[Capdist-auditions] Aution for Pippin - SECOND NOTICE

[Scott Fields]

*Auditions for: Pippin *
*Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and *
*Book by Roger O. Hirson*

Presented by Colonial LIttle Theatre
Directed by Gary Castler
Musical Direction by Mark Hitrick

*SECOND  NOTICE*

*Production Dates are July 27-29 and August 3-5, 2007*

Those auditioning should prepare 16 bars of an upbeat show tune or pop song,
Also prepare to do cold readings from the script.


*This show will be the Opening Show of the Theater's 70th Anniversary Season
*

*SYNOPSIS:*

*Based on rhe story of Pippin, son of Charlemagne.*

*Once upon a time, the young prince Pippin longed to discover the secret of
true happiness and fulfillment.
He sought it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh
and the intrigues of political
power (after disposing of his father King Charlemagne the Great). In the
end, he found it in the simple pleasures
of home and family. *

*This hip, tongue-in-cheek,anachronistic fairy tale captivated Broadway
audiences and continues to appeal to
the young at heart everywhere (the show has become a staple on high school
and college campuses). The energetic
pop-influenced score by three-time Oscar(r)-winning composer/lyricist Stephen
Schwartz ("Godspell," "Children of Eden"
and the animated films "Pocahontas," "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame" and "The
Prince Of Egypt") bursts with one
showstopping number after another, from soaring ballads to infectious dance
numbers. *

*Featuring a strong ensemble cast and a show-stealing song-and-dance
narrator, "Pippin" is equally effective
as an intimate, black-box production (as envisioned by the authors) or as
original director/choreographer
Bob Fosse's splashy, dance-driven spectacle, which included some of the most
brilliant staging in Broadway history.*

*This Show is Rated PG*



CHARACTERS:

*Leading Player*                     dynamic, magnetic (Male or
Female)                       Baritone

*Pippin *                                  earnest, attractive,
misguided                                 Baritone [often played by a tenor]
**
*King Charlemagne                *military, imposing, Father of
Pippin                         Bass
**
*Fastrada*                                Pippin's conniving
step-mother                                Mezzo

*Berthe*                                   Pippin's saucy
Grandmother;                                  Mezzo

*Lewis*                                    Pippin's foppish Stepbrother
*Catherine*                              attractive, sharp
woman                                         Mezzo
**
*Theo *                                    Catherine's 8-year-old son, aged
8-10 years of age, who has a strong singing voice.

*PLUS a Cast of Players to round out the cast*


*THIS SHOW IS OPEN TO AGES 12 AND UP TO AND INCLUDING ADULTS OF ALL AGES*


Audition Dates:            *Saturday          May 5th at 5 PM
*                                  *Mon-Tues         May 7 and 8th, 2007*

Time:                           *Registration
 7:00 PM(May 5th at 5PM)*
*                                   Auditions begin promptly at    7:30
PM(May 5th at 5:30 PM)*

Place:                          *Colonial Little Theatre*
                                   One Colonial Court
                                   Johnstown, NY
                                   (Parking Available in City Lot Right
Across from Theater)

For Directions and other Questions: *518-762-4325*  or   Visit the Theatre
website  *http://www.coloniallittletheatre.org*<http://www.coloniallittletheatre.org/>
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