Mrs. Laura Parker has been teaching theatre over 20 years. She has directed over 100 plays and musicals and her favorite thing about her job is seeing students grow into gifted performers and technicians, but most of all, great humans. Mrs. Parker is the fine arts department chair for Nolensville High School and has won various awards over the years including Best Director, Best Ensemble, Best Use of Costumes, etc., but she tells her students that it isn't about the accolades, it's about letting your work speak for itself. She would like to thank God for everything, her husband for always supporting her no matter what, her parents for always showing up even as a child when she would turn pages for a pianist and her sisters for being her biggest fans and great backup singers to her creative ideas and her parents and students in this program for always giving a resounding "Yes, and..." to everything creatively possible!!!

Cassidy Van Amburg is a Chicago native who has been teaching Choir at Nolensville High School for the past 6 years. Mrs. Van Amburg moved to Nashville in 2014 to attend Vanderbilt University, where she studied Secondary Education and English with a minor in Vocal Music. Since starting at Nolensville in 2018, Mrs. Van Amburg has built the Choir program from 1 choir of 30 students to 3 choirs with 90 total students, and consistently receives Superior ratings at regional and state festivals. When she’s not at Nolensville, Mrs. Van Amburg teaches voice lessons at Roots Academy and sings in the Nashville Symphony Chorus. She would like to thank her mom, Joy, and husband, Joe, for being her biggest supporters and always attending her performances. Mary Poppins has been such a fun show to Choreograph and Vocal Direct; she hopes you enjoy escaping into this whimsical world!

Ms. Lindsey is an experienced vocal music and visual arts educator. She has taught internationally in Japan and Taiwan and is happy to be teaching in Tennessee now! She has enjoyed working on vocals and artistic settings with the incredibly talented students at Nolensville High School! She is very excited for the students to get to share their passion for music and tell this amazing story! She would like to thank her family for believing in her always and being a fantastic support system.

Ava Adams is so excited to be a part of this fantastic production! She has been involved in theatre since 3rd grade and plans to pursue a BFA in Film Production next year. She believes this department is special because of the people involved in it. She is so grateful to know such amazing actors and technicians! She would like to thank her mom, dad, Randy, and Maddy for always supporting her! She would like to thank Mrs. Parker for trusting her in multiple different technical roles and mentoring her on her college search! Enjoy the show, especially you Judah and Lottie!

Maizy Rioux has loved being involved in Mary Poppins both in the cast as well as by serving as Rehearsal Assistant. She is a senior this year and is so excited to continue her education next fall at Belmont University, where she will be majoring in Theatre Education, as she hopes to one day be able to teach theatre herself. Maizy has been performing since she was eight years old and has absolutely loved her time in the Nolensville High School theatre department. She has been in every show possible at Nolensville the past four years and currently serves as President of Nolensville’s International Thespian Society Troupe. She cannot wait for you to see this show and hopes you enjoy watching it as much as she has enjoyed being apart of it!

Emma is currently the stage manager here at Nolensville High School. She absolutely loves it! She loves how theater provides a wonderful way to end the day. She loves the fun and inclusive community. She looks forward to coming to theater every day!

Bella has been doing theater since the 4th grade. She changed to technical theater in 7th grade and have loved it for the 5 years she has done it! Her favorite show is Phantom of the Opera. Bella would like to thank her parents and family and friends for all their love and support and understanding of spending so much time in the theatre!

Will Coey is a senior at Nolensville High School who is participating in his last high school spring musical. Although taking on a new role as an assistant student vocal director this year, Will is no stranger to performing under the bright lights on stage. Previous roles he has played in his high school theater career include Cat in the Hat in Seussical, Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, Troy Bolton in High School Musical, and Jean Valjean in Les Miserables: School Edition. The decision to participate as vocal director speaks to his love and passion for magical stories such as this one being brought to life through singing. After high school, Will plans to study Vocal Music Education in college. He hopes the cast of Mary Poppins sings their hearts out, and that you enjoy the show!

