Disney's "Mary Poppins" Looking for Actors

Jane and Michael Banks's new nanny, Mary Poppins is extraordinary and strange, neat and tidy, delightfully vain yet very particular. She is sometimes a little frightening, but always exciting. She is practically perfect in every way and always means what she says. MEZZO SOPRANO (Gb3-C6).

The narrator of the story, Bert 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 (B2-F#4).

George's wife and Jane and Michael's mother, Winifred Banks is a former actress and 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 a 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 a great warmth and simplicity to her tone. MEZZO SOPRANO (A3-D5).

Father to Jane and Michael and husband to Winifred, George 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. BARITONE (Bb2-Eb4).

The housekeeper and cook for the Banks family, Mrs. Brill is overworked, harassed and 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. ALTO (F#3-D#5).

The houseboy to the Banks family, Robertson Ay is lazy, sleepy and grumbling. He never gets things right and believes himself to be useless. TENOR (F3-G#4).

Featured ensemble role. Miss Andrew is George Banks'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. Sings the song "Brimstone and Treacle." SOPRANO WITH AN ALTO BELT. The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.

Featured ensemble role. A mysterious woman (allegedly the oldest in the world!) who speaks with an exotic-sounding accent, Mrs. Corry owns a magical gingerbread shop. Along with Mary Poppins and Bert, leads the singing and spelling out of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.

Featured ensemble role. Covered in a patch-work of old shawls, Bird Woman's pockets are stuffed with bags of 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" with Mary Poppins. ALTO. The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.

Featured ensemble role. The head of the bank where George Banks is employed is an Edwardian stuffed-shirt. BARITONE (C3-D4). The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.

Featured ensemble role. Miss Lark is the haughty next-door neighbor of the Banks family who treats her dog, Willoughby, as if he were her child. MEZZO SOPRANO. The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.

Featured ensemble role. Uniformed and officious, the Park Keeper makes sure no one breaks park regulations. His life is defined by rules, but he secretly hankers after his childhood. TENOR. The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.

Featured dancer with lines who sings. Neleus is 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. The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.

Featured dancer who sings. Valentine is a stuffed boy doll belonging to Jane. Sings a solo verse of "Playing the Game." The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.

Featured ensemble role. Admiral Boom is a retired Royal Navy man and neighbor of the Banks family. He speaks in Navy jargon with a loud and booming voice and has a soft spot for his neighbor, Miss Lark. The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.

Featured ensemble role. A small speaking part, the Policeman is a neighborhood fixture who is respected by and observant of the households on his beat. The actor cast will be a part of the Ensemble and may be asked to take on another featured role.