The SUU Department of Theatre, Dance, & Arts Administration proudly presents Pippin, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and Book by Roger O. Hirson, directed by Britannia Howe. Pippin will play in the Randall L. Jones Theatre on November 20 & 21, 2025 and January 22-24, 2026 at 7:30 p.m, with a matinee on November 22 at 2:00 p.m. 

Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for alumni, and $8 for non-SUU students. SUU students, faculty, and staff are admitted free with a valid SUU ID. Tickets will be available for purchase at the Utah Shakespeare Festival Ticket Office up to 30 minutes prior to each performance or at www.bard.org/tdaa.

Pippin explores themes of self-discovery and purpose. This production includes mild suggestive humor and innuendo.

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Synopsis from Music Theatre International:

With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin is the story of one young man's journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, this updated circus-inspired version of Pippin continues to captivate and appeal to the young at heart throughout the world.

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.