Mary Poppins
by Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC)
Mar. 26 - Mar. 27 (2022)
One of the most popular Disney movies of all time 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.
Auditions for FTC’s Summer Musical Disney's Mary Poppins will be held Saturday, March 26th at 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 27th at 2:00 p.m. at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, located at 1668 Highway 87 South in Fredericksburg. The production will be directed by Jeryl Hoover.
Actors must sign up in advance for a 5-minute time slot. To reserve a time slot, call the theater office at 888-997-3588. For auditions you will need to prepare 32 bars of a show tune, or a verse and chorus. You may choose a song from the show, or another song that best shows your vocal range and abilities. A CD player and MP3 hookup will be available. A keyboard and accompanist will also be present. No acapella auditions please. There will be a brief dance/movement auditions, so please dress accordingly. Actors will also be asked to read scenes from the script. Scripts will be available to be checked out from the FTC Box Office starting Monday, March 14th.
Video auditions may also be submitted. All video auditions must be sent to Executive Director Steve Reily at fbgtheaterco@veizon.net with the subject line “Mary Poppins Audition.”
If you have any questions, you can email the theater office at fbgtheaterco@veizon.net with the subject line “Mary Poppins Auditions”.
Schedule:
Rehearsals are typically Monday through Friday, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
June 13 -16 are Technical/Dress Rehearsals. For the success of the production, attendance at these rehearsals and at all performances is mandatory for the entire cast and crew.
Performances:
Thursday, June 16 at 7:30pm (Preview)
June 17, 18, 24, 25, and July 1, 2 at 7:30 p.m. – June 19, 26, and July 3 at 2:00 p.m.
Principal Character Breakdown:
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.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 20
Vocal range top: C6
Vocal range bottom: Gb3
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.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 35
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.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 45
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.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 35
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.
Gender: Female
Age: 11 to 12
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.
Gender: Male
Age: 9 to 10
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: A3
