AUDITIONS

MARY POPPINS AUDITIONS

Wednesday, January 10th, 2024

at 235 32nd St. Avalon NJ, 08202

Audition time slots will be scheduled and sent out after registration 

or if you wish to send in an audition video, please do so by Jan 10th. Please send all videos to juliahenrich.act1productions@gmail.com

Audition Preparation:

Ages 9 and older...

Please prepare a song from the musical  (audition practice tracks can be found at the bottom of this page) These are suggested audition tracks, but you may use any song from the show.

Please also prepare a side from the musical (audition sides can be found at the bottom of this page) 

Ages 6-8... 

Students should sing Happy Birthday

or if students would like to choose a song from the show, they may. 

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."

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins JR. is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs and breathtaking dance numbers. This show is a perfect opportunity to showcase a strong, iconic female performer, as well as unique special effects and illusions.

Character Casting:

Certain roles may be double cast and/or understudy may be also part of casting. 

Bert

The narrator of the story, is a good friend to Mary Poppins. An everyman, Bert is a chimney sweep and a sidewalk artist, among many other occupations. With a twinkle in his eye and a skip in his step, Bert watches over the children and the goings-on around Cherry Tree Lane. He is a song-and-dance man with oodles of charm who is wise beyond his years.  

George Banks

Husband to Winifred and father to Jane and Michael, is a banker to the very fiber of his being. Demanding "precision and order" in his household, he is a pip-and-slippers man who doesn't have much to do with his children and believes that Miss Andrew, his cruel, strict childhood nanny, gave him the perfect upbringing. George's emotional armor, however off-putting, conceals a sensitive soul. 

Winifred Banks

George's wife and Jane and Michael's mother. She is a loving homemaker who is busy trying to live up to her husband's social aspirations while striving to be a model wife and mother. 

Jane Banks

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

Michael Banks

The cheeky son of Mr. and Mrs. Banks. Excitable and naughty, he adores his father and longs desperately for his attention. Both he and Jane misbehave in order to get the attention of their parents. 

Mrs. Brill

The housekeeper and cook for the Banks family. Overworked, she’s always complaining that the house is understaffed. Her intimidating exterior is a cover for the warmth underneath. 

Robertson Ay

The houseboy to the Banks family. Forgetful and clumsy, he often bungles simple tasks. 

Mary Poppins

Jane and Michael Banks’s new nanny. She is extraordinary and strange, neat and tidy, delightfully vain yet very particular, and sometimes a little frightening, but she is always exciting. She is practically perfect in every way and always means what she says. 

Katie Nanna

Katie Nanna is Jane and Michael’s nanny at the beginning of the show. Overwhelmed and upset, she has absolutely had her fill of the Banks children. 

Mrs. Corry

Mrs. Corry owns a magical Talking Shop. She is a mysterious woman of indeterminate age, but has plenty of spirit and is sharp as a tack. 

Miss Andrew

Miss Andrew is George’s overbearing and scary childhood 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. 

Neleus

Neleus is a statue who, once brought to life by Mary Poppins, is very happy to befriend Jane and Michael. 

Bird Woman

The Bird Woman is covered in a patchwork of old shawls, her pockets stuffed with bags of crumbs for the birds. She tries to sell the crumbs to Passersby, who ignore her as if she doesn’t exist. 

Honeybees

The Honeybees are conjured by Mary Poppins to help teach the children the benefits of “A Spoonful of Sugar.” 

Clerks

The Clerks, like George, are employees at the bank.  

Miss Smythe

Miss Smythe is the bank Chairman’s humorless secretary. 

Chairman

Chairman, the head of the bank where Mr. Banks is employed, is an Edwardian stuffed shirt. 

Von Hussler

Von Hussler is a businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal. 

John Northbrook

John Northbrook is an honest businessman seeking a loan to build a factory for his community. 

Statues

The Statues are stone sculptures. Thanks to Mary Poppins, these works of art come alive and dance with Bert and the Park Strollers. 

Vagrants, Buskers, and Passerby

Vagrants, Buskers, and Passerby are citizens of London passing by the cathedral during “Feed the Birds.” 

Customers

The Customers are bright, colorful British citizens visiting Mrs. Corry’s Talking Shop. 

Kite Flyers

Kite Flyers consist of families flying kites in the park. 

Chimney Sweeps

Chimney Sweeps (including Sweep 1, Sweep 2, Sweep 3, and Sweep 4) are Bert’s cheerful, friendly, and agile friends who keep London’s chimneys in working order. 

Policeman and the Messenger

The Policeman is a neighborhood patrol officer and the Messenger delivers a summons to George from the bank.

Audition Tracks

Audition Sides