1Special matinee presented by: The Lattner Family Foundation

Wayne Bryan, Producing Artistic Director presents

The MUSIC THEATRE OF WICHITA Production ofDisney’s and Cameron Mackintosh’s

A Musical based on the stories of P. L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film

Original Music and Lyrics by Richard B. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

Book by Julian Fellowes

New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe

Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh

Starring

LINDSEY BLIVEN DAVID ELDERDAMON KIRSCHE CLAIRE GERIG

KAREN L. ROBU KATIE BANKS ELLIOTT MATTOx HANNAH FREEMANwith LONDEN PEEBLER and EDWARD STURM

Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Hair and Wig Designer J BRANSON GEORGE T. MITCHELL DAVID NEVILLE DAVID MUEHL ALENA SELLERS

Flying Effects provided by ZFX, Inc. Sets, Props and Costumes Designed and Created at MUSIC THEATRE OF WICHITA

Properties Master Charge Scenic Artist Asst. Lighting Designer Costume Shop Manager Asst. Technical Director MICHELLE A. BISBEE AMY LARINK TYLER LESSIN DEBBIE ROBERTS AJ KELLISON

Apprentice Director Rentals Director Assistant to the Choreographer Company Manager / Producing Assoc. STEVE LANDES MARY SUE DYMAK MICHAEL HARTUNG NANCY REEVES

Production Stage Manager Stage Manager Production Manager Associate Conductor /Keyboards EMILY F. McMULLEN TIFFANY K. ORR JEFF TAYLOR JESSE WARKENTIN

Musical Director / Conductor Choreographer THOMAS W. DOUGLAS LINDA GOODRICH

Director WAYNE BRYAN

Mary Poppins is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance materials supplied are also supplied by MTI, 421 West 54th St., New York, NY 10019

Phone 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 w ww.MTIShows.co mMusic Theatre of Wichita is a proud member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre

and the Non-Profit Chamber of ServiceScenery for this production is sponsored in part by Star Lumber

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Bert ...........................................................David ElderGeorge Banks ................................. Damon KirscheWinifred Banks .......................................Claire GerigJane Banks ..................................... Londen PeeblerMichael Banks .................................. Edward SturmKatie Nanna ....................................Catherine HelmPoliceman ...........................................Zach WilhelmMiss Lark ............................................... Kim CorbettAdmiral Boom ...............................Timothy W. RobuMrs. Brill .................................................Katie BanksRobertson Ay ...................................... Elliott MattoxMary Poppins................................... Lindsey BlivenPark Keeper ...........................................Evan MayerNeleus ............................................ Michael HartungQueen Victoria ...................................Karen L. RobuBank Chairman ............................Timothy W. RobuMiss Smythe.............................................Sumire YuVan Hussler .........................................Zach WilhelmNorthbrook ............................................Robert ArizaBird Woman .......................................Karen L. RobuMrs. Corry .................................... Hannah FreemanFannie ..............................................Catherine HelmAnnie ......................................................Brooke LacyYoung George Banks ..........................Ze’ev Barmor

Company: Robert Ariza, Daniel Beeman, Daniel Bevins, Kathryn Boswell, Jacob Chancellor,Kim Corbett, Caleb Dicke, Eleanor Fishman, Rebecca Gans, Dylan Harris, Michael Hartung,Catherine Helm, Daniel Horn, Emily Kelly, Brooke Lacy, Elliott Mattox, Evan Mayer,Trevor McChristian, Alexander H. Miller, Carolyn Anne Miller, Chet Norment, Faith Northcutt,Nicholas Palmquist, Becca Petersen, Sarah Quinn, Benjamin Rivera, Riza Takahashi,Andy Tofa, Katie Wesler, Hayley Wilhelm, Zach Wilhelm, Sumire Yu

Young People: Josie Anderson, Ari Barmor, Ze’ev Barmor, Talia Bauchmoyer, Mollie Beaver,Caroline Grace Boesen, Jacen Brooks, Marak Gann, Eden Hadley, Rebecca Jensen,Sally Olmstead, Abigail Ottaway, Katie Robu, Hailey Smith, Laura Smith, Jesse Theademan,Lauren Voigt, Jacob Wasson, Lillian Willis

Dance Captain ............................. Michael Hartung

Signing Interpreter (at select performances)............................................................Jennifer Fisher