Marissa is thrilled to be performing her third musical with NHS theatre! Along with being assistant choreographer and featured ensemble, she was in charge of every tap number in the show. She is a senior, and she plans to head to college next year and pursue a BFA for musical theatre, double minoring in dance and violin as well.

Cara is a junior and a deck manager as well as a part of the props team. She has been doing theater with Nolensville high school since she was a freshman.

This is Reese’s 5th production with Nolensville High School and her 7th theatrical show over all. She is very excited to be working on Mary Poppins as a deck manager. She loves working with all the amazing technical people and actors and hopes to continue working with this theater department for the next 2 years.

Leah is very excited to be performing in Mary Poppins! It is her first time singing in a musical at Nolensville High, and she is very proud to be a part of this year’s musical. This is her first time to operate as a dramaturg (does all the research for historical purposes) and it has been really fun to get to tell everyone about historical significance related to the story.

Drew has been on the props teams for two years and has been at NHS for four! After graduation, he is attending UTC in the fall! Drew would like to thank his mom and dad for all their support and endless trips to home stores for assisting the props and set quest!

Maddy is excited to be part of Mary Poppins as her last musical here at NHS. She has been doing theatre for 7 years and has made so many amazing memories. Maddy would like to give special thanks to her family and friends for always encouraging her! Next year, Maddy will be attending Butler University and studying Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

Isabella is absolutely thrilled to be in this year’s spring musical. She has been involved in theater for 6 years and can’t wait perform in Mary Poppins! She has had a wonderful time dancing, singing, acting, and even trying out a German accent this show! Overall, she has so much fun participating in theater for her second year of High school and cannot wait to perform in Mary Poppins!

Mason is so excited to work on Mary Poppins this year! This is his second year and fourth show! He helps in the props department and on the publicity team and plans to continue doing so in his senior year!

Emerson Hutcherson is thrilled to be apart of the this production of Mary Poppins! She fell in love with musical theatre in the 7th grade, sparking a passion that has only grown stronger over the years. From performing on stage to designing posters, t-shirts, and graphics for this season's shows. Post-graduation, she intends to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, where she can continue her love for the arts. Despite Emerson’s future plans, the theatre will always hold a special place in her heart. She would like to thank the directors for letting her be a part of this incredible ensemble, Mrs. Church and Mrs. McHugh for always supporting her in the art room, and her family for always having her back and encouraging her to follow her dreams.

Lindsey is a freshman and has done 2 shows with Nolensville and has loved every minute of it! She is on the publicity team.

Calista is incredibly excited to be a part of this production! She is a senior who has been doing theatre since the third grade, and after graduation she plans to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre. Through various school and community theatre productions, she has discovered a deep passion for the art of theatre. She would like to thank the directors for allowing her to be in this ensemble, members of Carpe Artista for always supporting her, Erica Lee Haines for helping her grow, and her family for encouraging her to always follow her dreams. Calista is delighted to share the magic of this timeless tale with audiences of all ages in her final role at NHS!

Megan is a sophomore and head of Hair & Makeup for Mary Poppins. She found her love for makeup when she was in 5th grade from watching a video and immediately took to it. She would try her own hand at makeup, make some of her own products at home, and took various classes on hair and makeup. She has found it challenging to take on a leadership role but there have been amazing people to help her along the way. This show has helped her grow in her skill and learn more about design and leadership.

Sofia is very excited to be apart of her 6th show with NHS! She feels honored to have been able to both be a part of the cast as a member of the featured tap ensemble and the crew as a hair and makeup assistant.

Annaross is playing a few different roles in this show, but she is also the Head Costume Designer and Head of Costume Shop for this show! Annaross loves making costumes, because it is an awesome way to tell the story. She has been doing theatre since she was in 4th grade, and costuming for two years now. She loves experimenting with colors and silhouettes to help the audience learn more about each character. The art of costuming is very complex, and she loves learning about the intricacies of how fabrics interact with lighting, how things will feel when dancing, and even making stilt pants from scratch! She can’t wait for you to see the show, and hopes that the garments will further your understanding and love of this show!

