Mainstage
Presents
Pippin 2013 Broadway Revival
Auditions:
September 20; Dance Call September 21; Call Backs September 26
You may not be needed for the entire call back time.
Please bring the appropriate shoes and attire to the dance call audition.
Location of Audition, Callback, Rehearsal & Performance Venue:
Metropolitan Performing Arts
located at 6403 E Mill Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98686
AUDITION FORMAT
Audition and Callbacks Panel
You will be auditioning for the Director, Kris Heller; Musical Director, Lily Foster and Choreographer, Chynna Rae Shurts . An accompanist will also be present in the room at auditions and callbacks.
An accompanist will be provided at auditions. Please bring your sheet music with cuts appropriately marked and with the correct lyrics you are singing.
The Stage Manager, Conner, will be at the venue to run the callbacks and assist with any questions.
Include a headshot, acting resume and completed audition form. Please sign up for an audition slot HERE.
In Person Auditions
You will have five mins to sing selections from two contrasting songs of your choice, preferably in the style of the show.
You are required to sing a song that shows your vocal range and ability. This should be a song that you know well and can perform by heart. A song in the style of the show is preferred. You need to provide sheet music in the correct key for the provided accompanist. Do not sing acapella.
Video Submission Auditions
You have three minutes total for your submission. You should include your slate, two vocal selections from contrasting songs (in the style of the show) Your songs should each be about 1 min to 1 min and 30 seconds in length. Please make sure that you send in your finished audition form, and a headshot and resume with your audition. Please do not send in youtube links as they will not upload correctly.
Video auditions must be submitted to Conner@metropolitanperformingarts.org by September 19, 2025. Any video submissions received after will not be considered. Please use the subject line "Pippin auditions <Your Name>"
Callback Format
All auditionees should keep the call back dates available just in case. You will be contacted if you are required for call backs and provided sides or music to prepare, after the dance call, if required. Everyone should be prepared to sing and read a script excerpt
from the show in a “cold read.”
Casting Outcomes
We will notify you as soon as possible of the outcome of your audition whether you are cast or not. Please ensure that the contact details you provide on your audition form are correct.
Auditionees who are cast will be contacted by telephone. Auditionees who are not cast will be notified by email.
REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES
Rehearsals
General rehearsals are planned to commence on October 2nd, 2025 from 5:00-8:00 PM.
All rehearsals are held at Metropolitan Performing Arts except for in an emergency. Please note that rehearsal calls are subject to change but the general times are below. Rehearsal days will be listed on the Audition form.
Rehearsals - Thursday are 5:00pm-8:00pm and Fridays 5:00pm-9:00pm, Saturdays are 1:00pm-6:00 pm. There will be additional rehearsals closer to the opening of the show as time permits. You will have the schedule in advance.
We value your time, so we will only call you for the rehearsals where you are needed. However, you should ensure that you are generally available for these times during the rehearsal period prior to auditioning.
If you anticipate absences during the rehearsal period, please be honest about this on the audition form.
Tech Week
Cast will be required for each rehearsal during tech weeks and all performances. This is not negotiable.
Please consider your availability for rehearsals and the performance season prior to auditioning to avoid disappointment.
Tech and Cue to Cue: November 29th & 30th please be available both days. Specific times will be announced once the cast is set.
Dress Rehearsals
December 2nd & 3rd
Final Dress Thursday, December 4th
Performance Dates
Friday December 5th at 7:00pm (Special VIP donor hour before opening)
Saturday December 6th at 6:30pm
Sunday December 7th at 2:00pm Discount Day (special ticket prices)
Friday, December 12th at 7:00pm (PRIDE Night)
Saturday December 13th at 6:30pm
Sunday December 14th at 2:00pm
Friday, December 19th at 7:00pm (MPA Alumni Night)
Saturday, December 20th at 2:00pm
Saturday, December 20th at 7:00pm
Strike will be December 21st and is mandatory with a Cast Party held after for students and parents.
Tickets will be $25-$30 general admission and $26-$21 for Military/Senior/Students. (we participate in Arts for All)
MPA operates based on the current CDC guidelines. Changes to our masking policy will be based on the current CDC guidelines in Clark County.
If you have any questions please email or call MPA at the above email or 360-975-1585
About the Show
This updated circus-inspired version of Pippin is the story of one young man's journey to be extraordinary. 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 (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every day.
Show Dates
December 5 - 20, 2025
Director
Kris Heller
Run Time
TBD
Rating
TBD
