REFERENCE LINKS & INFORMATION:

MUSIC/SONGS

Make sure that you write all of your choreography notes in your scripts, please!

Ms Uzzell has already shared the link to the MUSIC files with everyone (within google docs).  If you have not connected with her for the link, you need to do so ASAP!  Please make sure that you are practicing your songs and choreography PLUS where your dialogue comes in during an underscore - matching the lyrics, movements and timing to the beats in the ACCOMPANIMENT tracks.  --  You should not be using the REFERENCE/VOCAL tracks at this point (they have slight variations in the songs, compared to the score that we will be using for our performances).

You ladies and gentlemen are doing a GREAT job, but we still have a LOT of work to do in order to be ready for our opening day!  Keep working hard and having fun - I can't wait for everyone to see you on stage!!!

=),
Ms Virginia

COSTUMES

All of the costume images below are meant at INSPIRATION as you go shopping.  This is not meant as a "you must match these exact items" type of a reference packet.

  • Please send in ALL of the costume pieces that you are able to provide by MONDAY, APRIL 18th.  We will be having a costume review on that day!
  • Virginia will be reaching out to local theatre groups to try to fill in any remaining costume needs once the students have brought in their items.
  • If you have any costuming questions or concerns, please email Virginia directly.
  • A HUGE 'Thank You!' to Chloe Tellefsen for all of her hard work with pulling the reference images together and posting them here for us!!!

Costume Reference - Jane & Michael

Jane & Michael need 4 costumes:
Day Outfit 1 - clothes that are worn on an outing (includes an overcoat)
Night Outfit 1 - pajamas and robes
Day Outfit 2 - Clothes that are worn for the 'fancy' park day (dressy - same day as Mary Poppins' white dress)
Day Outfit 3 - (can be most of the same parts as the Outfit #1, with at least one change that makes it unique - this will also be worn with chimney sweeps)

Costume Reference - Ms. Andrews

Ms. Andrews Costume suggestions. (Definitely Black Skirt, Crazy hat.)

Costume Reference - Bird woman

Bird woman Costume Suggestions

Costume Reference - Mr. Banks

Mr. Banks Costume Suggestions.(Definitely Bowler hat)

Costume References - Mrs. Banks

Mrs. Banks Costume Suggestions

Costume Reference - Admiral Boom

Costume Suggestions for Admiral Boom

Costume References - Ms. Lark

Costume Suggestions for Ms. Lark

Costume References - Policeman (POPO, Constable)

Costume Suggestions for The Policeman/Constable

Costume References - Robertson AY

Costume Suggestions for Robertson AY

Costume References - Ms Corrie/Annie/Fannie (SuperCal)

Assorted ideas for the various characters, including Ms Corrie (in orange) and Annie/Fannie (in blue and green)

Costume References - Ensemble / Jolly Holiday-Park Strollers

Suggestions for assorted Park Strollers costumes

Neleus & Statues in Park

Unitards/Leotards are best, but we can certainly discuss options.  =)   --  The first image is of Neleus on his statue base (dolphin)

Costume Reference - Toys

All the Toys in the Toys/Playing the game.

Costume Reference - Chimney sweeps

All Costume Suggestions for the Chimney Sweeps Scene.

Costume Reference - Bankers

Costume Reference for Bankers
Supercal Letters Reference for Dance:
Tap Shoe Style:
Tap shoes should NOT be "high-heeled" like character shoes.  A low block heel (as pictured on the Left) is what is needed, and will work for the various unisex roles within the show (Bank Staff, Chimney Sweeps, etc).  

They can get pricey, BUT please do not spend a lot of money on these.  You can find a good pair online for $20-$25.  Another option is to check with some of the local dance studios.  A lot of times, they will have shoes that students have outgrown & donated, and they will sell these for around $10.  It is worth looking into.

If the cost of the tap shoes is not something that you can take on right now, I completely understand!  Please let me know and we will figure something out!

