The Noblesville East Middle School Drama Department has announced the cast and crew for the school’s annual fall musical.
About 70 NEMS students will bring to life “Mary Poppins Jr.” for three performances during the first weekend of November.
The play is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs and breathtaking dance numbers.
NEMS’s “Mary Poppins Jr.” is directed and choreographed by Jordan Rattenbury, with costume director Claire Hanrahan, technical director Rick Towle and hair-and-makeup director Jennifer Dunham.
Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4 on the Ivy Tech Community College stage, 300 N. 17th St., Noblesville.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and go on sale to the public at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 at ticketleap.com.
Cast and Crew
Mary Poppins, Sarah Rolinson; Bert, Maddux Morrison; Jane Banks, Addison McMillan; Michael Banks, Nick Adams; George Banks, Aidan Johnston; Winifred Banks, Anna Neal; Mrs. Brill, Olivia Boe; Robertson Ay, Matteo Di Rosa; Bird Woman, A’Nyah Hizer; Chairman, Trevor Greenlee; Miss Andrew, Cassidy Henson; Neleus, Dacota Hampton; John Northbrook, Zach Streisel; Von Hussler, Salem Kandel; Katie Nanna, Kemah Larson; Mrs. Corry, Nora Sell; and Miss Smythe, Rosalia Soukup; and Policeman, Colin McCabe.
The Ensemble
Bethany Bonar, Kessa Bruce, EvelynRose Burch, Addie Cooley, Emma Cseke, Abbey Doke, Mia Feigel, Aiden Harlow, Maggie Hoppel, Waverly Hutchins, Elija Jao, Charleigh Kingston, Lauryn Kinzie, Madelynn McIntyre, Annalycia Melendez, Shelby Montarsi, Marin Nelson, Bella Ott, Abigail Pittman, Lydia Pressler, Hines Propst, Jaysa Richeson, Hope Siktberg, Olivia Smith, Hayden Terstegge, Brooke Theobald, Morgan Trowbridge, Amelia Wiggins and Fiona Wisnewski. These ensemble members will portray park strollers, clerks, vagrants, customers, kite flyers, honeybees and chimney sweeps.
The musical also offers an opportunity for students to be a part of the crew.
Stage Crew
Dakota Acker, Megan Broviak, Brian Bzdyl, Lillian Disser, MacKenzie Doran, Ava Dyakanoff, Raegan Gentry-Wilkinson, Ellie Hayward, Natalie Hicks, Sydney Hilleke, Ella Honeycut, Maggie Key, Samantha Leach, Kylie Pepperman, Cecilia Person, Trisha Smith and Alexander Webster.
Costume Crew
Adrian Bastin, Emily Horn, Ivan Jones, Alayna King and Chloe Sells.
Parents of Drama Club students are also encouraged to volunteer, helping with ticket sales, hair and makeup, sets, props, costumes, backstage chaperone duties, playbill folding, cast party, awards, locker signs, student bios, publicity, T-shirt orders and cleanup.
Tickets will be sold each day the week of the show during lunch and online to the public at ticketleap.com.