your Covid Vaccine Status. If cast, you will be asked for proof of your vaccination.
Pippin is a non-equity no-pay production.
to schedule your audition, please fill out the form at
http://www.interactproductions.org/pippin
you will receive a confirmation within 48 hrs.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power. In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every day.
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