Understudies: Eleanor Fishman (Mary), Alexander H. Miller and Daniel Horn (Bert), Kathryn Boswell (Winifred Banks), Eden Hadley (Jane), Ari Barmour (Michael)

Lindsey Bliven, David Elder, Damon Kirsche, Katie Banks, Michael Hartung, Daniel Horn, Kathryn Boswell, Production Stage Manager Emily F. McMullen and Stage Manager Tiffany K. Orr appear with Music Theatre of Wichita through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors. MTWichita operates under a U/RTA agreement with Actors’ Equity Association. Scenic Designer George T. Mitchell appears through the courtesy of United Scenic Artists –Local USA 829. Dylan Harris and Faith Northcutt are Teen Intern performers.

Musical Synopsis of Scenes(This synopsis pertains to our Special Needs show and may differ from other productions)

Mary Poppins takes place in and around the Banks’ householdsomewhere in London at the turn of the last century

Chim Chim Cher-ee ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BertCherry Tree Lane (Part 1) * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George and Winifred Banks, Jane and

Michael, Mrs. Brill, and Robertson AyThe Perfect Nanny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane and MichaelCherry Tree Lane (Part 2) George and Winifred Banks, Jane and Michael

Mrs. Brill, and Robertson AyPractically Perfect * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Poppins, Jane, and MichaelJolly Holiday** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Neleus, and Company

Cherry Tree Lane (Reprise) Being Mrs. Banks * Jolly Holiday (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George, Winfred, Jane and MichaelA Spoonful of Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Robertson Ay,

and WinifredPrecision and Order * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bank Chairman and the Bank ClerksA Man Has Dreams ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George BanksFeed the Birds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bird Woman and Mary PoppinsSupercalifragilisticexpialidocious ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Poppins, Mrs. Corry, Bert, Jane, Michael, Fannie, Annie, and CustomersPractically Perfect (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane, Michael, and Mary PoppinsChim Chim Cher-ee (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BertStep in Time.** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael,

and the SweepsA Man Has Dreams A Spoonful of Sugar (Reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George and BertAnything Can Happen * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane, Michael, Mary Poppins, and the CompanyA Spoonful of Sugar (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary PoppinsA Shooting Star. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orchestra* New songs ** Adapted songs

Choreography for Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious based on original by Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear

Orchestra personnel appear in cooperation with the Wichita Federation of Musicians’ Association, Local No. 297, American Federation of Musicians, Russ Widener, Local Contractor.

Associate Conductor / Keyboards / Keyboard Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse WarkentinKeyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Griffin

Cast of Characters (in order of appearance)

PLEASE BE COURTEOUS TO YOUR FELLOW AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND THE PERFORMERS. Disconnect pagers, beepers, and cellular phones. Anyone using a portable device for texting or any form of electronic communication will be asked to leave. No refunds will be issued. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Original London and Broadway Production Credits: Produced by

Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher Co-Choreographer Lighting Design Stephen Mere Howard Harrison

Scenic and Costume DesignBob Crowley

Co-Direction and ChoreographyMatthew Bourne

Directed byRichard Eyre

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Supercalifragilistic Name SearchThe names of some of the characters in Mary Poppins have become scrambled in a cloud: BERT, WINIFRED, JANE, MICHAEL, MISS LARK, POPPINS, NELEUS, and MRS. BRILL. Can you find them? (Words may be written forward, backward, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Solution on page 10.)

Where is the real Chimney Sweep?Of the six Chimney Sweeps shown below, only two of them are exactly alike. Can you spot them? (Solution on page 10.)

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Imagination: What it means and how to use itTo have an imagination means to be able to form new images that are not observed through the senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching). Simply put, it’s the ability to imagine things that aren’t actually there. Mary Poppins asks Jane and Michael to use their imaginations, and here are some ways that you can too!

1. CHALK IT UP! Grab your sidewalk chalk, and draw a zoo with animals of your own choosing (whether dragons, or furry frogs, or 10-foot earthworms). Imagine that you are the zookeeper. What sounds do your animals make? What do they feel like? What does your zoo smell like? (Ick!)

2. TAKE OFF!Can you fly? Of course you can, if you use your imagination. Grab an umbrella, hold it up high, and pretend that you’re flying above your front yard. What do you see? Can you see the neighbor’s roof? How high can you go? Watch out for aircraft...

