Canyon Ridge Middle School Presents...

Directed hy Dana Thompson and Courtney Kelly

Audition Packet Sign up for an Audition Slot on the Callboard outside Room 1404

beginning December 16*^

Parent Meeting Tue 1/7 at 6:30pm in the Choir Room

Auditions: January 13, 14, 15 Callbacks: January 16

Performances: May 30, 31 @ 7pm Canyon Ridge Middle School

Questions? Email the directors at dana.̂ ^̂ ^ or

courtiiey.fcelly@leanderisd.org

Hello Everyone! Thanks for your interest in auditioning for Annie, Jr. Please

read this packet carefully, as it will help you to understand what we're looking for during your audition.

Before You Audition: Watch the Movie—Prior to auditioning, all actors are expected to watch the 198S movie starring Carol Burnet, Albert Finney, Tim Curry, and Bernadette Peters. We cannot express how useful this can be. Having knowledge of the show will be immeasurably helpful as it will allow you to make informed and interesting choices during auditions. We are not able to post videos online, but a couple of copies are available for checkout. We want to help you as much we can before your auditions. IF you have any questions about the show or the audition process in general, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Practice Your Audition-The more times you can get feedback on a monologue, the better prepared you will be. A great way to get feedback on monologues will be practice in front of others. This will help get used you to an audition setting and provide you with valuable feedback on your audition. See Ms. Thompson in room 1404 i fyou would like to work with her on your audition piece (dana.th^^^

Sign Up for an Audition Slot—Before auditioning, please sign up for an audition slot on the callboard outside of room 1404. Please f i l l out the required forms in this packet and give them to a stage manager at your audition.

What We're Looking For We're looking for actors with good fundamentals (vocal energy, diction, clear motivation, and confidence). We also look for actors who make and commit to bold physical, vocal, and emotional choices. Don't be afraid to take risks and step outside of your comfort zone.

Auditions & Callbacks Each student who auditions is required to memorize one of the provided gender-specific monologues, hut should be prepared to form both. During your audition, you may be given some feedback and asked to perform the monologue again. Above all, relax and have fun during your audition. Callbacks will occur on January 16*̂ . Actors will be reading sides (including dialogue and monologues) from Annie Jr. I t is suggested that any actors called back preview the sides, which will be available on the callboard outside of room 1404 the week of auditions. Cast list will be posted immediately after school on January 17*̂ .

Summary Act One

It is December of 1933 and America is deep in the midst of the Great Depression. On the Lower East Side of New York, the Municipal Orphanage, Girls' Annex, has been the drab home of eleven-year-old Annie for all but the first two months of her life, when she was left on the front steps of the Orphanage with an unsigned note saying, "Please take good care of our little darling. Her name is Annie... We have left half of a silver locket around her neck and kept the other half so that when we come back for her you will know that she's our baby." Early one chill morning, awake at 4:00 A.M., Annie wonders what her lost parents might be like Maybe.

Miss Agatha Hannigan the mean-tempered spinster, who is in charge of the Orphanage, is furious at finding Annie and the Orphans awake at 4:00 A.M. and puts them to work scrubbing the floor. Annie and the Orphans angrily lament the fact that they are living The Hard-Knock Life. Later that morning, Annie seizes an opportunity to escape from the Orphanage by hiding in a laundry bag that is toted off into a truck. If her parents aren't coming back for her, Annie is going to go flnd them.

In New York's St. Mark's Place, city dogcatchers pursue stray dogs, but they miss one, a sad-faced mutt that is immediately

adopted by Annie, who has been wandering alone through the wintry streets of the city. "They're after me, too," Annie tells the dog, and then assures him that "Everj^hing's gonna be fine for the both of us. If not today then... Tomorrow" Officer Ward ofthe NYPD suspects that Annie's dog is a stray, but she tells him that the dog is hers: " I call him Sandy because of his nice sandy color." Sandy responds to his new name, when he is called by Annie. Officer Ward is reluctantly persuaded that the dog indeed belongs to Annie.

Underneath the 59th Street Bridge is a so-called Hooverville, a Depression-style shanty town that is home to an assortment of unemployed New Yorkers who sarcastically let it be known that We'd Like To Thank You, Herbert Hoover. Annie turns up with Sandy, wondering if anyone in the Hooverville had ever left a baby at an orphanage. Her sunny disposition endears Annie to the Hooverville-ites, who invite her to join them in a cup of Mulligan stew. The police raid the Hooverville, and Annie is arrested, although Sandy escapes.

