Word: pippins
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...Pippin is the story of Charlemagne and his two sons, Pippin and Louis. Louis is his mother Fastrada's dearest, strong and mighty in battle, but very dumb. Pippin is his father's favorite--educated, benevolent, unlike his brother. Michael Rupert's Pippin, with his dingledodly, flaky normality, steals the crowd's empathy from his brother. While Louis sends ripples through his biceps, Pippin catechizes the dilemmas of his life--something most theater buffs can better relate...
...Pippin proves to be a very relevant story for any college student. After finishing his education, Pippin doesn't know what to do with his life. While Louis flaunts his shiny new armor and jabs his sword at the air, Pippin sits cross-legged on the stage, pondering where fate will lead...
King Charles, a big barrel of a king and self-acclaimed "giant in the bedroom," snorts that his son need not do anything--Pippin is much too intelligent to be a soldier. "But Louis is such a good boy," snickers Fastrada, "so considerate and brave...
...Pippin eventually decides to match his brother's bravado and joins his father's army. He cannot seem to take army life any more seriously than a game of Risk, and becomes deeply disillusioned when he sees his father and his men look forward to the Visigoth war. To top off the victory, his father announces, "We can rape the women!" Pippin is left somewhat aghast...
...seems a bit much to bear until Pippin's grandmother, Berthe, provides the necessary comic relief. Berthe, played brilliantly by Thelam Carpenter, is a vivacious, sassy old lady who gets up to sing her jazzy number after excoriating the men's war games. "Men and their wars! Sometimes I think men raise flags when they can't get anything else...