ANNIE KIDS

AFTER SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE CLASSES FOR 5 - 12 YEAR OLDS

TERM 3 2024 CLASSES

5 - 7 YEAR OLDS TUESDAYS 4.15 P.M. - 5.15 P.M.

8 - 12 YEAR OLDS THURSDAYS 4.15 P.M. - 5.15 P.M.

TERM 4 2024 CLASSES

5 - 7 YEAR OLDS TUESDAYS 4.15 P.M. - 5.15 P.M.

8 - 12 YEAR OLDS THURSDAYS 4.15 P.M. - 5.15 P.M.

FEES: TERM 3 5 - 7 year olds $220.00 (10 lessons) 8 - 12 year olds $220 (10 lessons)

In addition to this fee there is a one-off compulsory cost of $27.00 for the cast tee shirt and tote bag.

FEES: TERM 4 5 - 7 year olds $286.00 8 - 12 year olds $308.00 (includes all dress rehearsals and performances)

A payment plan is available for both terms upon request.

This is a non-auditioned show - sign up and your child is in! Rehearsals are once a week for Terms 3 and 4 culminating in four performances on 14 and 15 December 2024. Students will gain experience of the audition process (singing, dancing, acting) during class time as the parts will be allocated within the first four weeks. Students who enrol after this time are automatically part the ensemble. All rehearsals and performances are held at the CMTS Studio located at 120 Vincent Street, Howick.

PLEASE NOTE: Attendance at all dress rehearsals and performances is compulsory.

Dress Rehearsals 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 pm: Monday 9 December; Tuesday 10 December; Wednesday 11 December; Thursday 12 December

Performances: #1 Saturday 14 December 1.00 p.m.; #2 Saturday 14 December 5.00 p.m.; #3 Sunday 15 December 1.00 p.m.; #4 Sunday 15 December 5.00 p.m.

THE STORY

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. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. 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.

CHARACTERS

Annie Annie is a complex, tough, streetwise urchin who is surprisingly vulnerable when she thinks she might lose what has become most important to her: her newfound "family." Gender: Female. Vocal range: A3 - D5

Molly The Orphans are gritty girls that are neglected and vulnerable, yet basically honest and lovable. Molly is the littlest at age 6. Gender: Female Vocal range: A3 - B4

Kate Kate is the next-to-youngest at age 7. Gender: Female Vocal range: C4 - C5

Tessie Tessie is the cry baby at age 11. Vocal range: A3 - C5

Pepper Pepper is the toughest at age 12. Gender: Female Vocal range: C4 - Bb4

July July is the quietest at age 13. Gender: Female Vocal range: C4 - D5

Duffy Duffy is the oldest at age 13. Gender: Female Vocal range: C4 - D5

Miss Hannigan Miss Hannigan is a definite "has-been." Her distaste for her job should ooze from every line she delivers. Gender: Female. Vocal range: G3 - D5

Grace Farrell Grace Farrell is Oliver Warbucks's calm, cool and classy secretary. She appears businesslike when dealing with Miss Hannigan and Warbucks, yet maternal toward Annie. Gender: Female Vocal range top: D4 - C5

Rooster Hannigan Rooster Hannigan and Lily St. Regis are the comic team who claim to be Annie's parents but are revealed to be Miss Hannigan's swindling brother and his sleazy girlfriend in disguise. Gender: Male Vocal range: G3 - Bb4

Lily St. Regis Gender: Female Vocal range top: Bb3 - Bb4

Oliver Warbucks Oliver Warbucks is the daunting millionaire who made his fortune during World War I as an industrialist. Gender: Male Vocal range: A3 - D5

Sandy Sandy is the stray dog that Annie adopts. Gender: Any Vocal range top: F4 - D5

Drake And Servants Drake and the Servants are the loyal domestic help of Oliver Warbucks. Gender: Any

Apple Seller The Apple Seller opens Scene 2 speaking to Annie and giving her an apple. Gender: Any

Lt. Ward Lt. Ward is the policeman who questions Annie about Sandy, the stray dog. Gender: Male

Bert Healy Bert Healy is the classic announcer on a radio show of the era. Gender: Male

Bundles Bundles is the laundryman for the orphanage. Gender: Male

President Franklin D. Roosevelt President Franklin D. Roosevelt is enlisted by Oliver Warbucks to help locate Annie's parents. He will be pushed onstage in a wheelchair and delivers a momentous line about "A New Deal!" Gender: Male

Louis Howe Louis Howe is President Roosevelt's trustworthy aide. Gender: Male

Star(s)-to-be Star(s)-To-Be is a glamorous diva in the number "N.Y.C." Gender: Female Vocal range top: Ab3 - D5

Usherette The Usherette ushers Warbucks, Annie and Grace to their seats in the Roxy at the end of "N.Y.C."

New Yorkers The New Yorkers are comprised of a wonderfully colourful collection of characters, usually identified by their occupation. Some ideas for these roles are: street vendors, homeless people, tourists, taxi drivers, newsboys, pickpockets, street cleaners, mothers and children, additional stars-to-be, and news reporters. Gender: Any