Auditions for Annie will be February 9th at 2:30. (Kids) and 7pm for (adults) February 10th at 6pm (kids) and 7pm (adults) (2020)

Annie:

Must be able to appear age 11, Female.

Energetic and optimistic orphan who never gives up hope that better days are ahead.

Sings "Maybe" and "Tomorrow"

Voice Range: Low A to High F

May be required to dye hair.

Adult Male Only

Oliver Warbucks:

Must be able to appear age 40-65.

A powerful billionaire, who always has his mind on business, but has a kind heart looking for someone to love. Sings "Something Was Missing" and "I Don't Need Anything But You".

Vocal Range: Baritone to a high F.

The role involves a very small amount of dance.

May be required to SHAVE head.

Rooster:

Must be able to appear age 35-50.

Miss Hannigan's greedy and dishonest brother.

Sings "Easy Street"

Vocal Range: Tenor to high G.

Roosevelt:

Age 40-65.

The President of the United States of America, who takes an immediate liking to Annie and her optimism. Must be able to imitate Roosevelt.

Bert Healy:

Must be able to appear age 30-55.

A popular radio announcer.

Sings "You're Never Fully Dressed without a Smile".

Vocal Range: Tenor to F#. This role may be doubled with chorus.

Bundles McCloskey:

Age 25-60.

The laundry man who ﬂirts with Ms. Hannigan and aids Annie's attempt to escape.

Spoken (no singing).

May be doubled with Chorus.

Jimmy Johnson: Must be able to appear age 25-55. Silly radio personality on Bert Healy's radio show. This role is doubled with chorus.

Fred McCracken: Must be able to appear age 25-55. Puppet wrangler. Uses a dummy on Bert Healy's radio show. Baritone. This role is doubled with chorus.

Harold Ickes: Age 25-60. An associate of President Roosevelt. (Must be able to sing harmony.) This role is doubled with chorus.

Louis Howe: Age 25-60. An associate of President Roosevelt. (Must be able to sing harmony.) This role is doubled with chorus.

Additional speaking characters requiring audition:

Drake: Male. Head butler in the Warbucks' home.

Lt. Ward: Male. NYPD ofﬁcer who is suspicious of Annie.

Adult Female Only

1. Grace Farrell:

Must be able to appear age 25-35

Loyal and intelligent private secretary to Oliver Warbucks. She brings Annie and Warbucks together.

Vocal Range: Soprano to high G

2. Miss Hannigan:

Must be able to appear age 35-60.

Desperate and unhappy with her lot in life, she is the alcoholic orphanage matron who is Annie's nemesis. Sings, "Little Girls" and "Easy Street"

Vocal Range: Alto A to D

The role involves a very small amount of dance.

3. Lily St. Regis:

Must be able to appear age 25-35.

Shady, ﬂoozy girlfriend of Rooster.

Sings "Easy Street"

Vocal Range: Soprano up to a high G

4. The Lovely Boylan Sisters: (Connie, Ronnie, Bonnie) Ages 20-40. Singing group that sing back up to Bert Healy. Must be able to sing well and harmonize.

5. Star to Be: Age 18-25. Aspiring Broadway actress who sings during NYC. Mezzo.

This role is doubled with chorus.

6. Cecille and Annette: Maids at Warbucks' home.

Additional speaking characters requiring audition:

7. Mrs. Greer: Oliver Warbuck's head housekeeper.

8. Mrs. Pugh: Oliver Warbuck's cook.

Adult Male or Female

1. Perkins: Age 25-60. An associate of President Roosevelt. (Vocal Range: Baritone or Soprano) This role is doubled with chorus.

2. Hull: Age 25-60, Male or Female. An associate of President Roosevelt. (Must be able to sing harmony.) This role is doubled with chorus.

3. Morganthau: Age 25-60, Male or Female. An associate of President Roosevelt. (Must be able to sing harmony.) This role is doubled with chorus.

4. Adult Chorus: Age 15 and up. Male and Female. Townspeople who appear in "Hooverville",

"NYC", and may appear as servants at Warbuck's Mansion.

Child Male or Female (TBD)

1. Duffy:

Must be able to appear age 15, Female/Male TBD

The oldest girl in the orphanage. Sings "It's A Hard Knock Life", "Never Fully Dressed Reprise", and "New Deal For Christmas."

Voice Range: Low A to High F

2. July:

Must be able to appear age 12-14, Female/Male TBD

The quietest girl in the orphanage.

Sings "It's A Hard Knock Life", "Never Fully Dressed Reprise" and "New Deal for Christmas."

Voice Range: Low A to High F

3. Kate:

Must be able to appear age 7-8, Female/Male (TBD)

The second to youngest orphan.

Sings "It's A Hard Knock Life" and "Never Fully Dressed Reprise", and "New Deal For Christmas."

Voice Range: Low A to High F

4. Molly:

Must be able to appear age 6, Female/Male (TBD)

One of the youngest orphans.

Sings "It's A Hard Knock Life", "Never Fully Dressed Reprise", and "New Deal For Christmas."

Voice Range: Low A to High F

5. Pepper:

Must be able to appear age 10-14, Female/Male (TBD)

The toughest girl in the orphanage.

Sings "It's A Hard Knock Life" and "Never Fully Dressed Reprise", and "New Deal For Christmas."

Voice Range: Low A to High F

6. Tessie:

Must be able to appear age 9-11, Female/Male (TBD)

This is the crybaby of the orphanage.

Sings "It's A Hard Knock Life", "Never Fully Dressed Reprise" and "New Deal For Christmas."

Voice Range: Low A to High F

7. Orphan Chorus: Must be able to appear age 5-14, Female/Male (TBD). Sing "It's A Hard Knock Life",

"Never Fully Dressed Reprise" and "New Deal For Christmas." (Voice Range: Low A to High F)

8. Boys Chorus: Age 6-15, Townspeople who appear in "Hooverville" and "NYC"

Auditions for Children are Sunday, 2/9/2020, from 2:30-5:30 and Monday, 2/10/2020, from 6:30-7:30.

Auditions for Adults are Sunday, 2/9/2020, from 7:00-9:00 and Monday, 2/10/2020, from 7:00-9:00.

You don’t have to attend both auditions. However, you are encouraged to do so if possible. All actors who audition will be notified by phone or email. We ask you to be sensitive about your use of social medial following the casting.

No prepared monologues are required to audition. We will do readings from the script or other acting material, which we will provide.

For the young actors, there will a singing audition first. At the end of the singing audition, you will move on the dancing audition. The audition process will end with an acting audition. Please note, you may be released after the singing and/or dancing audition which means you will not be cast in the show.

For Music/Singing auditions, singers will sing an excerpt of the song corresponding with the character they're auditioning for. They will sing along with the rehearsal tracks provided by ACT. The songs for each character are as follows:

Annie-Tomorrow

Miss Hannigan- Little Girls

Grace- I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here

Warbucks- Why Should I Change a Thing?

Rooster/Lily- Easy Street

Bert Healy- You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile

For the choreography portion of auditions, make sure to wear comfortable clothing and either dance shoes or closed-toe shoes. For your safety, please no flip-flops or bare feet! Everyone auditioning will learn a short dance combination around 30-40 seconds in length. We'll learn the dance together as a group, then break into smaller groups to perform the dance to ensure that everyone gets an equal opportunity to be seen. We'll also rotate groups, so everyone will have more than one opportunity to perform the dance. Don't worry if you miss a step or two! We're not looking for perfection--what we're really looking for is character! Just remember to be energetic and have fun!!

The rehearsal schedule is Mondays and Thursdays 6:30-8:30 and Sundays 2:00-4:30