| Show | Mary Poppins |
| Company | Sid Jacobson Community Players |
| Notes | Mandatory attendance is required for all performances and all rehearsals during tech week, January 17 (day time), January 19, 20, 21 and 22 (evenings) |
| Instructions | Please prepare 32 bars of a musical theatre song in the style of Mary Poppins and bring sheet music. Or you may song a song from the show. Be prepared to dance at the initial audition. If you are given a callback you will be asked to sing from the show. Sides will be provided as well. Please be familiar with the Broadway version of Mary Poppins. |
| Rehearsal Dates | Tuesday, Thursday evenings, Saturday afternoons starting in November. Additional weeknights added in December |
| Performance Dates | January 24, 25, 31 and February 1, 2026 |
| Questions | Send Mail |
| Submissions | Please submit to skalman@sjjcc.org |
| Show Info | Mary Poppins is the story of the Banks family who live in London. The children, Jane and Michael, are out of control and are in need of a new nanny. Jane and Michael have their own ideas about what sort of caretaker they should have, while their father is insistent on someone strict for the job. When a mysterious young woman named Mary Poppins appears at their doorstep, the family finds that she's the answer to their prayers, but in the most peculiar way. 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." |
| Type | Location | Date | Time |
| Open | Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center 300 Forest Drive East Hills | Sep 13 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Call Back | Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center 300 Forest Drive East Hills | Sep 20 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Roles
| Role | M/F | Age | Description | Mary Poppins | F | Jane and Michael Banks's new nanny. She is extraordinary and strange. 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. Vocal range: Gb3- C6 | Bert | M | The narrator of the story, is a good friend to Mary Poppins. He has charm, speaks with a Cockney accent and is a song-and-dance man. Vocal range B2- F#4 | George Banks | M | The father to Jane and Michael Banks, a banker demanding "precision and order" in his household. Vocal range: Bb2-Eb4 | Winifred Banks | F | George's wife and Jane and Michael's mother. A former actress, she is loving and a distracted homemaker who is trying to be the model wife and mother. She has great warmth. Vocal range: A3-D5 | Jane | F | 11-12 | The high-spirited daughter of Mr. and Mr. Banks, is bright and precocious but can be willful. Vocal range: A3-F#5 | Michael | M | 9-10 | 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: A3- top: E5 | Katie Nanna | F | Jane and Michael's nanny at the beginning of the show. Overwhelmed and upset, she has absolutely had her fill of the Banks children. | Policeman | M | A neighborhood fixture who is respected by and observant of households on his beat. | Miss Lark | F | The haughty next-door neighbor of the Banks family who treats her dog, Willoughby, as if he were her child. | Admiral Boom | M | A retired Royal Navy man and neighbor of the Banks family with a booming voice. | Mrs. Brill | F | The housekeeper and cook for the Banks family. Overworked and harassed. Vocal range: F#3-D#5 | Robertson Ay | M | The houseboy to the Banks family. Lazy and sleepy, he never gets things right. Vocal range: F3-G#4 | Bird Woman | F | She tries to sell her crumbs to passersby, who ignore her as if she doesn't exist. Sings "Feed the Birds." | Park Keeper | M | He makes sure no one breaks park regulations. His life is defined by rules. | Neleus | M | The statue of a young boy posed with a dolphin in the park. A strong dancer. | Queen Victoria | F | A statue in the park. | Bank Chairman | M | The stuffed-shirt head of the bank where Mr. Banks is employed. Vocal range: C3- D4 | Miss Smythe | F | The Bank Chairman's humorless secretary. | Von Hussler | M | A businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal. He speaks with a German accent. | John Northbrook | M | An honest business man seeking a loan from the bank. Vocal range: Gb3-C5 | Mrs. Corry | F | Owns a magical gingerbread shop. She is a mysterious woman with an accent. | Miss Andrew | F | George's overbearing and scary nanny. A soprano with an alto belt. Vocal range: Gb3- F5 | Ensemble | M/F | Chimney Sweeps, Parkgoers. |