{"id":11817,"date":"2019-12-18T13:51:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T18:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts-humanities-design-educational-information\/?p=11817"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:07:43","slug":"pippin-brings-more-recognition-to-spc-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts-humanities-design-educational-information\/pippin-brings-more-recognition-to-spc-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Pippin Brings More Recognition to SPC Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For a second year in a row, a St. Petersburg College<\/a> Theater production made the Top 10 list from Broadway World<\/a>\u2019s Best Local Shows and Performances of the Year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadway World critic Peter Nason lauded SPC\u2019s summer production of Pippin in three areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSt.\nPetersburg College had a tremendous set, a world-class title character (Martin\nPowers, resembling a juvenile Leonardo DiCaprio, and nonthreatening teen idol)\nand top-notch direction by Scott Cooper,\u201d Broadway World critic Peter Nason\nwrote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPC’s Theater Department<\/a> debuted Pippin, an adaption of the 1972 musical that is the story of Charlemagne\u2019s son and his search for meaning and fulfillment, in June 2019. It featured direction and stage design by award-winning theater professor Scott Cooper. Choreography was by Jessica Kerner Scuggs and musical direction by Latoya McCormick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The annual summer production is a collaboration featuring SPC students along with high school students and students from five other colleges from the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lead role of Pippin was played by Martin Powers, and this particular production featured three Leading Players instead of one, like a Greek chorus. They were performed by Ramiro Capano, Megan Levine, and Chloe McIntosh. Eva Campuzano played Berthe, Justine Nelson was Catherine, Diego Vargas played Theo and Quint Paxton played Charlemagne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the second year in a row that SPC\u2019s Theater department was recognized by Broadway World in their Top 10 list, with last season\u2019s production of Urinetown being noted last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Barbara Hubbard, SPC\u2019s Dean of Humanities\nand Fine Arts, said the award was very exciting for the department, which works\nclosely with Pinellas County high school thespians each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis partnership provides an opportunity for high school\nstudents and teachers to get to know our incredible SPC Theater Program,\u201d\nHubbard said. \u201cScott Cooper has been building recruitment for the summer\ntheater program for over eight years, and this recognition is richly deserved\nby all in the department. Congratulations to our faculty and students for an\namazing summer production!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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