Dave Landis from Playhouse on the Square about their upcoming production of Annie, running November 18-December 23, 2011.
(From their website): Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks.
The production team:
- Director: Dave Landis
- Choreographer: Courtney Oliver
- Assistant Choreographer: Noelia Warnette-Jones
- Music Director: Renee Kemper
- Scenic Designer: Tim McMath
- Costume Designer: Rebecca Y. Powell
- Lighting Designer: John Horan
- Technical Director: Kat De Camillo
The cast includes:
- Annie: Sydney Bell/Dani Chaum
- Miss Hannigan: Carla McDonald/Irene Crist
- Daddy Warbucks: Kyle Blair
- Rooster: Ben Laxton
- Lili St. Regis: Kelsey Hopkins
- Grace: Sarah Hoch
- Drake the Butler: Patrick Kittridge
- FDR: Fred Harpell
ADULT ENSEMBLE
- Fred Harpell
- Kelsey Hopkins
- Jeanna Juleson
- Patrick Kittridge
- Mandy Lane
- Ben Laxton
- Dan Lehman
- Russell Lehman
- Nick Mason
- Patrick Mullen Jr.
- Misty ONeal
- Andrea Rouch
- Cassie Thompson
ORPHANS
- Duffy: Patsy Detroit/Kelsey Haltom
- Pepper: Madisen White/Carly Nahon
- July: Megan Cheng/Kayley Watkins
- Tessie: Caroline Watson/Rachel Adkins
- Kate: Gabriella Gonzalez/Mikayla House
- Molly: Kaitlyn Poindexter/Paige Hollenbeck
