Community Corner
Now Casting Annie Jr in Woodbridge
Performing Arts Academy of CT will hold auditions for
the classic musical, Annie Jr., on Saturday, July 19 and July 25 from 10:00 am
to 12:00 p.m. at Performing Arts Academy of CT (131 Bradley Rd, Woodbridge,
CT). Child must be between the ages of 5 to 17 are welcome to audition. Those
auditioning are asked to prepare one-minute of a song from a musical to sing
for their audition. Readings from the script will be available as well.
Rehearsals for Annie Jr. will be in the form of a summer camp that will run Aug
4 through Aug 27th, Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 6:00pm to 8:00 p.m. Performances
will be August 28th,29th, and 30th. If cast in
the production, a fee of $350 will be applied to each cast member. The
production fee for the second child in the same family is reduced to $300.
Based on the popular Broadway musical, which
was adapted from the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, Annie Jr. tells the story
of a spunky, Depression-era orphan who is determined to find her parents, who
abandoned her on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel
Miss Hannigan. During adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss
Hannigan's evil plans, befriends President Franklin Roosevelt and finds a new
family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and
a lovable mutt named Sandy. The musical features a book by Thomas Meehan, music
by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin.
