New Tampa Players is seeking peer mentors of this year’s Penguin Project production of “Mary Poppins Jr.”
The Penguin Project gives children and young adults with special needs, ages 8 and older, the opportunity and the support to be the stars of the show.
The young artists have developmental, intellectual, physical and learning disabilities, and are joined on stage by their peer mentors who give them the support they need to shine.
This year, “Mary Poppins Jr.,” has a record 47 young artists, and New Tampa Players is looking for 20 mentors, ages 16 and older, to support them. The youngest artist is 8 years old, and the oldest is 28 years old.
The primary role of a mentor is to build a friendship with their young adult, and to be responsible for knowing their artist’s blocking, choreography, and lines.
Mentors rehearse through the entire five-month rehearsal process, too, usually once to twice a week.
Peer mentors also perform with their young adult during the play performances, scheduled for March 11, March 12 and March 13.
New Tampa Players is the first replication site for the Penguin Project in the state of Florida, and is now in its fourth year.
For information, email Nora Paine, producing artistic director, at .
Published October 27, 2021
