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Audition Packet – Mary Poppins Jr – Twelve Corners Middle School Auditions for Twelve Corners Middle School’s production of “Mary Poppins Jr” are Monday March 5, 3-4:30pm OR Tuesday March 6, 3-4:30pm in the TCMS Small Gym. You should ONLY ATTEND ONE DAY. Callbacks, if needed, will be Friday March 9, 3-4:30pm. You will receive an email if you are needed at callbacks. At the auditions you will be asked to: • Read one scene from the audition packet • Sing a song segment from the audition packet. If you are interested in a character who has a solo in the show, you will be asked to sing by yourself. If you do not want a solo, you can sing in a group of people. • Perform a short dance number in a group. Script and song selections for auditions can be found in this packet. Please look over all the scenes and the music. Have your parents and friends help you! Read through the scenes several times before the audition. YOU MUST HAVE A COMPLETED AUDITION FORM WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT AUDITIONS. Tracks for rehearsal can be downloaded from Dropbox using the addresses below. Note you do not need a DropBox account to download these. Vocal Tracks: https://goo.gl/LXXFDC Non-Vocal Tracks: https://goo.gl/Dop9oV (note that case matters, type it in exactly!) If you have questions, please call John Barthelmes (Director) at 585-305-4767 or email [email protected]. ==================================================================================================== Rehearsals, Performances Rehearsals will generally be: Mondays 3-5pm, Tuesdays 3-5pm, Thursdays 3-5pm, Fridays 3-5pm. Please note that you will not be called to all rehearsals. The last two weeks we will add in Wednesday rehearsals. You will get a detailed schedule of which rehearsals you need to attend by email and at your first rehearsal. PERFORMANCES: Friday May 11 - 7:00pm Saturday May 12 - 7:00pm Character List Bert: The narrator of the story, is a good friend to Mary Poppins. An everyman, Bert is a chimney sweep and a sidewalk artist. 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. 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. He should be a good comedic actor. 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: Jane and Michael's nanny at the beginning of the show. Overwhelmed and upset, she has absolutely had her fill of the Banks children. Park Strollers: Citizens of London who go from drab and dreary to bright and colorful as they get swept up in Mary Poppins's adventures in the park. Statues: Stone sculptures. Thanks to Mary Poppins, these works of art come alive and dance with Bert and the Park Strollers. Neleus: A statue who, once brought to life by Mary Poppins, is very happy to befriend Jane and Michael. Strong dancing role. Bird Woman: 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: Conjured by Mary Poppins to help teach the children the benefits of "A Spoonful of Sugar." Clerks: Employees at the bank. These roles require actors who can sing. Miss Smythe: The bank Chairman's humorless secretary. Chairman: The head of the bank where Mr. Banks is employed, is an Edwardian stuffed shirt. Von Hussler: A businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal. John Northbrook: An honest businessman seeking a loan to build a factory for his community. Vagrants, Buskers, and Passerby: Citizens of London passing by the cathedral during "Feed the Birds." 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. Customers: Bright, colorful British citizens visiting Mrs. Corry's Talking Shop. Miss Andrew: 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. Kite Flyers: Families flying kites in the park. 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. Strong dancing role. Policeman: A neighborhood patrol officer. Messenger: Delivers a summons to George from the bank Audition Scenes: Audition Songs: SCENE 1 – Bert, Jane, Michael Song 1 - Anything Can Happen Finale [Full Cast/Winifred/George] SCENE 2 – Mary Poppins, Bert, Jane, Michael Song 2 - Supercalifragilistic [Full Cast] SCENE 3 – Jane, Michael, Mrs. Corry Song 3 - Practically Perfect [Mary Poppins] SCENE 4 – Mary Poppins, George, Jane Song 4 - A Spoonful of Sugar [Mary Poppins] SCENE 5 – Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Winifred, Mrs. Brill Song 5 - Jolly Holiday [Bert] SCENE 6 – Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael Song 6 - A Man Has Dreams [George] SCENE 7 – Von Hussler, George Song 7 - Brimstone and Treacle, (Pt 1) [Miss Andrew] SCENE 8 – George, Northbrook Song 8 - Brimstone and Treacle, (Pt 1) [Miss Andrew] SCENE 9 – Winifred, George Song 9 - Jolly Holliday [Jane/Michael] SCENE 10 – Winifred, Miss Andrew, Michael, Jane Song 10 - Precision and Order (Pt 2) [Northbrook] Song 11 - Feed the Birds [Bird Woman] AUDITION SCENE 1 – Bert, Jane, Michael BERT: What's the matter and who's after you? JANE: The nastiest nanny in the world. BERT: Is she really as bad as all that? MICHAEL: She looks like something that would eat its young. JANE: Miss Andrew was Daddy's nanny. MICHAEL: Which explains a lot. JANE: Poor Daddy. Ever since he stopped working, he just sits and mopes… Mary Poppins used to say he needed our help, but now it's too late. BERT: Oh, I wouldn't say that. I tell you what: why don't we start things off with a bit of a shake for good luck? (BERT holds out his hand.) JANE: Why would shaking hands with you bring us luck? BERT: Didn’t anyone ever tell you it's lucky to shake a chimney sweep's hand? AUDITION SCENE 2 – Mary Poppins, Bert, Jane, Michael MARY POPPINS: Hello, Bert. BERT: Hello, Mary. Hello, kids. JANE, MICHAEL: Hello. MARY POPPINS: We're off to Mrs. Corry’s Talking Shop. Care to join us? JANE: Talking Shop? MICHAEL: Who's Mrs. Corry? BERT: "Who's Mrs. Corry?" Mrs. Corry is older than anyone in the world. She talked to William before he went conquering, to Vlad before he went impaling, and to Alexander before he weren't so great. JANE: That's impossible! MARY POPPINS: Anything can happen if you let it. AUDITION SCENE 3 – Jane, Michael, Mrs. Corry MRS. CORRY: Well, well, well… if it isn't Mary Poppins! With Jane and Michael Banks! MICHAEL: She knows us? MRS. CORRY: And how is poor little Georgie? MICHAEL: Who? MRS. CORRY: Georgie Banks. Your father. He used to give his nanny the slip and come into my shop here in secret. I remember Georgie used to love my gingerbread stars. Now, Mary Poppins, what can I do for you? AUDITION SCENE 4 – Mary Poppins, George, Jane MARY POPPINS: Good morning. GEORGE: (stunned by the sudden intruder) Yes?? MARY POPPINS: I've come in answer to the advertisement. GEORGE: What advertisement? We haven't placed any advertise— MARY POPPINS: Now, let's see. (pulls a mended piece of paper from her pocket) "Play games, all sorts." Which I most certainly can. "Take us on outings, give us treats." (Bewildered, GEORGE looks at the fireplace, then at MARY POPPINS. He can’t believe what she holds in her hands. JANE and MICHAEL enter and listen.) JANE: Michael! It's our advertisement! MARY POPPINS: "Rosy cheeks and fairly pretty." (to GEORGE) There's no objection on that score, I hope? GEORGE: (flustered) Oh, none at all. MARY POPPINS: I'm glad to hear it. (MARY POPPINS stares at him so firmly that, for a moment, it is like a ray of light passing right through him.) GEORGE: But—oh, take it up with Mrs. Banks. She manages all that side of things. (heads towards the door) Nothing domestic has anything to do with me.