Arts & Entertainment
James Street Players Auditions for PIPPIN
The James Street Players Summer 2011 Musical is PIPPIN!! Sunday June 5th 2:00pm - 5:00 pm James Street Playhouse United Methodist Church of James Street21 James StBabylon, NY This hip, tongue-in-cheek, an...achronistic 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®-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.
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Director Christopher Rosselli
Musical Director Rebecca Katz
Choreographer Michael Zayas
Production Manager/AD Michelle Ruggieri
Stage Manager Marcia Paris
Performances are
July 29 at 8pm July 30 at 2pm and 8pm and July 31 at 3pm
Age Range - 15 through College age.Dance requirement: Heavy Extensive Dance Sections/Solos
A BAND OF PLAYERS Each sings, and plays a variety of roles, places and objects. The show's individual characters emerge from this "band".
Age range 15 - 25
BERTHE Pippin's saucy Grandmother. Age range 55-80
E3 - F#5
Alto
CATHERINE An attractive, sharp woman. Age range 15-25
Gb3 - Db5
Alto
CHARLES Pippin's father. Age range 30-55
Bb2 - E4
Baritenor
FASTRADA Pippin's conniving stepmother. Age range 15-30
A3 - F#
Mezzo-Soprano
LEADING PLAYER Dynamic. Age range 15-30
C#3 - A4
Baritone or Mezzo-Soprano
LEWIS Pippin's foppish stepbrother. Age range 15-25
E3 - E4
Baritenor
PIPPIN Earnest, attractive, misguided. Age range 15-25
G2 - Ab4
Tenor
THEO Catherine's young Son. Age range 5-12