Mary Poppins by Rooted Gypsy Repertoire in Canon City, Colorado

What To Know About This Production

Mary Poppins is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based on the books by P.L. Travers and the Disney film of the same name. The story takes place in London in 1910 and follows the Banks family. The family is struggling, and their children, Jane and Michael, are desperate for a proper nanny. When their latest nanny quits, Mary Poppins appears and offers her services. Mary Poppins is a mysterious woman who uses a combination of magic and common sense to teach the family how to value each other again. She takes the children on many magical adventures and has a profound effect on them, reconnecting them to imagination, magic, and bringing the entire family together. 


Performance Dates

  • Nov 15 Friday 7:00 PM
  • Nov 16 Saturday 7:00 PM
  • Nov 17 Sunday 2:00 PM
  • Nov 21 Thursday 7:00 PM
  • Nov 22 Friday 7:00 PM
  • Nov 23 Saturday 7:00 PM
  • Nov 24 Sunday 2:00 PM

Auditions For Mary Poppins

What To Expect At Auditions

Each auditionee will need to attend one night of the Singing and Scene Work auditions (8/29 or 8/30) as well as the Dance audition (8/31). Mary Poppins is full of iconic music! Choose and memorize one of the following songs you feel highlights your vocal range the best: The Perfect Nanny, Practically Perfect, Let's Go Fly a Kite or Chim Chim Cher-ee. Remember that we are looking for both musicality and STORYTELLING. Call-backs (9/6) will be by invitation only. If you are not invited to Call-backs you may still be offered a role. It simply means a second look at you was not necessary.


For planning purposes, the read through will be Sep 13th, and rehearsals will begin Sep 23rd.








Audition Times

  • Aug 29 Thursday 5:30 PM
  • Aug 30 Friday 5:30 PM
  • Aug 31 Saturday 1:00 PM
  • Sep 6 Friday 5:30 PM

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Cast List For Mary Poppins

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Available Roles

  • 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. She is practically perfect in every way and always means what she says. Age: 25 to late 30s
  • Bert - The narrator of the story, is a good friend to Mary Poppins. A jack-of-all-trades, who has charm, speaks with a Cockney accent and is a song-and-dance man. Age: Late 20s to 30s.
  • Jane Banks - The high-spirited daughter of Mr. and Mr. Banks, is bright and precocious but can be willful and inclined to snobbishness. Age: 10 to 13.
  • Michael Banks - The 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. Age: 8 to 12.
  • George Banks - The father to Jane and Michael Banks, is a banker to the very fiber of his being. He doesn't have much to do with his children and demands his household run with precision and order.
  • Winifred Banks - George's wife and Jane and Michael's mother. A former actress, she is a loving homemaker who is busy trying to live up to her husband's expectations.
  • 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.
  • Admiral Boom - 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.
  • Miss Lark - The haughty next-door neighbor of the Banks family who treats her dog, Willoughby, as if he were her child.
  • Police Man - A neighborhood fixture who is respected by and observant of households on his beat.
  • Mrs Brill - 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.
  • Robertson Ay - The houseboy to the Banks family. Lazy, sleepy and grumbling, he never gets things right and believes himself to be useless.
  • Park Keeper - 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 - Neleus, a statue that comes to life, is very happy to befriend the Banks children. Strong Dancer.
  • Queen Victoria - A statue in the park that comes to life.
  • Bank Chairman - The head of the bank where Mr. Banks is employed, is an Edwardian stuffed-shirt.
  • Ms Smythe - The Bank Chairman's humorless secretary.
  • Von Hussler - A businessman seeking a loan from the bank for a shady business deal. He speaks with a German accent.
  • John Northbrook - An honest business man seeking a loan to build a factory for his community. He speaks with an accent from Northern England.
  • Bird Woman - A woman in the park that sells bags of crumbs for tupence.
  • Mrs Corry - She is a mysterious woman of great age who owns a magical shop.
  • Ms Andrew - George's overbearing and scary childhood nanny. She is a bully who only knows one way of doing things - her way.
  • Fannie - Mrs. Corry's Daughter
  • Annie - Mrs. Corry's Daughter
  • Valentine - Stuffed boy doll belonging to Jane.
  • Ensemble 1
  • Ensemble 2
  • Ensemble 3
  • Ensemble 4
  • Kids Ensemble 1
  • Kids Ensemble 2
  • Kids Ensemble 3
  • Plus Kids Ensemble - A named character who is also in ensemble for other scenes.
  • Plus Ensemble - A named character who is also in ensemble for other scenes.

Cast List

Name Role(s)
Brianna Freda-Reed Mary Poppins
Jacob Mueller Bert
Maddie Mueller Jane Banks
Merrick Hyatt Michael Banks
Drew Frady George Banks
Chandra Serfoss Winifred Banks
Grace Donald Katie Nanna and Plus Ensemble
Kathryn Herrin Miss Lark
Matt Mueller Admiral Boom and Bank Chairman
Hannah Rhodes Police Man and Plus Ensemble
Norah Brock Mrs Brill and Plus Ensemble
Robertson Ay
Emma Mueller Neleus and Plus Kids Ensemble
Kelly Branyik Queen Victoria and Plus Ensemble
Audra Paulin Ms Smythe and Plus Ensemble
Jason Moore Park Keeper, John Northbrook, and Plus Ensemble
Ashley Venerable Mrs Corry and Plus Ensemble
Kathleen Kennedy Bird Woman and Ms Andrew
Von Hussler
Susan Frady Ensemble 1
India Beach Ensemble 2
Emma Schmitz Ensemble 3
Makenna Sawyer Ensemble 4
Delilah Locke Valentine and Plus Kids Ensemble
Elliyah Donald Kids Ensemble 1
Makenzie Frady Kids Ensemble 2
Chloe Wade Kids Ensemble 3
Faith Wheeler
Rosie Mueller

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