Back at the Orphanage, Miss Hannigan's nerves are at the breaking point from having to put up with Little Girls when Officer Ward arrives with Annie in tow. After Officer Ward leaves, Miss Hannigan is about to clobber Annie when into the Orphanage comes Miss Grace Farrell, who is the young and beautiful private secretary to Oliver Warbucks, the billionaire industrialist. Warbucks has decided to invite an orphan to spend the Christmas holidays at home. And, to the fury of Miss Hannigan, Annie is chosen by Miss Farrell and driven off in a limousine.

Annie and Grace arrive at Warbucks's Fifth Avenue mansion, where a platoon of servants is busily cleaning. Annie is delighted to learn that, as a guest, she herself won't have to do any cleaning I Think Tm Gonna Like It Here.

Oliver Warbucks arrives home from a business trip and is unhappy to discover that the orphan invited by Grace isn't a boy. Still, he agrees to take Annie to the movies, to the Roxy Theater, and Warbucks, Annie, and Grace walk forty-five blocks

to Times Square, through the streets of the city that Warbucks loves best N.Y.C. And, while walking with Annie, Warbucks fmds himself unexpectedly growing to like her.

A week later, Grace Farrell turns up at the Orphanage to tell Miss Hannigan that Warbucks has decided to adopt Annie. Miss Hannigan is not happy about this news, to say the least. As Grace is leaving, she bumps into Miss Hannigan's ne'er-do'well con artist brother, Rooster, who is broke, just out of prison and looking for a handout from his sister. And with Rooster is his girl friend, Lily. Miss Hannigan, Rooster, and Lily dream of better days for themselves on Easy Street.

In his Fifth Avenue mansion, Warbucks is about to tell Annie that he wishes to adopt her. But he first gives her a present—a new locket from Tiffany's to replace the old, broken one she always wears. Annie, however, breaks down in tears—she doesn't want a new locket. Her parents had left the old locket to her. And the one thing she wants in the world is to find her mother and father. Crushed and stunned, Warbucks promises Annie that he'll find her parents for her. Grace and the Servants assure Annie that Warbucks will find her mother and father You Won't Be An Orphan For Long.

Act Two

In Rockefeller Center, on a radio program called "The Oxydent Hour of Smiles," starring Bert Healy, Warbucks offers a certified check for $50,000 to anyone who can prove that they are Annie's parents. Healy and the Boylan Sisters go off the air singing You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile, a song that the Orphans hear over the radio in the Orphanage and imitate.

Later that night. Miss Hannigan has visitors at the Orphanage, Ralph and Shirley Mudge, a couple from Canada who claim to be Annie's parents. Miss Hannigan is astonished when the Mudges reveal themselves to be Rooster and Lily in disguise. Rooster offers to cut his sister in on the $50,000 reward money if she'll provide him and Lily with the details they'll need to pass themselves off as Annie's parents. Miss Hannigan agrees to join

in the plot.

In Washington, at the White House, President Roosevelt and his Cabinet mirror the national gloom as they listen to a radio tirade against FDR. Warbucks arrives with Annie, who innocently blurts out to the glum group that things are bound to get better soon Tomorrow Reprise. Annie's cheery spirits turns everyone outlook, including the President's, optimistic. A telegram arrives from New York sajdng that hundreds of couples, all claiming to be Annie's parents, are jamming the streets outside Warbucks mansion. Warbucks and Annie rush back to New York.

At the mansion, Grace sadly tells Wsirbucks and Annie that all of the couples that claimed to be her parents turned out to be fakes—none of them knew about the locket. Alone with Annie, Warbucks tells her that before she came into his life Something Was Missing. Now, with seemingly no hope left of finding Annie's parents, Warbucks says to Annie that he would like to adopt her. She's delighted, he's delighted, and they both joyfully agree that I Don't Need Anything But You.

