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Norris Performing Arts Center
in Cooperation with
Temecula Performing Arts Company
Present

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's
Mary Poppins
The Broadway Musical

Performances November 5-7
At 
The Old Town Temecula Community Theater

Come join the cast of this fun-filled
show-stopping Broadway musical! 
Roles for adults and children.

Auditions:
Friday August 27th
5-8 pm

Callbacks:
Saturday August 28th
2:00-5:00 pm

Rehearsals Will Be Scheduled Monday/Friday evenings and Saturday Afternoons


Auditions and Rehearsals will be held at N-PAC, 41640 Corning Place, Murrieta
 

SYNOPSIS: The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it." Mary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers and astonishing stagecraft. 

PREPARE:  If auditioning for a speaking role, 32 bars of a ballad or up-tempo piece in a standard musical comedy style. Actors should be prepared to dance and have clothing and shoes appropriate for a dance audition, including tap.  If auditioning for the dance group, please bring appropriate clothing and shoes.

BRING:
Picture, resume and your conflicts for the whole rehearsal period. We must have all conflicts no later than callbacks or you will not be cast in the show. If additional conflicts arise after casting, it may result in an actor being replaced

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Character Breakdown

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Bert

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.

Vocal range top: F#4

Vocal range bottom: B2

 

George Banks

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. A baritone, George may speak-sing as necessary.

Vocal range top: Eb4

Vocal range bottom: Bb2

 

Winifred Banks

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.

Vocal range top: D5

Vocal range bottom: A3

 

Jane

The high-spirited daughter of Mr. and Mr. Banks, is bright and precocious but can be willful and inclined to snobbishness.

Vocal range top: F#5

Vocal range bottom: A3

 

Michael

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.

Vocal range top: E5

Vocal range bottom: A3

 

Katie Nanna

Jane and Micahel's nanny at the beginning of the show. Overwhelmed and upset, she has absolutely had her fill of the Banks children.

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Policeman

A neighborhood fixture who is respected by and observant of households on his beat.

 

Miss Lark

The haughty next-door neighbor of the Banks family who treats her dog, Willoughby, as if her were child.

 

Admiral Boom

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. Can be any vocal range as needed. If Admiral Bloom doubles as the Banks Chairman, he can be a baritone.

 

Mrs. Brill

The housekeeper and cook for the Banks family. Overworked and harrassed, 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.

Vocal range top: D#5

Vocal range bottom: F#3

 

Robertson Ay

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.

Vocal range top: G#4

Vocal range bottom: F3

 

Mary Poppins

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. A mezzo soprano with strong top notes, she should be able to move well. She can have a more traditional soprano sound, but precision and diction is the key.  Strong tap dance a plus.

Vocal range top: C6

Vocal range bottom: Gb3

 

Park Keeper

Uniformed and officious, he makes sure no one breaks park regulations. His life is defined by rules, but he secretly hankers after his childhood.

 

Neleus

The statue of a child posed with a dolphin in the park.  A small and lonely being, Neleus is very happy to befriend Jane and Michael. Strong dancer.

 

Queen Victoria

A statue in the park.

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Bank Chairman

The head of the bank where Mr. Banks is employed, is an Edwardian stuffed-shirt. He can speak/sing his lines if necessary.

Vocal range top: D4

Vocal range bottom: C3

 

Miss Smythe

The Bank Chairman's humorless secretary.

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Von Hussler

A businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal. He speaks with a German accent.

 

John Northbrook

An honest business man seeking a loan to build a factory for his community. 

 

Bird Woman

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 to passersby, who ignore her as if she doesn't exist. Sings "Feed the Birds." 

Vocal range top: C5

Vocal range bottom: Gb3

 

Mrs. Corry

Owns a magical gingerbread shop. She is a mysterious woman of great age.

 

Miss Andrew

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. A soprano with an alto belt, there can be some heaviness to her voice along with range.

Vocal range top: F5

Vocal range bottom: Gb3

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ENSEMBLE –  Annie, Fannie, Valentine, Teddy Bear, Mr. Punch, Doll, Chimney Sweeps, Toys, Parkgoers.  Many character parts and dancing solos.

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