"Mary Poppins" Musical Searching for Equity Principal Actors
Equity principal actors for Playhouse 2026 Season show "Mary Poppins". See the breakdown below. Rate: $1014 weekly minimum. Pension & Health + travel & housing where applicable. Additional info: Audition lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM. PREPARATION: Please prepare a brief song. Bring sheet music in the correct key and a stapled headshot and resume. An accompanist will be provided. EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. First Rehearsal (Maine): November 17, 2026 First Preview: December 2, 2026 Opening: December 4, 2026 Closing: December 20, 2026 If you are interested, please apply.
9 role s
Female-presenting. Neat, tidy, delightfully vain, sharp, particular, and self-possessed. Strange and extraordinary—sometimes intimidating, always thrilling—“practically perfect in every way.” Requires strong British accent and strong dance ability. Mezzo-soprano.
Male-presenting. Warm, charismatic everyman with many professions (match seller, pavement artist, chimney sweep, musician). Mary Poppins’ confidant and guide through Cherry Tree Lane. True song-and-dance performer with excellent tap skills required. Cockney accent. Baritone.
Male-presenting. Disciplined senior bank clerk who believes order and propriety are keys to happiness. Absent-minded, set in his ways; emotional journey toward joy and connection is central. Baritone.
Female-presenting. Loving but perpetually distracted mother, struggling to balance societal expectations, devotion to her husband, and care for her children. Warm, human, emotionally nuanced. Mezzo-soprano.
Female-presenting. Long-suffering housekeeper of the Banks household. Loud, blunt, perpetually complaining but deeply caring. Mezzo.
Female-presenting. George Banks’s former nanny—overbearing disciplinarian with a booming voice and terrifying authority. Larger-than-life comedic villain energy. Mezzo-soprano.
Male-presenting. Sleepy, ineffectual house boy to the Banks family. Lazy, perpetually confused, resigned to incompetence. Dry, understated comedic timing essential. Tenor.
Female-presenting. Quiet, haunting presence in worn shawls, pockets filled with crumbs for the birds. Gentle, weathered, deeply moving; sings “Feed the Birds.” Mezzo-soprano.
Male-presenting. ADMIRAL BOOM: Retired naval officer with a booming voice and commanding presence; speaks navy jargon and delights in ceremony and explosions. BANK CHAIRMAN: Stiff, humorless Edwardian authority figure and head of the bank. Baritone.
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