Kristyn Dunn, a sophomore, is so excited to be in Mary Poppins! She is a featured tap dancer and has other various ensemble roles throughout the show. Kristyn also worked in a technical area as the assistant costume manager! She has been doing theatre for 6 years and performed in many productions. Kristyn is thankful for the opportunity to do theatre here at Nolensville and for everyone who has helped her along the way!

This is Layla's first show doing tech, and she loved every minute in costumes! She absolutely loves to sew and create things, and love, love, loves being a part of this show!

Sarah is thrilled to be making her debut in the world of theater with Nolensville High School's production of Mary Poppins. While new to the scene, Sarah brings a passion for creativity and a keen eye for detail to the costumes department. When she isn’t sewing backstage, Sarah can be found practicing numerous other handicrafts, like crocheting or making miniatures. She is excited to contribute her skills to bringing the beloved characters of Mary Poppins to life through costume design.

Claire street has been doing Theater since 4th grade. She has been acting since 4th grade but this is her first show doing tech! Claire loves this show very much because it’s such a magical way of telling a beautiful story! This was her first year doing costuming and she loves it. She has learn a lot of things from hand sewing to hot gluing to making a design. Claire is very grateful for this opportunity. She is so excited to continue this journey!

He couldn’t be more excited for Mary Poppins. Brayden would like to thank his mom and dad and Mrs. Parker for supporting him on this endeavor in theatre. He hopes you like Admiral Boom and have a magical time!

Juliette has loved being a part of Mary Poppins this spring. She is currently a freshman at Nolensville High and has enjoyed working in theatre classes as well as after school theatre. She is a member of the featured jazz ensemble while also working in the costume department. She would like to thank her family, especially her mom for driving her to all her rehearsals.

Caleb is a senior and this is his second year in technical theater as a part of the sound department. He has greatly enjoyed his time with NHS Theater and wants to thank his parents for all their support.

Ben is part of the sound team for Mary Poppins . He also makes music of his own on the side. He would like to thank his friend, Rhys, for encouraging him to be involved in this process!

Rhys is a sophomore at Nolensville and this is Rhys’s 3rd year of theater, and his second show in the sound department. He is really glad to have been a part of the process of this show, and can’t wait for you all to enjoy.

Anna Mandrell is a junior at Nolensville High School. She has been in the theater program for 2 years as the main lighting technician. She loves running the lights during shows. She loves working with everyone, and is excited to show off all of their hard work.

Will has been involved in theatre for the last few years. He is an actor, but his primary passion is truly in lighting a show. He is proud of the design concept and all of the new additions with projections and creativity in artistic projection and animation of graphics that he has worked on with David. He would like to thank the NHS theatre department and Mrs. Parker for trusting his creative ideas. He is excited for you to see whimsy come through the lighting in telling the story of Mary Poppins.

In addition to performing as the police officer and the teddy bear, David has a newfound love of animation and design in working with Anna and Will on all of the projections and lighting for the show. He has worked countless hours on designing and animating for the graphics and projections for the show and he hopes you truly experience the magic of Mary Poppins when you watch.

Gianna is so excited to be working in Set Design and Lighting in Mary Poppins! This is her second year being involved with theater. Gianna plays percussion in the Nolensville Band and loves to paint. She is very eager for the years to come.

Ben ist im Abschlussjahr und hat beschlossen, für diese Sendung etwas Neues auszuprobieren! Seine vorherigen Rollen: Buchhändler/Platte in Die Schöne und das Biest, Lysander in Ein Sommernachtstraum, Bill in Mamma Mia, George Gibbs in Unsere Kleine Stadt, Forman/Lesgles in Die Elenden und Chris in Mord aut Schloss Haversam

Kaley is a sophomore and this is her first year working with the school productions. She has been a member of the set construction and set running crew and is enjoying it immensely. Kaley loves the people she gets to work with and meet and she just has the best time being involved!

