PIPPIN
APRIL 11, 12, 13, 18, 19,
Pippin
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Originally produced on the Broadway stage by Stuart Ostrow
Originally directed on the Broadway stage by Bob Fosse
2013 Broadway revival directed by Diane Paulus
Theo Ending Originally Conceived in 1998 by Mitch Sebastian
Directed by James L. Dick
Choreographed by Maya Tillman-Rayton
Musical Direction by Matthew Harris
Conducted by Creston Herron
Fight & Movement Direction by Christian Boudreaux
Scenic Design by Katie Cooley
Costume Design by Zoe English
Lighting Design by Ann Sitzman
Hair & Makeup Design by Olivia Laycock
Stage Management by Connor L. Maloney
CAST
Pippin – Jacobi Robinson
Leading Player – Katherine Leverenz
Charles – Brandon Heflin
Fastrada – Maya Welde
Lewis – Zach Newkirk
Catherine – Essy Siegel
Theo – Conner Booton
Berthe – Gail Trottier
Ensemble – Parker Bennett, Tara Leigh Burgat, Isabel Dewey (Catherine understudy), Sofia Dunkelberger, Jacob Haefele, Sophia Harrison, Natalie Loftus (Fastrada understudy), Jadyn Kaufman, Cullen Krishna, Jazmyne Le, Evan McCoy, Caden Moffitt (Pippin understudy), Nicole Noakes (Berthe understudy), Mallory Price, Paul Ruf, Madi Seelye, Anna Tové Shelton (Dance Captain), Sloane Smith, John Stecher Jr. (Charles understudy), Morgan Tate, Elizabeth Wellman, Cytlahli Winsor (Leading Player understudy), Rizzy Xiong
* Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance
Orchestra
Conductor: Creston Herron
Piccolo/Flute: Abigail Short
Oboe: Hsinni Hsieh
Clarinet: Madeline Echternacht
Trumpet: Armando Gutierrez/Shaun Hawkins
Trombone: Eli Lockhart
Percussion: Alan Villarreal-Wong/Ben Willems
Violin/Viola: Melanie Lysaught
Cello: William Webb
String Bass: Sawyer Janssen
Bass Guitar: Noah Tucker
Guitar: Rory Duncan
Piano: Matthew Harris
Songs
Magic To Do – Leading Player and Ensemble
Corner of the Sky – Pippin
War Is a Science – Charles, Pippin, and Soldiers
Glory – Leading Player and Soldiers
Simple Joys – Leading Player
No Time at All – Berthe and Ensemble
With You – Pippin
Spread a Little Sunshine – Fastrada and Ensemble
Morning Glow – Pippin and Ensemble
On the Right Track – Leading Player and Pippin
Kind of Woman – Catherine and Ensemble
Extraordinary – Pippin
Prayer for a Duck – Pippin and Theo
Love Song – Pippin and Catherine
Finale – Ensemble
In Recognition
Pippin is made possible in part by support from the Ronald A. Willis Visiting Scholar/Artist Fund and the Friends of Theatre & Dance.
Setting & Time: 780 A.D. and thereabouts, the Holy Roman Empire and thereabouts
Intermission: This production is presented with a 15-minute intermission.
Runtime: 110 minutes (approximate)
Content: This production includes adult language and themes. It may not be appropriate for all audiences. Water-based theatrical haze is used in this production.
Acknowledgments: Ryan McCall, Willow Purtle, and Tom Zhang
The director would like to dedicate this production to the memory of Kim Bohmann and Clive Elliott.
Pippin is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Production Staff & Crew
Assistant Choreographer Anna Tové Shelton
Assistant Scenic Designer Drue Bowen
Assistant Costume Designer Joey Albano
Assistant Lighting Designer Sean Ingram
Assistant Stage Managers Camryn Purtle, Alexia “AJ” Watson
Production Assistant Michael Morgan
Fight Captain John Stecher Jr.
Weapons Handler Grace Couldry
Faculty Scenic Mentors Rana Esfandiary, Dennis Christilles
Faculty Costume, Makeup & Hair Mentor Kelly Vogel
Faculty Stage Management Mentor Jenna Link
Graphic Designer Chris Millspaugh Design
Photographer Luke Jordan
Crew Supervisors Katie Cooley, Josh Gilpin, Kai Goff
Wardrobe, Hair and Makeup Crew Evann Greene, Lise Heilman, Cole Hill, Brock Keeler, Penelope Muñoz
Scenery and Properties Crew Addison Craft, Kris Evers, Cohen Partain, Dakota Schrempp
Lighting Crew Evan Baumgartner, Connor Cooper, James Kensinger
Sound Mixer Hana Rose North
Sound Crew Tanner Ashenfelter, Cole Dickey, Anthony Jennings, Nicholas Sibert
Assistant Production Manager/Crew Swing ShonMichael Anderson
Rehearsal Assistant Alexandria Demps
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This production is an Associate entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 57®, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David M. Rubenstein. Special thanks to The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; Beatrice and Anthony Welters and the AnBryce Foundation. Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through he generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts & the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts. Productions entered on the Associate level are considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance. Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theatre department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.
The Department of Theatre and Dance is an organizational member of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for American theatre.
