AUDITIONS MARY POPPINS - Canton Players Guild Theatre MARCH 20th & 21st, 2016. Artistic Director: Josh Erichsen Director / Choreographer: Michael Lawrence Akers Choreographer: Bart Herman Musical Director: Steve Parsons Production Stage Manager: Megan Slabach Performances: May 13th – May 29th (3 weekends) Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm Sundays at 2:00pm 2 student matinees scheduled on May 17th & 18th Rehearsals begin Monday March 28th (Rehearsals are Sunday-Thursday evenings 7-10pm) AUDITION INFORMATION: CHILDREN AUDITIONS (15 years & under): Sunday, March 20th – 6:30 pm (Audition will last until 8pm) ADULT AUDITIONS (16 years and over): Sunday, March 20th - 8:30, 9:00 & 9:30 pm Monday, March 21st - 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30 & 9:00 pm Callbacks: Tuesday March 22nd & Wednesday, March 23rd . Please prepare 32bars of a musical theatre song that best shows off your range & abilities. Please bring music in the correct key. Accompanist will be provided. * Please bring resume and current headshot if available. IMPORTANT: ALL conflicts MUST be written on your audition application. You can now sign up for your audition slot online! Just visit: http://playersguildtheatre.com/_modules/form.php?id=19 <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fplayersguildtheatre.com%2F_modules%2Fform.php%3Fid%3D19&h=-AQGO7zyn&enc=AZMW0jH6K1uVg35Gw4YLe9Axb-haRBxaXE054Q7zAi6ve2zjAsubn2s1rm9WZeFkDDQ&s=1> If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at pgmarypoppins@gmail.com ROLES AVAILABLE: 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. 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. 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. He has charm, speaks with a Cockney accent and is a song-and-dance man. George Banks The father to Jane and Michael Banks, who 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. Mrs.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. Jane The high-spirited daughter of Mr. and Mr. Banks, is bright and precocious but can be willful and inclined to snobbishness. 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. 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. Miss Andrew George's overbearing and scary 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. ALSO: Katie Nanna Policeman Miss Lark Admiral Boom Mrs. Brill Robertson Ay Park Keeper Neleus Von Hussler John Northbrook Mrs. Corry Queen Victoria Bank Chairman Miss Smythe Ensemble Annie, Fannie, Valentine, Teddy Bear, Mr. Punch, Doll, Chimney Sweeps, Toys, Bankers, Park Strollers and more. The Players Guild has produced over 600 productions for more than 2,000,000 audience members spanning several generations. Today the theatre is operated by a professional staff and a Board of Directors and presents world-class productions and outreach opportunities for our community. Visit online at playersguildtheatre.com For more information, please email pgmarypoppins@gmail.com