PIPPIN Equity Principal Actors - Marriott Theatre Auditions

PIPPIN - Equity video submissions

Marriott Theatre | Lincolnshire, IL

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in PIPPIN (See breakdown). All roles will be understudied. Our goal is to create a warm and welcoming casting process. The team strives to lead with respect, kindness, and generosity.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please see breakdown for Video Submission Instructions. Video Submissions will begin to be accepted June 12th, 2026. The Video Submission deadline is Friday, June 26th, 2026, at 11:59pm CT.
Deadline: Friday, June 26, 2026

PERSONNEL

Viewing submissions:
Amber Mak (She/Her) - Director/Choreographer
Ryan T. Nelson (He/Him) - Music Director
Peter Blair (He/Him) - Executive Producer
Peter Sullivan (He/Him) - Artistic Director
Katie Johannigman (She/Her) - Associate Artistic Director
Jordan Ratliff (He/Him) - Artistic Coordinator

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: January 7, 2027
First Preview: January 27, 2027
Press Opening: February 3, 2027
Closing: March 14, 2027
Possible Extension Through: March 21, 2027

OTHER

https://www.marriotttheatre.com/
Please reach out to Jordan Ratliff at
Jordan.Ratliff@MarriottTheatre.com or 847-465-1326 ex. 1 if you have any questions or access needs.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.

Breakdown

PIPPIN

Video Submission Instructions:

Please submit your headshot, resume and video submission at:
http://www.marriotttheatre.com/audition/pippin-auditions (Which will go live at 12am CT on 6/12/2026). Prepare the material for the character you would like to submit for. Audition material and additional audition information can be found at:
http://www.marriotttheatre.com/audition/pippin-auditions.

Video submissions are viewed through the platform AIRTABLE. Please note that viewing submissions through Airtable does not always register as a view on services like YouTube and Vimeo. However, all submissions are viewed by the artistic team.
Videos must be received as an UNLISTED Youtube link or Vimeo link. Video Submissions will be accepted from June 12 - June 26, 2026, at 11:59pm CT.

In regard to the character descriptions – they outline the characters as described in the script and in consultation with the creative team. They do not aim to be all-encompassing representations of who might fill these roles. We aim for an expansive and deliberate casting process. We acknowledge that the characters in the script are traditionally presented as either male or female (using he/him or she/her pronouns). We warmly welcome submissions from individuals who identify as gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, or non-binary for the roles that resonate most with their identity.

SEEKING:

LEADING PLAYER: (Any Gender, Any Age), Commanding and seductive, exuding a warmth that feels like an exclusive invitation. Masterfully charming and manipulative, the Leading Player is our invitation to fulfillment and offers a place for everyone to belong. Guides Pippin through discovering his “purpose”. Exceptional in many ways especially in dance and vocals and excels in charisma but is ultimately possessive. Vocal range: Db3-Ab4

PIPPIN: (Male/Masc, 20s+), Longing to find his purpose in life. Pensive, naive, innocent, and wandering. Truly lacking a place to belong and fit in. Eventually finds love, and purpose in life, with Catherine and Theo. Great dancer and vocalist. Vocal range: G2-Ab4

CHARLEMAGNE: (Male/Masc, 50s-60s), Pippin's demanding father and ultimate conqueror. As the King of the Holy Roman Empire, Charlemagne is more comfortable wielding a sword than breaking bread. An archetype of a ruler. He wears his years with great pride. Vocal range: G2-E4

LEWIS: (Male/Masc), Charlemagne and Fastrada’s son. Strong and self-involved. Pippin’s half-brother and after Pippin, heir to the throne. Addicted to the physical. Lewis loves weightlifting. Lewis loves wrestling, but most of all, Lewis loves Lewis. Excellent dancer as Lewis emerges from the players.

FASTRADA: (Female/Femme, late 30s-50s), Pippin's conniving and manipulative stepmother to Pippin. A seductress, who is no stranger to deceit and betrayal, she is smart, calculating and understands the power of sex. Also, an excellent dancer as she emerges from the players. Vocal range: A3-F5

BERTHE: (Female/Femme, mature, 60+), Pippin's saucy, charismatic, grandmother. A woman full of vigor, wisdom, grace, and sass. She understands the limit of time. She encourages Pippin to live his life to the fullest sexually. Good mover who can engage the audience. An example to show. Vocal range: E3-C5

CATHERINE: (Female/Femme, 20s-30s): A widow and mother. She is a natural, unassuming beauty, and a hopeless romantic, who possesses graceful elegance. Encounters Pippin at his lowest point and eventually falls in love with him. Vocal Range: F#3-Db5

THEO: (Male/Masc, Child, age 7-10), Catherine's son who is unapologetic, frank, and very real. He is not putting on an act.

ENSEMBLE/THE PLAYERS: A greek chorus of sorts of exceptional dancers and singers. They are enticing, seductive, and exceptional in many ways. Along with the Leading Player, they can morph and become all Pippin could desire, as well as offer him a place to belong. As an ensemble they appear “perfect”. Skills in acrobatics, circus, partnering and magic are a plus but not required.