Millie is a sophomore and this is her first ever musical and she couldn't be happier. Millie has participated as ensemble and set crew and has learned so much from her peers and teachers. Watching everything come together over each rehearsal has been inspiring. Theater is truly something Millie wants to stick with for her future!

Amelia Thompson has participated in 2 technical roles in shows prior to Mary Poppins. She is on the set crew for this show. She loves the art and design aspect of theatre and being able to paint and build. It is really magical to see everything come to life.

Educated at Ampleforth and Magdalene College, Cambridge, Julian Fellowes is a multi-award-winning actor, writer, director and producer. As creator, sole writer and executive producer of the hit television series Downton Abbey, Fellowes has won three Emmy awards and a Golden Globe. Fellowes received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Gosford Park (2002). His work was also honoured by the Writer’s Guild of America, the New York Film Critics’€™ Circle and the National Society of Film Critics for Best Screenplay. Other writing credits for film include Piccadilly Jim (2004), Vanity Fair (2004), Young Victoria (2009), The Tourist (2010), Romeo & Juliet (2013), and the three-part drama Doctor Thorne for ITV. Fellowes also wrote and directed the award-winning films Separate Lies and From Time to Time. Fellowes wrote the books for the Tony-nominated stage production of Mary Poppins and for School of Rock: The Musical which opened on Broadway in December 2015, and was written and produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Fellowes has authored two novels: the international bestsellers Snobs (2005) and Past Imperfect (2008). Julian Fellowes became a life peer in 2011. He lives in Dorset and London with his wife, Emma.

Anthony Drewe and George Stiles (Stiles and Drewe) are a multi award-winning musical theatre writing partnership. Writing credits include Honk! (National / UK Tour / Worldwide); Mary Poppins (West End / Broadway / Worldwide); The Wind in the Willows (UK Tour and West End); Cameron Mackintosh’s new version of Half A Sixpence (Chichester Festival Theatre / West End); Travels With My Aunt (Minerva Theatre, Chichester); Betty Blue Eyes (West End / UK Tour); Just So (Tricycle / Chichester Festival Theatre / Worldwide); Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure (West Yorkshire Playhouse / Birmingham Rep / Royal Festival Hall / Worldwide); Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre / in concert at the Queen’s Theatre); The Three Little Pigs (West End / UK Tour and International Tour); Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Singapore Rep). Future projects include a stage version of Robert Harling’s film Soapdish, and a new musical with director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell. Independently as a lyricist, Anthony’s credits include The Card (Watermill / Regents Park) and A Twist of Fate (Singapore Rep). Other projects include: song contributions for Dame Edna Everage’s Look At Me When I’m Talking to You; The Shakespeare Revue (RSC) as well as a variety of material for TV and radio. Awards include the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical for Honk!, three of the top prizes at the Musical of the Year Awards for Peter Pan and The Three Musketeers, the TMA Best Musical Award (Moll Flanders), The Straits Times Award for Best Musical (A Twist of Fate) and the first ever Vivian Ellis Prize (Just So). Mary Poppins has won 45 major theatre awards around the globe including Tony, Olivier, Helpmann and London Evening Standard Awards. Laurence Olivier nominations include Mary Poppins and Betty Blue Eyes. Stiles and Drewe’s passion for new musical theatre writing is recognised via the annual Stiles and Drewe Prize for Best New Song, and their new Mentorship Award supported by Music Theatre International (Europe). They are also founding board members of Mercury Musical Developments (MMD), Associate Artists at The Watermill Theatre and patrons of the London Musical Theatre Orchestra and The Musical Theatre Academy (MTA).

