See what the students of Zach Academy have been conjuring with this production of Stephen Schwartz’s princely bildungsroman. As told by a traveling performance troupe, Prince Pippin searches for life’s meaning in a world clouded by war, passion, and illusions. Originally made for the student stage at Carnegie Mellon – though Schwartz claims no elements of this version linger in the show’s current form – this pursuit of an identity beyond one’s immediate circumstances continues to ring true today as it did in the Middle Ages, aka the 1970s. – James Scott