3. THE BIRD SAYS WHAT? Do you have birds around your house or local park that you can feed? Ask a parent or adult for some bird food, toss some out, and imagine what the birds are saying about the treat you’ve given them. Do they like it? Are they saying that it needs salt, or that it’s overcooked a little? If the birds fed you, what would they give you (besides gooey chewed-up worms)? Ewww!

4. PROBLEM SOLVED. Mary Poppins tells Jane and Michael that “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” If you have a task or chore that seems unpleasant, can you imagine that you hear music? Or perhaps you have giant, make-believe friends that can help you with your chore, which will make the time pass quickly. Pretend that you smell chocolate-chip cookies while you’re working. Heck, try it right now...

5. SAY WHAT? SupercalifragiliSticexpialidociouS is a made-up word. Can you make up words too? Gather some friends, use your imaginations, and see who can come up with the longest word that sounds like it still means something. For extra fun, have another friend make up a definition. If you have access to a computer, look up your word and see if it really exists. You might be surprised.

loppSiepoddlemolawicky: (verb; to stand on one foot and recite poems backwards) :-)

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The story of Mary Poppins is set in England in the early 1900’s. Though it was nearly 100 years ago, many of the lessons from the Banks family still apply today.

• Mr Banks is torn between wanting to be a good father and spending time in his office to support his family. Do you know of any adults in the same situation? Is there a way to have both a good job and a good family life?

• The chimney sweepBert is very good at stopping whatever he is doing to help Mary Poppins with the children. Do you know of anyone who goes out of their way to help someone else? If you do, just tell that person “Thanks” sometime. They will appreciate it.

• The Banks family comes to realize that the real treasure in life is not in money or social events, but in the happiness and blessings that they already have in their children and family. Can you recognize situations or people that make you feel happier?

• Mary Poppins literally drops from the sky, seemingly in answer to Jane and Michael’s request. Are there occasions or people that show up in your life that you didn’t expect? Do you see them as helpful or not?

Things we can learn from Mary Poppins...

Find the Kite MazeMichael has lost his kite. Can you help him find it among the many rooftops? (Solution on page 10.)

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Solutions Administrative Staff Producing Artistic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wayne Bryan – wayne@MTWichita.orgProducing Associate/Company Manager . . . . . . . Nancy Reeves – nancy@MTWichita.orgFinance Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vickie Kline – vickie@MTWichita.orgFinance Assistant/IT Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Trotter – angela@MTWichita.orgPatron Services Director/Box Office Manager . . . . . .Joshua Larson – josh@MTWichita.orgDirector of Rentals & Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Sue Dymak – msd@MTWichita.orgDevelopment Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Cassette– acassette@MTWichita.orgProduction Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Taylor – jeff@MTWichita.orgAdministrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tiffany Hopper–mtwassist@MTWichita.org

Administrative OfficeCentury II, 2nd Floor225 W. DouglasWichita, KS 67202316-265-3253316-265-8708 FAXwww.MTWichita.org

Box OfficeMay 20 through August 18Century II Concert Hall Lobby225 West Douglas, Wichita, KS 67202316-265-3107

Box Office and Front of HouseBox Office Manager: Joshua LarsonHouse Manager: Cathy Monger DuncanAssistant Box Office Manager: Blake Ronnebaum Ticketing Associates: Mackenzie Cole, Emily Pirtle, Amanda Pickett, Aaron Craven

HoursPerformance Weeks: Monday & Tuesday: 10:00am-6:00pm, Wednesday through Saturday: 10:00am-intermissionSunday: Noon through intermission of evening showDark Weeks:Monday thru Friday: 10:00am – 6:00pm

KIDSBILL photos courtesy Jerry Fritchman Illustrations and design: Michael Kline (dogfoose.com)Printing by Copy Express [316] 263-2411 (copyexp@aol.com)

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find the kite (from page 8)

cloud Name Search (from page 4)

where is the real chimney Sweep? (from page 5)

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Notes:Here is a place to write down what you thought of the show.

Lindsey Bliven as Mary Poppins, and David Elder as Bert

Edward Sturm as Michael Banks, Lindsey Bliven as Mary Poppins, and Londen Peebler as Jane Banks

Londen Peebler as Jane Banks, David Elder as Bert, Lindsey Bliven as Mary Poppins, and Edward Sturm as Michael Banks, along with a host of chimney sweeps