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Bernards Township Parks & Recreation Presents a Trilogy Repertory Production 2015 Executive Producer: LORRIE LANE Bernards Township Parks and Recreation/Trilogy Repertory production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s MARY POPPINS A musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and Walt Disney Films Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drew Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh Costumes by: Beverly Webb & Marylea Schmidt Stage Manager: Marilyn Gamba Set Construction Chiefs: Bruce Lawrence, Jerry Moses Properties: Eileen McSweeney, Danielle McGuire Set Decoration: 1 Beverly Webb Lights: Troy DeLorenzo Sound: Tony Asch Original London and Broadway Production Credits: Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher Co-Choreographer Lighting Design Stephen Mear Howard Harrison Scenic and Costume Design Bob Crowley Co-Direction and Choreography Matthew Bourne Directed by Richard Eyre Flying by Foy 2015 Plays in the Park Sponsors This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and administered by the Somerset County Cul- tural and Heritage Commission through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program. 2 Summer, 2015 Dear Residents and Friends of the Community, Good evening and welcome to the Bernards Township Department of Parks and Recreation’s 28th season of Plays in the Park. So many of you enjoy and look forward to the plays year after year. I am excited that the Township brings this tradition free to the public for all to enjoy. Bernards Township proudly sponsors this event and substantially subsidizes the budget because we recognize the importance of keeping performing arts alive. It is truly wonderful that these productions are here, under the stars, in Pleasant Valley Park. July is Parks and Recreation Month. Bernards Township offers many opportunities to enjoy family outings such as Plays In The Park. Please join us as we celebrate… details may be found on page 23 of this playbill. You can stay current on all our special events by visiting our website at www.bernrads.org. There you will find information on the wide variety of programs we offer. Now sit back, relax and enjoy the show! See you in the parks, Jennifer Gander Director, Parks and Recreation 3 To the Cast and Crew of Mary Poppins, In a very real way, we were all raised by Mary Poppins. She belonged to all of us. I was born four years after the film first premiered at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Cali- fornia. But the motion picture and the songs my father and uncle ("The Sherman Brothers") wrote for it, always loomed large in my family's psyche. To us the 1960s, were "The Poppins Years" and it was in the wake of all that, that I came into this world. When I was a boy, Disney Studios would only re-release a movie in theaters every nine years. So the first time I ever saw Mary Poppins was as a 16mm print, loaned to my father by the studio. As the film was first introduced to me, the loud mechanics of the film projector were part of the soundscape as were the three, ten minute breaks while projector reels were changed. Then there were the Thanksgiving and Christmas Network TV presentations of Pop- pins. In those days the film could only be accessed on special occasions. Of course with the advent of Home Video Mary Poppins quickly became a perennial best selling title. Suddenly it had a place in most Americans' homes and was a familiar old friend. In 2004, forty years after the film's premiere, Cameron Macintosh and Disney's Thomas Schu- macher collaborated on the stage production of Poppins which opened first in London, Eng- land and then, two years later on Broadway. Now there are many productions in different cites and countries across the globe. Something special occurs when a show is produced and actors are called in to inhabit roles. For weeks, sometimes months, the actors "become" the very characters they portray. "If you want to understand someone, walk a mile in their shoes", the expression goes. Well, isn't that exactly what actors do? The identification with different characters becomes suddenly active rather than passive. Participating in this produc- tion has, no doubt, been no less transformative for some of the people involved with it. It's true with any show, but especially so with this one. That's because the characters in Mary Poppins have so much to offer us. In "Let's Go Fly A Kite", Mr. and Mrs. Banks teach us that family is paramount. In "Chim Chim Cher-ee", Bert, the chimney sweep demonstrates that magic resides in the mundane (You just need to know where to look for it) and in her song, "Feed the Birds", Mary Poppins tutors us in the merits of giving charity. Interestingly this last example is a theme that had never been explored in either a film or stage musical prior to Mary Poppins in 1964. As the song goes, "A Man Has Dreams of Walking With Giants" and in the case of this produc- tion, through the actions of its participants, that dream has certainly come true. I congratulate the entire production on a job well done. Sincerely, Robert J. Sherman 4 CAST (In order of appearance) Bert…………………………………………………….