"Mary Poppins" Musical Looking for Performers
Upcoming auditions for "Mary Poppins" show. Seeking cast. Please see the breakdown below. Additional info: Please prepare a 30 to 60 second monologue and 16 to 32 bars of music. English dialects would be helpful. Accompanist, Aux, and iPhone hook-up will be available. No previous experience is needed, directors welcome and encourage anyone from the community to come audition. Character and dance callbacks by invitation. Performance dates: April 3rd - May 3rd (all Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays during those dates.) Please see the attachments. If you are interested, please apply.
28 roles
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. (soprano/mezzo-soprano vocal range)
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. George may speak-sing as necessary. (baritone vocal range)
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. (mezzo-soprano vocal range)
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. (baritone vocal range)
Jane and Michael's nanny at the beginning of the show. Overwhelmed and upset, she has absolutely had her fill of the Banks children. (spoken role)
A neighborhood fixture who is respected by and observant of households on his beat.(spoken role)
The haughty next-door neighbor of the Banks family who treats her dog, Willoughby, as if her were child. (spoken role)
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. (baritone vocal range)
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. She does not have to be a strong singer. (alto vocal range)
The houseboy to the Banks family. Lazy, sleepy and grumbling, he never gets things right and believes himself to be useless. He doesn't do a lot of singing, but his "Spoonful" solo can be a fun surprise. (tenor vocal range)
Uniformed and officious, he makes sure no one breaks park regulations. His life is defined by rules, but he secretly hankers after his childhood. (tenor vocal range)
A statue in the park.
The head of the bank where Mr. Banks is employed, is an Edwardian stuffed-shirt. He can speak/sing his lines if necessary. (baritone vocal range)
The Bank Chairman's humorless secretary.
A businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal. He speaks with a German accent.
An honest business man seeking a loan to build a factory for his community. He speaks with an accent from Northern England.
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. Sings "Feed the Birds." There can be a gruff, folksy quality to her voice that reflects the hardness of her life.
Owns a magical gingerbread shop. She is a mysterious woman of great age who speaks with a Caribbean accent (or any accent that would make her seem exotic). (soprano vocal range)
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. (soprano vocal range)
Ensemble (all vocal ranges).
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Ensemble (all vocal ranges).
Ensemble (all vocal ranges).
Ensemble (all vocal ranges).
Ensemble (all vocal ranges).