The company is holding auditions for Disney’s Mary Poppins, and looking for performers, please see the details below.
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
About the project:
Disney and Cameron Makintosh’s “Mary Poppins” is the critically acclaimed Broadway smash hit musical based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film. The production delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved production features world famous songs by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, including “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” “Jolly Holiday,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” and “Feed the Birds,” among other hits that have been enjoyed by millions of fans throughout the world.
Additional info:
Those auditioning should be prepared to sing 16 measures of any familiar Broadway musical style song, preferably from Disney and Cameron Makintosh’s “Mary Poppins.”
Prior experience is not necessary to audition, so those without a theatrical resume may indicate any performing experience such as church choirs, public speaking, etc.
Auditioners should also bring their own sheet music in the preferred key, and be prepared to sing a short selection of about 16 measures. A pianist will be provided but will not be able to transpose any sheet music. Auditions with CDs or acapella will not be accepted. Those without sheet music will be asked to sing “Happy Birthday” with the accompanist.
Disney’s “Mary Poppins” is currently scheduled to be performed with a live full orchestra and presented on Tuesday, July 23, (Public Dress Rehearsal) and Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, July 25 through 28. The performances begin at 8:00 PM each evening.
Please apply if interested.
33 Project roles
Mary Poppins
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
Jane and Michael Banks’s new nanny. She is extraordinary and strange, neat and tidy, delightfully vain yet particular, and sometimes a little frightening but always exciting. She is practically perfect in every way and always means what she says.
Application deadline closed.
Bert
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
The narrator of the story, is a good friend to Mary Poppins. An everyman, Bert has many occupations, including hurdy-gurdy player, sidewalk artist and chimney sweep. Bert watches over the children as well as the goings on in Cherry Tree Lane. He has charm, speaks with a Cockney accent and is a song-and-dance man.
Application deadline closed.
George Banks
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
The father to Jane and Michael Banks, is a banker to the very fiber of his being. Demanding “precision and order” in his household, he is a pipe-and-slippers man who doesn’t have much to do with his children and believes that he had the perfect upbringing by his nanny, the cruel Miss Andrew. His emotional armor, however, conceals a sensitive soul.
Application deadline closed.
Winifred Banks
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
George’s wife and Jane and Michael’s mother. A former actress, she is loving and distracted homemaker who is busy trying to live up to her husband’s desire to only associate with “the best people” as well as be the model wife and mother. She suffers from the conflicting feelings that she’s not up to the job of “being Mrs. Banks,” yet, she is, and more. She has great warmth and simplicity to her tone.
Application deadline closed.
Jane Banks
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
The high-spirited daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Banks, is bright and precocious but can be willful and inclined to snobbishness.
Application deadline closed.
Michael Banks
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
The cute and cheeky son of Mr. and Mrs. Banks. Excitable and naughty, he adores his father and tries to be like him. Both he and Jane misbehave in order to get the attention of their parents.
Application deadline closed.
Katie Nanna
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
Jane and Michael’s nanny at the beginning of the show. Overwhelmed and upset, she has absolutely had her fill of the Banks children.
Application deadline closed.
Policeman
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
A neighborhood fixture who is respected by and observant of households on his beat.
Application deadline closed.
Miss Lark
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
The haughty next-door neighbor of the Banks family who treats her dog, Willoughby, as if her were child.
Application deadline closed.
Admiral Boom
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
A retired Royal Navy man and neighbor of the Banks family. A physically large man with a loud and booming voice, he speaks in Navy jargon and has a soft spot for his neighbor, Miss Lark.
Application deadline closed.
Mrs. Brill
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
The housekeeper and cook for the Banks family. Overworked and harassed, she’s always complaining that the house is understaffed. Her intimidating exterior is a cover for the warmth underneath. Mrs. Brill doesn’t have a high opinion of nannies in general and Mary Poppins in particular.
Application deadline closed.
Robertson Ay
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
The houseboy to the Banks family. Lazy, sleepy and grumbling, he never gets things right and believes himself to be useless.
Application deadline closed.
Park Keeper
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
Uniformed and officious, he makes sure no one breaks park regulations. His life is defined by rules, but he secretly hankers after his childhood.
Application deadline closed.
Neleus
Male.
18
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30.
All ethnicities
The statue of a young boy posed with a dolphin in the park. Neleus was separated from his father, Poseidon, and misses him very much. A small and lonely being, he is very happy to befriend Jane and Michael.
Application deadline closed.
Queen Victoria
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
A statue in the park.
Application deadline closed.
Bank Chairman
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
The head of the bank where Mr. Banks is employed, is an Edwardian stuffed-shirt.
Application deadline closed.
Miss Smythe
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
The Bank Chairman’s humorless secretary.
Application deadline closed.
Von Hussler
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
A businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal.
Application deadline closed.
John Northbrook
Male.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
An honest business man seeking a loan to build a factory for his community.
Application deadline closed.
Bird Woman
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
Covered in a patchwork of old shawls, and her pockets are stuffed with bags of crumbs for the birds. She tries to sell her crumbs for the birds. She tries to sell her crumbs to passersby, who ignore her as if she doesn’t exist.
Application deadline closed.
Mrs. Corry
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
Owns a magical gingerbread shop. She is a mysterious woman of great age.
Application deadline closed.
Miss Andrews
Female.
18
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56.
All ethnicities
George’s overbearing and scary nanny. With her bottle of nasty-tasting brimstone and treacle to keep naughty children in line, she is a bully who only knows one way of doing things – her way.