…………..…….Alan Scott George Banks……………………………………………………..Joe Schmidt Winifred Banks………………………………………...Danielle MacMath Jane Banks……………………………………………..……….Zoe Considine Michael Banks……………………………………..………...Danielle Becht Katie Nana………………………………………………...…..Rhonda Pisano Policeman…………………………………………………………...Bruce Plath Miss Lark………………………………………..……...Donna Lee Donelan Admiral Boom……………………………………………………..Hank Barre Mrs. Brill…………………………………………………………...Laurie Wood Robertson Ay…………………………………….………..Todd Bennington Mary Poppins……………………………………..…..….Samantha Ferrara Park Keeper…………………………………………..………....Frank Skokan Neleus…………………………………………………....…………….Will Roper Bank Chairman……………………………………..……..…..Chuck Pisano Miss Smythe…………………………………………………..…...Emily Vaias Von Hussler…………………………………………………..….Tom Donelan Northbrook………………………………………………..……...Peter Curley Bird Woman……………………………………….....Joanna Hoty Russell Mrs. Corry………………………………………..…………….Kathy Mierisch Fannie………………………………………………..…………...Corin Pankow Annie…………………………………………………..…………...Sophie Dewil Valentine………………………………………………..………...Samuel Cline Teddy Bear………………………………………………….….Jack Broderick Doll……………………………………………………..……....Sophia Donelan Princess Doll………………………………………………...Emma Peterson Miss Andrew……………………………………..…..Joanna Hoty Russell 5 CAST (continued) ENSEMBLE Tom Blanchard Lauren Kennedy Katie Regner Sophie Blanchard Peyton Kennedy Max Rodriguez Claire Dempsey Ileana McCabe Micaela Sands Allison Hewitt Germaine McGrath Ed Schroeder Mia Hewitt Caroline McKenna Hannah Usadi Caitlin Iannella Susan Peterson Hannah Wasserman Melissa Johnson Clarissa Po Chloe Yu Jolly Holiday Dancers Tom Blanchard, Sophie Blanchard, Peter Curley, Claire Dempsey, Sophie Dewil, Tom Donelan, Corin Pankow, Jack Broderick, Peyton Kennedy, Hannah Wassserman, Sam Cline, Caroline McKenna Step In Time Dancers Featured Dancers: Corin Pankow and Hannah Wasserman Jack Broderick, Sophie Dewil, Claire Dempsey, Donna Lee Donelan, Sophia Donelan, Tom Donelan, Allison Hewitt, Peyton Kennedy, Ileana McCabe, Caroline McKenna, Clarissa Po, Katie Regnar, Will Roper, Emily Vaias ORCHESTRA Conductor - John Birckhead Keyboards: Bruce De La Cruz, Aedan McEvoy Reed 1 (Piccolo & Flute) - Ashlen Udell Reed 2 (Oboe & English Horn) - Marisa Minogue Reed 3 (Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Eb Clarinet) - Nicole D'Angelo Trumpet - George Nimmo Trombone - Joseph Ramalho French Horn - Nathaniel Udell Violin - Lillian Usadi Percussion - Charlie DiGangi, Wesley Ostrander 6 Scenes and Musical Numbers ACT I Cherry Tree Lane, The Home of the Banks Family Prologue ................................................................................................................... ..……..Bert Precision and Order .............................................. George, Winifred, Mrs. Brill, Robertson Ay The Perfect Nanny .............................................................................. Jane and Michael Banks The Nursery Practically Perfect ...................................................................... Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael The Park Jolly Holiday ........................................Bert, Jane, Michael, Mary Poppins, Neleus, Ensemble The Parlor Let’s Hope She Will Stay ....................................................... George, Winifred, Jane, Michael The Kitchen A Spoonful of Sugar………………………………………………....Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Mrs. Brill Robertson Ay, Winifred The Bank Precision and Order ............................. Clerks, Chairman, Bankers, Von Hussler, Northbrook A Man Has Dreams ....................................................................................................... George The Cathedral Steps Feed The Birds ............................................................ Bird Woman, Mary Poppins, Ensemble Mrs. Corry’s Shop Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious . …………………………………………………Mary Poppins, Bert, Jane Michael, Mrs. Corry, Customers The Park Twists and Turns ................................................................................................................ Bert The Nursery Playing the Game ....................................................... Mary Poppins, Valentine, Princess Doll Ballerina, Teddy Bear, Toys The Roof Chim Chim Cher-ee…………………………………………………………………………….....Bert,