Notre Dame Middle School Play Annie Jr. Program

The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur presents

February 25 & 26, 2022 • 7 pm Cuvilly Hall 560 Sproul Road Villanova, PA

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Dear Friends, We are delighted to welcome you to the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur’s Middle School musical production, Annie Jr. This light-hearted comedy will have you laughing, singing, and hoping right along with our main character and her band of playful orphans, all the while looking ahead to a brighter tomorrow beyond their “hard knock life.”

We are tremendously proud of our young artists who have poured their hearts and souls into this endeavor. Being part of a production such as this requires hours of dedicated, disciplined study, but also generates rich rewards: collaboration, connection, and tons of fun. At Notre Dame, where we commit to teaching young women “what they need to know for life,” students have the opportunity to gain skills and life lessons both in the classroom and on the stage.

We extend a special thanks to those members of our talented faculty who have guided our middle school artists across these weeks of preparation.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to Mrs. Lindsay Miller, Mrs. Pam Devenney, Dr. Amanda Klause, and Mr. Daniel Grayberg for their enthusiasm, professionalism, positivity, and guidance. We know this is a labor of love, and we deeply appreciate your dedication to our students and to Annie Jr. Thank you for supporting the arts at Notre Dame. This show is sure to shine like the top of the Chrysler building!

Dr. Laura Hotchkiss Head of School

Dr. Liz Willis Associate Head of School

Academy of Notre Dame de Namur presents

Annie Jr.

Book by

Thomas Meehan Music by

Charles Strouse Lyrics by

Martin Charnin Based on “Little Orphan Annie” By permission of the Tribune Media Service Inc.

The Cast, Crew, and Production Staff of Annie Jr. would like to offer thanks to …

Dr. Laura Hotchkiss, Dr. Liz Willis, and Mrs. Bridget Bonner for their ongoing support Ms. Lisa D’Orazio and Ms. Elizabeth Winter for their help with publicity, creativity, and program guidance The faculty, staff, students, and parents of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur and The parents of our talented and dedicated students.

Annie Jr. — SYNOPSIS Based 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. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

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.

Annie Jr. CAST LIST Maeve Herrin Annie

Grace Logan Grace Farrell

Angie Fontana Miss Hannigan

Bernard Bercik Daddy Warbucks

Raya Downs Lily

Riley McComb FDR

Michaela Kelly Bert Healy

Sofia Mulligan Mrs. Greer

Ella Meno Officer Ward

Olivia Hall Dogcatcher

Fiona Frohner Dogcatcher #2

Roma Tenuto Star-to-be

Annie Jr. CAST LIST Reagan Parsons Tessie

Mallory DuBois Usherette

Maddie O’Keefe Mrs. Pugh

Emma Lange Cecille

Kaela Rosa Annette

Noelle Pinto Drake

Claire McKenna Louis

Paige Moran Pepper

Piper May Duffy

Lily Baxter Soloist

Lila Davey Molly

Annie Brogan Apple Seller

Annie Jr. CAST LIST Ella DiGiacomo Police Officer

Kiley McGowan Kate

Roxanna Hoishik July

Morgan McComb Bundles

Clare Joslin Chauffeur

Erin May Rooster

Rosie Sandy

Annie Jr. STUDENT STAGE CREW & CREATIVE TEAM

Sophia Bratteson

Ava Fitzgerald

Charlotte Hiscott

Nieve Morrison

Annie Jr. CREATIVE TEAM Acting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Grayberg Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pamela Devenney Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Miller Stage/Set Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Klause Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Klause Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Miller Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pamela Devenney Lighting Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Grayberg Sound Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Miller

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Overture Scene 1 New York City Orphanage #1 Maybe #2 Hard-Knock-Life

#3 Hard-Knock-Life - Reprise Scene 2 A “Hooverville” in Central Park

#4 We’d Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover #5 Tomorrow Scene 3 The Office of Ms. Hannigan #6 Little Girls

#7 Little Girls - Reprise Scene 4 The Mansion of Mr. Warbucks

#8 I Think I’m Gonna Like it Here Scene 5 The Streets of New York City #9 N.Y.C Scene 6 The Office of Ms. Hannigan #10 Easy Street

~10 MINUTE INTERMISSION~

ACT TWO Scene 1 The Mansion of Mr. Warbucks

#11 You Won’t Be an Orphan for Long/Maybe-Reprise Scene 2 The “Hour of Smiles” Radio Show Studio

#12 Maybe - Second Reprise Scene 3 The Office of Ms. Hannigan

#13 You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile

#14 Easy Street - Reprise Scene 4, 5 The Mansion of Mr. Warbucks

#15 Maybe - Third Reprise #16 Tomorrow - Reprise

Please silence your cell phone.

If you must leave during the performance, kindly do so between numbers so that it is less disruptive to audience and cast members.

No flash photograhy or videotaping.

Emma Rae, We are proud of you every day and love you to the beach and back!

Congratulations on Annie Jr.!

Love,

Dad, Mom and Charlotte

We are so proud of you Ella ~ Keep shining bright Love,

Mom, Dad, Emmet, Noah and Tabitha

Congratulations Michaela…

We love you & are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad, Emma & Joey

We Love You Miss Hannigan!

...oops...we mean...

Angie

Lucky me, lucky me...how lucky we are to watch you on stage! We are so proud of our girl! Reach for the stars Angie!

Congratulations Angie & the entire cast!

Love You! Mom, Dad, Dommy, Mama, and Nonna

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