February 23, 2018

Mary Poppins behind-the-scenes 2018

A behind-the-scenes look into the back-stage workings of Southeast Missouri State's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's production of Mary Poppins, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jake Deck finishes putting on his morph suit with the help of Jolene Fredrich during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jen Barry walks around the dressing room wrapped in her blanket before getting ready for her role of Michael Banks during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Morgan Galloway walks down the back hallway from her dressing room to the wig room to finalize her first of three character costumes of the show during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jolene Fredrich puts hair pins on Morgan Galloway's wig before the opening act during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Morgan Galloway, left, and Jolene Fredrich, right, give each other a thumbs-up after finishing up Morgan's costume for the opening act during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Abigail Alsmeyer does her vocal warmups in a backstage bathroom before going out on stage as Mary Poppins during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Josie David lifts her arms during vocal warm ups with the rest of the cast in between costuming and makeup before the start of final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau..

Rebecca Gangemella, left, Josie David, center, and Morgan Galloway, right, talk in the dressing room before the start of the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Cast members of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's production of "Mary Poppins" get ready in their dressing room backstage during the final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jen Barry does homework backstage during dress rehearsal before getting ready for her role of Michael Banks during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Brooke Menzies laughs as she applies her character makeup during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jose Alpizar, portraying Bert, lifts up Sebastian Harvey, 4, the son of music director Josh Harvey, before going on stage during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jose Alpizar, portraying Bert, shares his chimney sweep hat and talks to Sebastian Harvey, 4, backstage before the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Sebastian Harvey, 4, looks back down the hall at Patti Meadors dressed as a statue for the opening scene before the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Josie David, portraying Jane Banks, holds Sebastian Harvey, 4, as his dad Josh Harvey, the music director, looks on before the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Costumes and props stored backstage of Bedell Performance Hall during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Ensemble members go back to the wig room to take off their statue makeup and to get ready for their next role during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Ensemble members remove their statue character makeup and get out of their morph suits with the help of Jolene Fredrich, who's in charge of hair and makeup, to get ready for their next roles during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

April Bassett sits back stage between her scenes and reads at her dressing room mirror during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Elle Freitas, part of the wardrobe crew, organizes costumes on their hangers during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jacquelyn Kiefner, portraying the role of Mrs. Banks, poses for a photo between scenes during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Music director Josh Harvey directs the orchestra during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Brianna Justine performs her role as the bird woman on stage, while the orchestra performs in the orchestra pit during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Morgan Galloway braids her hair between her scenes as a shop customer and a chimney sweep during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

April Bassett mimics ideas for a "Parody Poppins" show between scenes backstage during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Morgan Galloway walks with tap shoe covers down the hallways backstage preparing for her part in the tap dance number. during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Cole Kennedy puts on green acrylic paint for his role of a statue during the second act during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

The cast of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" during the first act of the show's final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Josie David, portraying Jane Banks, of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" during the first act of the show's final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Cole Kennedy finishes putting on his stage makeup for his role as a statue during the opening scene of "Mary Poppins" of the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jen Barry, left, and Josie David, right, portraying their respective roles of Michael and Jane Banks during the first act of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Josie David, left, Abigail Alsmeyer, center, and Jen Barry, right, respectively portray their roles of Jane Banks, Mary Poppins and Michael Banks during the first act of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jose Alpizar, portraying his role of Bert, during the first act of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jen Barry, left, Josie David, center, and Jose Alpizar, right, portray their respective roles of Michael Banks, Jane Banks and Bert during the first act of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

(from left) Jose Alpizar, Jen Barry, Josie David and Abigail Alsmeyer portray their respective roles of Bert, Michael Banks, Jane Banks and Mary Poppins during the first act of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Josie David portrays her role of Jane Banks during the first act of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

(from left) Jen Barry, Malachi Marrero and Josie David perform their roles during the first act of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Malachi Marrero performs during the first act of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jake Deck runs down the hallway back to his dressing room dressed as a statue during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

The cast of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" during the first act of the show's final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Cast members perform the number "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

The cast of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" perform "Let's Go Fly A Kite" during the show's final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jacquelyn Kiefner portrays her role of Mrs. Banks during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

The cast of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" during the show's final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Morgan Galloway puts on her stage makeup for her first role in the "Mary Poppins" musical during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. As an ensemble member, Morgan has to switch costumes and makeup four times throughout the production. First she's a statue, next a shop customer, a chimney sweep and back to a statue at the end of the show.

The cast of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" during the show's final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jose Alpizar, portraying Bert, of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" during the show's final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

The cast of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" during the show's final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Jose Alpizar, playing the role of Bert, walks up the wall on stage right during the performance of the tap dance number "A Step in Time" during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Josie David, left, Jacquelyn Kiefner, center, and Jen Barry, right, portray their respective roles of Jane Banks, Mrs. Banks and Michael Banks during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

(from left) Jose Alpizar, Abigail Alsmeyer, Josie David and Jen Barry portray their respective roles of Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane Banks and Michael Banks during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Senior Abigail Alsmeyer, portraying Mary Poppins in SEMO's production of the magical show "Mary Poppins," gets her costume together during the final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Josie David, left, Abigail Alsmeyer, center, and Jen Barry, right, portray their respective roles of Jane Banks, Mary Poppins and Michael Banks during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Abigail Alsmeyer and Jose Alpizar portray their respective roles of Mary Poppins and Bert during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Abigail Alsmeyer performs her role of Mary Poppins during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

(from left) Jen Barry, Josie David, Jacquelyn Kiefner and Andrew Feigenbaum portray their respective roles of Michael Banks, Jane Banks, Mrs. Banks and Mr. Banks during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

The cast of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre & Dance's "Mary Poppins" during the final act of the show's final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Senior Abigail Alsmeyer puts the final touches on her costume for the opening scene of "Mary Poppins" during the final dress rehearsal Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

Ellen Carr, right, gets her costume on while reacting to conversation with Brianna Justine during the final dress rehearsal of SEMO's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's "Mary Poppins" Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

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A behind-the-scenes look into the back-stage workings of Southeast Missouri State's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's production of Mary Poppins, Feb. 22, 2018, in Cape Girardeau.

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