Mary Poppins the Musical is a high-flying, magical stage adventure blending Disney film favorites with P.L. Travers’ classic books, featuring show-stopping tap numbers like “Step in Time”, eccentric magical characters, and a heartwarming lesson that anything can happen if you let it

When:

• Monday, August 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM (Ages 8-13)
• Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM (Ages 14+)

Where: University Church, Waxahachie - 221 Solon Rd, Waxahachie, TX 75165

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Production Crew

Director: Catie Bell
Music Director: Kasi Jones
Choreographer: Ana Mauldin

Audition Details

• Registration will open at 6:30 PM each day of auditions
• Auditions will consist of a monologue, up to 60 seconds, and a song, up to 60 seconds
• To be respectful of everyone’s time and keep auditions running smoothly, we will stop each selection at the 60-second mark
• Please bring a current headshot if you have one
• Prepare a song in the style of the show that highlights your vocal range and strength, as well as your personality and stage presence
• You can bring your own accompanist, or sing with a soundtrack if the track has no vocals; bring your own electronic equipment

Fees

• Membership dues are required to participate in the show but not to audition
• Dues amount: $40 / person or $60 / family
• Membership dues are only required once a year

Tentative Rehearsals & Performances Calendar

Rehearsals

• Cast meeting September 3
• Rehearsal schedule begins after

Performances

• October 23 at 7:30 PM
• October 24 at 7:30 PM
• October 25 at 2:30 PM

Characters

All roles are open.

Mary Poppins
Female
Early 20s to mid 30s
Vocal range top: C6
Vocal range bottom: Gb3

Jane & 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.

Bert
Male
Mid-20s to late 30s
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: B2

The narrator of the story, is a good friend to Mary Poppins. An everyman, Bert has many occupations, including hurdy-gurdy player, sidewalk artist & 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
Male
30s to 40s
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

The father to Jane & 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
Female
30s to 40s
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: A3

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
Female
Able to play 10 - 13
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: A3

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

Michael
Male
Able to play 8 -12
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: A3

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.

Miss Andrew
Female
40+
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Gb3

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. A soprano with an alto belt, there can be some heaviness to her voice along with range.

Policeman
Male
Adult

A neighborhood fixture who is respected by and observant of households on his beat.

Miss Lark
Female
Adult

The haughty next-door neighbor of the Banks family who treats her dog, Willoughby, as if he were a child.

Admiral Boom
Male
50+

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. Can be any vocal range as needed.

Mrs. Brill
Female
Adult
Vocal range top: D#5
Vocal range bottom: F#3

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
Male
Teen to young adult
Vocal range top: G#4
Vocal range bottom: F3

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

Park Keeper
Male (would consider female able to sing tenor range)
Adult

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
Male
Under 20

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
Female
Adult

A statue in the park.

Bank Chairman
Male
50+
Vocal range top: D4
Vocal range bottom: C3

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

Miss Smythe
Female
Adult

The Bank Chairman's humorless secretary.

Von Hussler
Male
Adult

A businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal. He speaks with a German accent.

John Northbrook
Male
Adult

An honest business man seeking a loan to build a factory for his community. He speaks with an accent from Northern England.

Bird Woman
Female
40+
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: Gb3

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. Sings "Feed the Birds."

Mrs. Corry
Female
Adult

Owns a magical gingerbread shop. She is a mysterious woman who speaks with any accent that would make her seem exotic.

Ensemble

Annie
Fannie
Valentine
Teddy Bear
Mr. Punch
Doll
Chimney Sweeps - Tap Dancers
Chimney Sweeps - Singer / Dancers
Chimney Sweeps - Singers who can move
Toys
Parkgoers