All of their blocking and movements must appear motivated and strong. Children auditioning for these roles need to have vocal strength and be visually expressive.
Each student should be able to create and shape her own character. The actors portraying them must be able to have mischievous fun with each other as well as "sibling-style" fights. These girls are gritty, neglected and vulnerable, yet basically honest and potentially lovable. Molly, Tessie, July, Duffy, Kate and Pepper. Although she is at times aggressive or crafty, the audience should never doubt Annie is a friendly and caring child she will go to any extent to gain the love of a family to which she can belong. She also needs a good understanding of subtext so she can act appropriately during the various scenes between Warbucks and Grace, and Miss Hannigan and Grace. She must be capable of vocal projection without strain. The actor who plays Annie must be strong vocally and musically. She has to be motherly in scene one, independent in scene two, overwhelmed in scenes four and five, needy in scene seven, and hopeful for the future in scenes ten and eleven. She is a tough, streetwise urchin who is nevertheless vulnerable when she thinks she might lose what has become most important to her: a newfound "family" who loves her. is ideal for productions involving different grade levels.Īnnie is a complex little girl. With plenty of parts to go around, including featured roles as well as ensemble parts for orphans, servants and tourists, Annie JR. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. 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. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure. Opening Night: Friday 12th November time TBC (GALA Night)Ģ Shows on Saturday 13th November times TBCīased on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. Tech Rehearsal: Wednesday 10th November 2021ĭress Rehearsal: Thursday 11th November 2021 Rehearsals will be on Friday afternoons/evenings at The Conquest Theatre times TBC. A £10 deposit will be required for Annie Jr. If you are interested in sponsoring this production please contact Jack Ludwig on 07375784336 or to a successful audition and acceptance into the project. Ludwig Theatre Arts are actively looking for sponsorship towards this production to make this FREE* for all junior cast members.
Auditions will be announced soon and will be taken by a top West End group of creatives. Please register below and take a look at the parts on offer. If you love to perform and want to be part of our first Junior Musical then we would love to hear from you. Annie Junior is a 60 minute version for cast members aged 7-17 years old. We are very excited to be launching our first junior Musical with the BROADWAY Junior Musical HIT 'Annie Junior'. NOT! in Bropmyard this September (Rehearsals).