Anthony Drewe and George Stiles (Stiles and Drewe) are a multi award-winning musical theatre writing partnership. Writing credits include Honk! (National / UK Tour / Worldwide); Mary Poppins (West End / Broadway / Worldwide); The Wind in the Willows (UK Tour and West End); Cameron Mackintosh’s new version of Half A Sixpence (Chichester Festival Theatre / West End); Travels With My Aunt (Minerva Theatre, Chichester); Betty Blue Eyes (West End / UK Tour); Just So (Tricycle / Chichester Festival Theatre / Worldwide); Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure (West Yorkshire Playhouse / Birmingham Rep / Royal Festival Hall / Worldwide); Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre / in concert at the Queen’s Theatre); The Three Little Pigs (West End / UK Tour and International Tour); Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Singapore Rep). Future projects include a stage version of Robert Harling’s film Soapdish, and a new musical with director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell. Independently as a lyricist, Anthony’s credits include The Card (Watermill / Regents Park) and A Twist of Fate (Singapore Rep). Other projects include: song contributions for Dame Edna Everage’s Look At Me When I’m Talking to You; The Shakespeare Revue (RSC) as well as a variety of material for TV and radio. Awards include the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical for Honk!, three of the top prizes at the Musical of the Year Awards for Peter Pan and The Three Musketeers, the TMA Best Musical Award (Moll Flanders), The Straits Times Award for Best Musical (A Twist of Fate) and the first ever Vivian Ellis Prize (Just So). Mary Poppins has won 45 major theatre awards around the globe including Tony, Olivier, Helpmann and London Evening Standard Awards. Laurence Olivier nominations include Mary Poppins and Betty Blue Eyes. Stiles and Drewe’s passion for new musical theatre writing is recognised via the annual Stiles and Drewe Prize for Best New Song, and their new Mentorship Award supported by Music Theatre International (Europe). They are also founding board members of Mercury Musical Developments (MMD), Associate Artists at The Watermill Theatre and patrons of the London Musical Theatre Orchestra and The Musical Theatre Academy (MTA).

Cameron Mackintosh has been producing shows since 1967 and remains the world’s most prolific producer of musicals in theatre history. As well as producing three of the world’s longest running musicals – Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera and Cats – his legendary productions include Miss Saigon, Oliver!, Mary Poppins (co-produced with Disney), Side By Side By Sondheim, Little Shop of Horrors, Song and Dance, Tomfoolery, Martin Guerre, The Witches of Eastwick and Five Guys Named Moe. His acclaimed productions of My Fair Lady, Oklahoma! and Carousel have all been international successes, as have his reinvented new productions of Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and The Phantom of the Opera. Cameron is also co-producer with Jeffrey Seller of Hamilton in London. In 2013, alongside Working Title Films and Universal, Cameron produced the hugely successful Oscar®, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning film adaptation of Les Misérables, which is one of the most successful movies ever of an original stage musical. The concert version of Les Misérables, which was first staged in 1989 at Domain Park in Sydney, has proved to be just as successful as the staged musical around the world. It has been filmed three times – at the Royal Albert Hall, the O2 Arena and the Gielgud Theatre – and is continually rescreened on TV and in cinemas throughout the world and, alongside his spectacular Royal Albert Hall production of The Phantom of the Opera, regularly breaks attendance records for live recording performances of musical theatre. Cameron owns and operates eight historic London theatres, which have all been spectacularly rebuilt and refurbished for the 21st century. They house many of London’s most successful hits. The Sondheim, formerly known as the Queen’s, now has a glorious auditorium and backstage and has been renamed in honour of Cameron’s great friend, theatrical legend Stephen Sondheim, who recently died. The last show he and Cameron were working on, Old Friends, premiered onstage and then TV as a sensational all-star gala last year and is now opening at the Gielgud this September for a limited season with a terrific cast including many of those from the gala, headed by Broadway legends Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga. In 1990, Cameron inaugurated the Chair of Contemporary Theatre at St Catherine’s College in Oxford University, with Stephen Sondheim as his visiting professor. Music Theatre International, the world’s largest owner of secondary rights of many of the greatest musicals ever written, is now one of Cameron’s companies. Cameron was knighted in the 1996 New Year’s Honours for his services to British theatre and in June 2023, was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. He is the first British producer ever to be elected to Broadway’s Theater Hall of Fame.