WARM UPS:

This is a variation of the actual (longer) warm up:
​One hen
Two ducks
Three squawking geese
Four corpulent porpoises
Five Limerick oysters
Six pairs of Don Alverzo's tweezers
Seven Macedonian warriors lined up in full battle array (huh!)
Eight bronze monkeys from the ancient, sacred, secret crypts of Egypt
Nine apathetic, sympathetic, diabetic, old men on crutches
Ten heath police who dispelleth, dispenseth and disperseth the mob
3 rounds - Up 1 octave each round:

Aluminum, linoleum, magnesium, petroleum, aluminum linoleum
​- uhm hmm

Aluminum, linoleum, magnesium, petroleum, aluminum linoleum 
​- uhm hmm

Aluminum, linoleum, magnesium, petroleum, aluminum linoleum 
​- uhm hmm
​MARY POPPINS CAST LIST:  
Mary Poppins - Lauren Moore 
Bert - Claire Spickard 
George Banks - Jackson Attanasio
Winifred Banks - Rachel Chapman 
Jane Banks - Alice Melvin 
Michael Banks - Jonathan Mahl 
Mrs. Brill - Allison Moreau 
Robertson Ay - Dolan Weaver 
Katie Nanna - Helen Gaitan 
Miss Andrew - Tamya Bland 
Miss Lark - Charlotte McAllister-Farmer 
Admiral Boom - Alexander Sherman 
Park Keeper - Grace Midha 
Neleus - Lane Swecker 
Policeman - Kiara Cooper 
Miss Smythe/Messenger  - TBD 
Bank Chairman - Eden Duffy 
Von Hussler - Joan Wagner 
Northbrook - Amy Zal 
Bank Doormen - Catelin Hochstrasser
     & Loring DeHart ​
Bird Woman - Gracie Tomasino 
Mrs. Corry - Barbara Romo 
Fannie - Eleanor Burns 
Annie - Hailey Beckstrand 
Valentine - Caya Proffit 
Teddy Bear - Kylie Karner 
Mr. Punch - Rebecca Lowrie 
Doll - Jasmine Parker 
Ensemble - Emma Jacobs, Lily Harper, Chloe Humeniuk, Aliyah Suitte, Chrisoula Theodora, Cyan Roberts, Nathan Lund​
THANK YOU to everyone who auditioned!  I can't wait to jump into this production with you.  We are going to have so much fun (and do SO much work), so get ready for a crazy season in 2016!!!

**If you auditioned, but do not see your name listed above, please email me asap (my contact information is on the audition paperwork).

SHOW SYNOPSIS:

ACT 1

Bert, a man of many trades, informs us that something big is about to happen to the Banks family. At No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane, Jane and Michael Banks are constantly misbehaving, and Katie Nanna - the latest in a long line of nannies - has had enough ("Cherry Tree Lane"). She leaves, and George Banks asks his wife, Winifred, to place an advertisement in the newspaper for a new nanny, but the children decide to write their own ad ("The Perfect Nanny"). Mary Poppins arrives, and she fits the children's requirements exactly ("Practically Perfect").

Mary Poppins takes the children to the park, where they meet Bert, who is creating his latest works of art. Bored with the park and wary of Bert's scrappy appearance, the children try to escape, but Mary urges them to see the magic in everyday life. Then, the park bursts into brilliant colors and the statues come to life and dance with them ("Jolly Holiday").

As Mary Poppins begins to win over the children, George informs Winifred that they must maintain order and convention. Winifred feels that she is disappointing both her husband and children, and she struggles to understand her role within the family - and within the world ("Let's Hope She Will Stay"). The household prepares for Mrs. Banks' party (A Spoonful of Sugar), but even with a dose of magic from Mary Poppins, no one shows up. Mrs. Banks is left feeling more lost than ever.

Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael on a trip to visit their father at his workplace, the bank ("Precision and Order"). There, George has a choice: to give a loan to Herr Von Hussler, a businessman with a dubious money-making scheme, or to John Northbrook, who presents a solid plan for a factory that would help many but offers little collateral. An innocent question from Jane prompts George to remember the ideals and values he once held ("A Man Has Dreams"). He decides to take a chance on Mr. Northbrook and gives him the loan.

On the way home from the bank, the children and Mary Poppins run into the Bird Woman, who is feeding the birds in front of St. Paul's Cathedral. Jane is still worried about outer appearances and shuns her, but Michael gives the Bird Woman money ("Feed the Birds").

Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, and Bert meet Mrs. Corry, the mysterious owner of an unusual "talking shop," where people purchase words along with gingerbread. The children are surprised to hear that when their father was a boy, he came to this shop to enjoy its magic and spirit of invention ("Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious").

Things begin to go very wrong for George. Von Hussler goes to another bank and makes millions, and George is blamed for passing on the deal and is suspended without pay. In his stress, George yells at the children. In turn, an angry Jane and Michael fight over their toys, which magically come to life to teach them a lesson ("Playing the Game"). Recognizing the children are not yet ready for the lessons she has to teach them, Mary says goodbye to Bert ("Chim Chim Cher-ee"), leaving a note that reads, au revoir, or "till we meet again."

ACT 2

The fall has turned to winter. The house is bustling again, because a nanny is returning to No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane. However, it's not the much-missed Mary Poppins, but Miss Andrew, who raised George. Miss Andrew is a harsh woman who believes that children should be punished on a regular basis with a horrible-tasting medicine ("Brimstone and Treacle"). In a panic, the children escape the house and run to the park where they meet Bert, who explains that the cure for every ill can be found at the end of a kite string ("Let's Go Fly a Kite"). Their kite flies up into the London sky and when it comes back down, Mary Poppins is with it. George has also been hiding from Miss Andrew ("Good for Nothing"). With her entire family missing, Winifred worries that she is to blame but resolves to assert herself and fight harder for the people she loves ("Being Mrs. Banks"). 

Mary returns home with the children and defeats Miss Andrew in an epic battle of wits and will. George returns, relieved to find that Miss Andrew has left, but still anxious about supporting his family. Winifred reminds him he can count on her and the children to stick by him.

Whisked up to the rooftops, Mary Poppins, Jane, and Michael meet Bert and his fellow chimney sweeps ("Step in Time"). The sweeps dance across the rooftops of London and into the Bankses' house, wishing good luck to George and shaking his hand as they go.

The Bank Chairman asks to see George immediately. George fears the worst, but Bert reminds him that his family is more important that his ambitions ("A Man Has Dreams - Reprise/A Spoonful of Sugar - Reprise"). George leaves for the bank. Winifred wishes she could go with him. Mary Poppins and the children encourage her to do what she believes right ("Anything Can Happen").

In front of the bank's board of directors, George launches into a defense of his actions before they can tell him that he was right all along: Von Hussler's scheme has fallen through and the competing bank that approved his loan has been ruined. Northbrook's business, on the other hand, is thriving and earning a healthy profit. Winifred shows up, ready to defend her husband, but when she finds the board is promoting him, she negotiates his raise for him. George announces that from now on his family comes first. As George and Winifred walk along the streets of London, Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael on one more magical adventure - this time through the heavens.

Her job done, Mary Poppins says her goodbyes and flies off to her next task. Although the Banks family is sad to see her go, they are glad that they have finally found one another.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

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.

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.

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 obnly 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.

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

MICHAEL BANKS:  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.

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.

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 he were her 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. 

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. 

ROBERTSON AY:  The houseboy to the Banks family. Lazy, sleepy and grumbling, he never gets things right and believes himself to be useless. 

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. 

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 for the birds. She tries to sell her crumbs to passersby, who ignore her as if she doesn't exist. 

MRS CORRY:  Owns a magical gingerbread shop. She is a mysterious woman of great age who speaks with an exotic accent.

MISS ANDREW:  George's overbearing and scary nanny. With her bottle of nasty-tasting brimstone and treacle to kepp naighty children in line, she is a biully who only knows one way of oing things - her way. 

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 young boy posed with a dolphin in the park. Neleus was separated from his father, Poseidon, and misses him very much. A small and lonely being, he is very happy to befriend Jane and Michael. 

QUEEN VICTORIA:  A statue in the park.

BANK CHAIRMAN:  The head of the bank where Mr. Banks is employed, is an Edwardian stuffed-shirt. 

MISS SMYTHE:  The Bank Chairman's humorless secretary.

VON HUSSLER:  A businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal. Speaks with a German accent.

JOHN NORTHBROOK:  An honest business man seeking a loan to build a factory for his community. Speaks with an accent from Northern England.

ENSEMBLE:  Annie, Fannie, Valentine, Teddy Bear, Mr. Punch, Doll, Chimney Sweeps, Toys, Parkgoers.