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Citywide cast adopts ‘Annie Jr.’ By Louisa Danielson For the Northeast News
Chris Murphy has a crew of about 65 young students who are prepping sets and practicing their lines for a citywide middle school musical, “Annie Jr.” Performances will be given at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18, at the Concordia Lutheran Elementary School Arena, 4245 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. The admission price will be determined and tickets will be available at the door. Murphy issued the call for students from across Fort Wayne to audition. “We invited students particularly from our Lutheran schools, but also students who attended Concordia [High School’s] summer drama camp, and others who heard about the show, to audition,” he said. “There are about 45 students in the cast and we will probably have another 20 or so involved in the set design, set crew
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The familiar story of an orphan during the Depression finds new moments in “Annie Jr.,” now in rehearsal for two shows at Concordia Lutheran Elementary School.
and light/sound crew.” Students in Grades 6-8 auditioned for roles in the musical last September. Rehearsals are scheduled twice a week, to make sure everything is ready
for the March performances. “There is [only] one cast,” Murphy said, “no understudies.” The musical “Annie Jr.” looks very much like the traditional “Annie”
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Haley Kline executives a move with Summit Sound. Kline is a Bishop Dwenger High School junior.
Giron said students learn more than performance arts through show choir. “To me, show choir is a
great outlet for these kids to have an artistic way to See CHOIRS, Page A14
musical. The website for Music Theatre International, a licensor for musicals and plays in New York City, explains that See ANNIE, Page A14
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Dwenger, Northrop choirs at invitationals Saturday
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Show choirs are gathering momentum toward the state finals. Among local schools, both Bishop Dwenger and Northrop high schools will compete this weekend. Bishop Dwenger High School show choirs will perform Feb. 11 in the DeKalb Show Choir Invitational. Dwenger choirs opened the season Jan. 21 at the Carroll Classic. “It went great,” Dwenger show choirs director Christy Maloney said midway through her choirs’ first competition. “There are always the first-competition nerves that kind of creep up, but the kids had a lot of energy and did the best they could this first week.” Dwenger also hosted the Summit Show Choir Invitational on Jan. 28. Event co-chairman Juan
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Snider High School has enrolled 20 high school bands, four middle school bands and 12 combos for the 26th annual Nicholas Invitational Jazz Festival. Kevin Klee, the director of bands at Snider High School, released the schedule for a full day of performance and learning, Saturday, Feb. 11. Admission is $5. Snider is at 4600 Fairlawn Pass, Fort Wayne. In all, 14 schools are participating: Snider High School, North Side High School, Northrop High School, Wayne High School, Carroll High School, Leo High School, DeKalb High School, Columbia City High School, Norwell High School, South Adams High School, Concord High School, Black-
MORE MUSIC Northrop and North Side high schools also plan jazz festivals.
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hawk Middle School, Lane Middle School and Memorial Park Middle School. The music begins at 8:30 a.m., with activities in the Auditorium, East Gym and Multipurpose Room. In the auditorium, performance times are: Norwell Jazz Band, 10 a.m.; South Adams Jazz Band, 10:30 a.m.; Wayne Jazz Band, 11 a.m.; Columbia City Jazz Band, 11:30 a.m.; Northrop Jazz Band No. 1, 1 p.m.; Leo Jazz Band, 1:30 p.m.; Concord Jazz Band No. 1, 2 p.m.; DeKalb Jazz Band See JAZZ, Page A7