Auditions – “Annie”

Annie

Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission of The Media Tribune Services, Inc.

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Production Team

Director:  Robert Twaddell
Assistant Director:  Hayley Vantine
Music Director:  Haley Twaddell
Choreographer:  Makenna Clark
Assistant Choreographer:  Alvaro Aguilar
Stage Manager:  Kathleen Powderly
Assistant Stage Manager:  Kendrick Booth

Performances

December 6-22, 2024

Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm and 7:30pm
plus 7:30pm performances on Tues., Dec. 17 and Wed., Dec. 18
and 2pm performance on Fri., Dec. 20

Rehearsals

  • Rehearsals will begin Monday, October 28, 2024.
  • Typically, rehearsals will be Mondays-Thursdays from 7-10pm and Saturdays from 9am-12pm.
  • There will be no rehearsals on Wednesday, November 27 and Thursday, November 28.
  • Tech Week rehearsals on December 2-5, 2024, will be Monday-Thursday and will begin at 6pm.
  • There will be a Q2Q rehearsal on Sunday, December 1, 2024.

Benefits

  • Limited actor stipends are available for specific roles; stipends typically range from $100-$400.
  • An allotment of comp tickets is available for family and friends.
  • A limited amount of housing is available on weekends during performance run, upon request. Housing is not available during rehearsals.

Auditions

Performers of any ethnicity, race, color, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, body type and who are differently abled are welcomed and encouraged to audition.

Monday and Tuesday, October 14-15, 2024 – 7-10pm
Granbury Theatre Academy Morgan Street Studio, 400 S. Morgan Street Suite 105, Granbury, Texas 76048

Everyone should complete the AUDITION REGISTRATION FORM regardless of auditioning in person or by video.

Auditions will include you singing 32 bars from a song in the style of the show or a 1-minute cut of a song.  Accompaniment will NOT be provided so please bring musical track to connect with our audio system.  

For in person auditioners, please select an audition time slot through the Sign Up Genius link.

You may submit a video audition through the VIDEO SUBMISSION FORM below.  Video submissions must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, October 13.

Audition Registration Form: https://forms.gle/LcG4uAiXy1qMsvZp8
In-Person Audition Time Slot Selection: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0448ACA92BA4FB6-51431994-annie
Video Submission Form: https://forms.gle/JwskVYbP66Vz5ezG7

Callbacks

If needed and by invitation only

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 – 6-10:30pm
Granbury Theatre Academy Morgan Street Studio, 400 S. Morgan Street Suite 105, Granbury, Texas 76048

The production team would like to provide CALLBACK vocal cuts, audition sides and choreography for anyone wishing to prepare in the event you are offered a callback.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vKS1pkaf7uee8rAuGBCE49B6kjo1qHgT

Please remember to complete an audition registration form for every person in your family who is auditioning regardless of in person or video submission

PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
 
ANNIE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

CHARACTER LISTING

Annie – A street-wise orphan; she is eventually taken in by Oliver Warbucks. Friendly and kind, tough when needed.
Gender: Female | Age: 11 | Vocal range top: G5 | Vocal range bottom: A3

Warbucks – A billionaire who rediscovers the importance of family through Annie. Rich, stiff-collared, bullish.
Gender: Male | Age: 35 to 60 | Vocal range top: Gb5 | Vocal range bottom: B3

Grace Farrell – Faithful secretary to Warbucks, who deftly manages his business and personal life. Poised, gentle, direct.
Gender: Female | Age: 30 to 55 | Vocal range top: G5 | Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Orphans – The other girls in the orphanage with Annie. These girls are gritty, neglected and vulnerable, yet basically honest and loveable. They are essentially sisters. Includes Molly, Kate, Tessie, Pepper, July, and Duffy.
Gender: Female | Age: 6 to 16

Servants – The servants at the Warbucks mansion. Includes Drake, Mrs. Pugh, Mrs. Greer, Cecille, and Annette.
Gender: Any | Age: 18 to 60

Miss Hannigan – The orphanage matron, overwhelmed by the orphanage crisis of the 1930s. Fond of liquor. Very disillusioned, bitter, and tired.
Gender: Female | Age: 30 to 55 | Vocal range top: F5 | Vocal range bottom: A3

Rooster – Miss Hannigan’s con artist brother looking for a quick buck. A hardened, but charismatic criminal.
Gender: Male | Age: 25 to 45 | Vocal range top: G5 | Vocal range bottom: B3

Lily – Rooster’s girlfriend, also out for a quick buck. Apparently a floozy and a bimbo. May understand more than she lets on.
Gender: Female | Age: 20 to 35 | Vocal range top: G5 | Vocal range bottom: B3

Bert Healy – The ultimate radio personality. He helps Annie by broadcasting about the search for her birth parents. Could be based on “Little Orphan Annie” radio show announcer, Pierre Andre.
Gender: Male | Age: 30 to 45 | Vocal range top: G5 | Vocal range bottom: E4

Roosevelt – The 32nd President of the United States. A Democrat and friend of Warbucks.
Gender: Male | Age: 40 to 65 | Vocal range top: F4 | Vocal range bottom: Eb3

 
Ensemble – Servants (Drake, Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Pugh), Boylan Sisters, Cabinet Members, Hooverville Citizens
Gender: Any | Age: 18 to 65