MARY POPPINS Equity Ensemble Singers - North Carolina Theatre Auditions

MARY POPPINS - NYC ECC Singers
North Carolina Theatre | Raleigh, NC

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LOA
$874 weekly minimum (Ref. COST)

SEEKING

Equity actors for chorus singer parts in Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s MARY POPPINS (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 16-bar cut from the show or in the style of the show. Bring sheet music, in the correct key, as an accompanist will be provided. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film
Original Music and Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
New Songs and Additional Music/Lyrics: George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
Book: Julian Fellowes
Co-Created by: Cameron Mackintosh
Expected to attend:
Eric Woodall, CSA: Director, Artistic Director, Casting Director
Edward G. Robinson: Musical Director

OTHER DATES

Rehearsal: July 10th, 2023
Opening: July 25th, 2023
Closing: July 30th, 2023

OTHER

www.nctheatre.com

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical
mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas
are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the
extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and
dressing rooms.

Holding/Audition room information:

The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 80

The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 52

SEEKING:

PARK KEEPER/ENSEMBLE: 40s-50s. Any ethnicity. Male-identifying Tenor. Smart, uniformed,
officious. His life is defined by rules but he secretly hankers after his childhood.

NELEUS/ENSEMBLE: 20s. Any ethnicity. Male-identifying The statue of a young boy separated from
his father, Poseidon. An excellent dancer.

MISS LARK/ENSEMBLE: 30s. Any ethnicity. Female-identifying. Mezzo Soprano. A haughty snob
who lives next door to the Banks. Treats her dog like a child.

MRS. CORRY/ENSEMBLE: 40s. Black. Female-identifying Soprano. Owner of the gingerbread shop.
A mystical woman of stature who speaks with a Caribbean accent.

THE POLICEMAN/ENSEMBLE: 30s-40s. Any ethnicity. Male-identifying A real neighborhood
Policeman. Respected and observant of the households on his beat.

FEMALE ENSEMBLE: 20s-40s Any ethnicity. Female-identifying. Excellent Tap/Jazz/Ballet dancers
with strong singing voices (all vocal ranges) to comprise the ensemble and understudy the principal
roles.

MALE ENSEMBLE: 20’s-40’s Any ethnicity. Male-identifying. Excellent Tap/Jazz/Ballet dancers with
strong singing voices (all vocal ranges) to comprise the ensemble and understudy the principal roles.