Kids & Teens Needed for "Oliver" & "Mary Poppins Jr." Show
Production of "Oliver" and "Mary Poppins Jr." Musicals are looking for kids ages 5 and above. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the projects: "Oliver": The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family. "Mary Poppins, Jr." The jack-of-all-trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it." Additional info: Requirements: -Vocal Auditions 16 bars of Broadway-style songs. -Short Choreography combination. -Cold read from the script. "Oliver" production begins rehearsals last week of April and performances are June 2, 3, 9, and 10, 2023 at 7:30 pm and June 4 and 11, 2023 at 2:00 pm. "Mary Poppins, Jr." production begins rehearsals last week of June and performances are July 14 and 15, 2023 at 7:30 pm and July 16, 2023, at 2:00 pm. All the classic characters of Mary Poppins are in this shortened production. If interested, please apply.
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The narrator of the story, is a good friend to Mary Poppins. An everyman, Bert is a chimney sweep and a sidewalk artist, among many other occupations. With a twinkle in his eye and a skip in his step, Bert watches over the children and the goings-on around Cherry Tree Lane. He is a song-and-dance man with oodles of charm who is wise beyond his years. Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: B2
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. George’s emotional armor, however off-putting, conceals a sensitive soul. Vocal range top: F4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
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. Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: A3
The high-spirited daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Banks, she is bright and precocious but can be willful and inclined to snobbishness. Vocal range top: Eb5 Vocal range bottom: A3
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. Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: A3
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.
The houseboy to the Banks family. Forgetful and clumsy, he often bungles simple tasks.
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. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: G3
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An orphan workhouse boy, singer (smooth boyish soprano)/actor. British (not cockney) accent, bright and innocent. This character is in approximately 80% of the scenes, parents should note he will be required at rehearsal more than any other person in the show.
A street kid, singer/actor. Cockney accent. Very energetic, highly personable, intelligent, and savvy beyond his years, Fagin’s right-hand “man”.
Nancy’s friend may also have worked for Fagin, a singer/actress should move well. Cockney accent. She idolizes Nancy.
Sowerberry’s daughter, actress. Cockney accent. Attracted to Noah, kind of flirty.
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Cockney accents.
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