Annie get your tickets.
Sutherland secondary is set to stage Annie Jr., the tale of an orphan, an industrialist and the search for family.
“Annie really is the classic family musical,” says musical director Chris Bevis.
The theatre department settled on the hard-knock lowdown after noting the “large amount of interested female students,” including “spunky redhead” Grace Owens, who plays Annie.
The play also features defense contractor and cat food magnate Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks. Playing fiction’s second-richest character (child billionaire Richie Rich surpassed him, according to Forbes) is Grade 9 student Graeme Halliday-Gunn.
Joanne Kim plays Grace Farrell.
The mix of 22 Grade 8 and 12 students bodes well for the future of the school’s theatre department, according to Bevis, who notes many performers are “already looking forward to next year’s show.”
“It’s really good for them,” he says. “It certainly instills the whole notion of hard work.”
Show dates include: Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9. The shows all start at 7 p.m.
“It’s for all ages,” Bevis says of the production. “No matter how young or how old you are, there’s always something for you there.”
Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults.
