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Pippin

Synopsis:	Pippin is the story of Prince Pippin's quest to find personal significance. The Leading Player who is blessed with the gift of magic narrates the story. Pippin traverses through the trials of war, love, and politics before finding himself out amongst the peasants - away from the wealth and privilege of royal life. He ends up falling in love with a good widow, Catherine. In the end, the Leading Player tries to convince Pippin to just commit suicide. Pippin resists and decides to spend the rest of his life with Catherine and her young son.
License:	Music Theatre International (MTI)
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Pippin Characters
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Name	Gender	Vocal Part	Age Range	Role Type
Leading Player	male	baritone	25 – 50	lead
Pippin	male	tenor	18 – 30	lead
Charles	male	bass-baritone	40 – 65	supporting
Fastrada	female	mezzo	30 – 50	supporting
Berthe	female	alto	40 – 75	supporting
Catherine	female	mezzo	21 – 37	supporting
Lewis	male		20 – 35	supporting
Theo	male		5 – 13	cameo
Soldiers, beggars, nobles, peasants	N/A		11 – 65	chorus