MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Renaissance announced auditions for their summer musical, Mary Poppins, Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the Renaissance Theatre, 138 Park Avenue West in Mansfield.
Auditions are open to performers ages 10 and over and will be held onstage at the Renaissance Theatre. Auditions for the children’s roles of Jane and Michael are open to boys and girls ages 8-13. Audition appointments are required and no walk-ins will be accommodated.
Auditionees are asked prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theatre song and bring sheet music in their key. An accompanist will be provided. Auditionees will be asked to read from the script and participate in a dance/movement audition; please come prepared to move.
Audition materials, including short scenes and a choreographed movement routine, (viewable on YouTube) will be provided when individuals call to sign up for an audition. Performance dates are Saturday, August 1 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 2 at 2 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, August 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 9 at 2 p.m.
To schedule an audition appointment or for further information, please contact Linda Chambers at 419-522-2726 ext. 213 or Linda@mansfieldtickets.com. Anyone unable to attend who would still like to audition may also contact Linda Chambers to arrange an alternate date.
As one of the most popular Disney movies of all time, Mary Poppins is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a “practically perfect” musical. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards, including Best Musical.
Bert, a jack-of-all trades, 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 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 she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that, “Anything can happen if you let it.”
Adult roles
Mary Poppins
Bert, a chimney sweep
Mr. George Banks, a father
Mrs. Winifred Banks, a mother
Katie Nanna, a nanny
Policeman
Miss Lark, a neighbor
Mrs. Brill, a cook/housekeeper
Robertson Ay, a house boy
Park Keeper, a groundskeeper
Nelus, a statue
Queen Victoria, another statue
Bank Chairman
Miss Smythe, a bank employee
Von Hussler, a bank customer
Northbrook, another bank customer
Bird Woman, an old woman
Mrs. Corry, a proprietor
Fannie, her daughter
Annie, her other daughter
Miss Andrew, a terrifying nanny
Ensemble: statues, bank customers, Mrs. Corry’s customers, sweeps, people of London
Children roles
Jane Banks, a daughter, age 10-12
Michael Banks, a son, age 9-11
Children’s ensemble – ages 10-15