KU
University Theatre Land Acknowledgment
Translation from Menominee to English
The KU Department of Theatre & Dance acknowledges that our performances take place on the ancestral homelands of several Tribal Nations, including the Kansa/Kaw, the Osage. Specifically, the University of Kansas occupies land forcefully ceded in an 1825 treaty with the Kansa/Kaw Nation and a later treaty removing the Delaware/Lenape people.
This traditional territory was not a single property with border lines but rather maintained by Tribal peoples as traditional stewards, and we recognize an enduring relationship exists tying Tribal peoples to the land. Elements of the land remain embedded into their Tribal identities, culture, and language. The University Theatre emphatically recognizes and supports the sovereignty of the four federally recognized Tribal Nations present in Kansas today: the Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Sac and Fox, and Iowa.
As we gather in this community space, we ask that you all take a moment to give thanks for this day as we celebrate and honor the contribution of this production by the KU University Theatre. We ask that you feel the good energy, passion, and commitment of the students and help us to honor their gifts they will share today. We wish for you to be rejuvenated and take this good energy and find a way to share a little with your community and others. The world needs laughter, music, dance, and the arts–the language of universal love. The land is home to us all. In the name of humanity, we ask for a final moment of reflection as we recognize and honor the past, and most importantly the arts and culture of the original people of this land.
The Department looks forward to future partnerships and collaborations that honor this land acknowledgment. Enjoy the production and safe travels to all.
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2024-2025 FROTH Officers
President: Greg DiVilbiss
President-elect: Ashley Lafond
Treasurer/Past Pres: Julia Hardin
2024-2025 Board of Directors
Beth Chambers
Kate Giessel
Cindy Hart
Michelle Heffner Hayes
Frankie Haynes
Joan Hoffman
Kristen Miles
Markus Potter
Tonya Waller
Judy L. Wright
Ex Officio
Henry Bial, chair
Jim Dick, managing director
Jack Rischer, administrative associate
Season Sponsor
Truity Credit Union
Executive Producers
Randy Adams
Sarah Bishop & Jeremy Mullis
Lendley C. & Connie Black
Harvey S. Bodker
Julia Hardin & Ryan Butts
Kelly Calvert & Greg DiVilbiss
Marilyn & Thomas Dobski
Joan Hoffman
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Carol J. and David S Kyner
Sandi & Allan Miller
Jerry Nossaman
Bobby R. & Eleanor Patton
Lucy J. Price
Gene Puckett
Janet Riley
Janice M. Carlisle & Joseph R.
Roach
Linda & Scott Robinson
Mark V. Scrivo
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Sunflower Bank
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Benefactors
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Vicki & Joe Douglas
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Maria Orive & Michael Kennedy
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Darren Sextro
Carol Shankel
Erin Spiridigliozzi
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Patrons
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Nathan Bowman
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James L. Dick
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Susan Levine
Mary Loveland
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Laura Anne Meyer
Kristen Miles
Jean & Bill Mitchell
Bridget Murphy
Barbara Clarke Nash
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Mark & Jane Potts
Mark Reaney
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Sherry Ann Roschitz
Dr. Janet S. Rose
Teri Pierce & Susan Scannell
Mary & Fred Sgroi
Jean Shepherd
Kathy Smith
Robert M. & Margo Campbell Szabo
Kathryn & William Tuttle
Thomas & Melody Volek
Virginia Waldorf
Alice Weis
Jerome Yochim
Laura Zabel
Friends
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Jacqueline Z. Davis
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This list does not include members who have joined since March 30, 2025
Coming Up
Senior Showcase
May 3, 4* 7 p.m., *2 p.m.
Elizabeth Sherbon Blackbox Theatre in person and livestreamed
Henry Bial, Department Chair
Markus Potter, Artistic Director
Jenna Link, Production Manager
Maya Tillman-Rayton, Director of Dance
Jim Dick, Managing Director
Erin Barnett • Jane Barnette • Ashley Brittingham • Claire Buss
Dennis Christilles • Rana Esfandiary • Justin Harbaugh
Matthew Harris • Michelle Heffner Hayes • Alex Haynes
Laura Kirk • Mechele Leon • Michelle Miller
Logan Pachciarz • Marisa Plasencia • Rebecca L. Rovit
Ann Sitzman • Shannon Stewart • Kelly Vogel • Tom Zhang
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Technical Director Alex Weston • Scene Shop Manager Dave
Wanner • Costume Shop Manager Gail Trottier • Scene Shop
Coordinator Elliot Yochim • Marketing Communications
Coordinator Lisa Coble-Krings • Administrative Associates Lowen
Millspaugh & Jack Rischer • Accounting Specialist Christina Fowles
HR Specialist Hannah Casto • Budget Analyst Karla Williams
STUDENT PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Lead House Manager Madeleine Morris
House Managers & Event Staff Clara Childs • Paige Hinca
Aiden Howell • Gus Ketchell • Kinzie Wilmes
Administrative & Box Office Assistants Clara Childs • Paige Hinca
Connor L. Maloney • Madeleine Morris • Anna Shelton
Kinzie Wilmes • Elizabeth Wellman
Marketing Assistant Maren Meneley
Costume Assistants Joey Albano • Elliot Bowman • Zoe English
Reese Gilmore • Lacey Marr
Lighting/Projections Assistants Sean Ingram • Katie Missel
Nicholas Sibert • Kennedy Tolar
Scenic Assistants Emma Steenhard • John Stecher Jr. • Sam White
Sound Assistants Cole Dickey• Cliff Hoitt-Lange• Hana Rose North
Emma Torchia