MOSES LAKE — Basin Community Theatre will hold auditions Dec. 2 for its upcoming production of “Mary Poppins.”
“We thought that we would do a family show instead of an adult show,” said Toby Black, director of the play and president of BCT. “You know, one that the kids could come in, laugh and giggle, and try to entertain the younger kids. So we … chose Mary Poppins.”
The stage musical is pretty close to the 1964 Disney film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, Black said. The story follows the Banks family – Mr. and Mrs. Banks and their children Jane and Michael – of Victorian London, whose nanny has quit due to the children’s mischievous behavior. The day is saved when Mary Poppins arrives, flying under an umbrella with a bag that’s bigger on the inside than the outside, and takes the children in hand. Through the children’s magical adventures with Mary and her friend Bert the chimney sweep, the Bankses discover the joy of family…