At a party in the mansion to celebrate the adoption, the happy servants feel as though it is Christmas every day since Annie came along Annie. As the adoption papers are about to be signed. Rooster and Lily, in their disguises as the Mudges, show up at the party and claim that Annie is their daughter. They have a fake birth certificate to prove it, plus, thanks to Miss Hannigan, half of a silver locket that fits Annie's half. Warbucks is vaguely suspicious of them, however, and asks that they come back for Annie and the $50,000 the following morning-Christmas. The Mudges leave and Annie rushes upstairs in tears, just as President Roosevelt pays a surprise call on Warbucks. Grace, half remembering that shehsd bumped into Rooster at the Orphanage, tells Warbucks that there is something phony about the Mudges. Warbucks turns to Roosevelt for help from the FBI.

I t is Christmas morning, 1933, in the Warbucks mansion. Warbucks, Grace, and FDR have been up all night, in constant

telephone contact with the FBI. They have unhappy news for Annie—her mother and father died many years ago. But, then who are Ralph and Shirley Mudge? And, who knew about the locket? Miss Hannigan! The Orphans and Miss Hannigan arrive to spend Christmas at the mansion. Rooster and Lily, again in their disguises as the Mudges, come to collect Annie and the check for $50,000. But the jig is up—the Secret Service arrests Rooster, Lily, and Miss Hannigan, who are dragged away screaming. A huge Christmas box arrives for Annie—in it is Sandy, who has been found for Warbucks by the police. All ends happily as Annie, Warbucks, Grace, and all agree that this Christmas is the beginning of a wonderful new life for not only them but for everyone in America Tomorrow Reprise.

Cast in Order if Appearance

The Orphans: These girls are gritty, neglected and vulnerable— yet basically honest and potentially lovable. They have mischievous fun with each other as well as "sibling-style" fights.

• Molly: The littlest Orphan, who is 6. • Pepper: The Toughest, who is 12. • Duffy: The biggest, who is 13. • Kate: The next to littlest, who is 7. • Tessie: The cry-baby, who is 10. • July: The quietist, who is 13.

Annie: A complex little girl. She is a tough streetwise urchin who is nevertheless vulnerable when she thinks she might lose her newfound "Family." Miss Hannigan: The bitter woman who runs the orphanage. She has an obviously hates her job and the she is supposed to care for. Grace Ferrell: Mr. Warbucks's secretary. She is a classy and businesslike when dealing with Miss Hannigan and Warbucks, yet maternal toward Annie. Oliver Warbucks: A middle age self-assured and confident man. At first awkwardly affectionate toward Annie, he soon finds himself completely charmed by her.

Rooster Hannigan: Miss Haimigan's broke brother. A convicted felon. He is flashy and self-assured, and always looking for a scheme that will make easy money. Lily St. Regis: Rooster's girlfriend and ditzy sidekick, who joins in on any nasty plot that he comes up with. Bert Healy: "The Oxydent Hour of Smiles" radio talk show host. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt: President of the United states of America at the time.

Additional Characters (These roles will be double-cast.)

Warbucks Household Servants Drake Cecille Annette Mrs. Greer Mrs. Pugh

Extras Bundles McCloskey Apple Seller Dog Catcher Sandy Lieutenant Ward Star-to-be Man in Brownstone Window Usherette Radio Announcer Sound Effects Man Louis Howe Policeman

Female Monologues

Miss Hannigan: Ah ha! Caught ya! I hear ya! I always hear ya! Get Up! All of ya! Well, is this the way you say good-Morning? I know it's 4 0' clock in the morning. That's your problem. Now what do you say? What. Do. You. Say? Tell me how much you love me. Rotten orphans! You kids in here, get up! Put them things away. For this one's shenanigans you'll scrub the floors and strip them beds for the laundry man. Rise and shine!

Annie: Pipe down, all of you. Do you want Hannigan to hear you? I know, she's talking in her sleep. Shhhh, Molly. It's all right, Annie's here. Blow. It was only a dream. Now we've all got to get back to sleep. It's after three a.m. All right, I ' l l read you my note again if you promise to go back to sleep, (clears throat) " . . . Please take care of our little darling. We've named her Annie. She was born on Oct. 28 . . . " So, you're laughing are you? Do you want to sleep with your teeth inside your mouth or out?

Grace: Good afternoon, Miss Hannigan is it? Oh, good. I'm Grace Farrell and the New York City board of orphans suggested that I . . . Miss Hannigan, I'm sorry but I don't have the slightest idea about this run-away that you're talking about. I'm not peddling anything. I'm the private secretary to Oliver Warbucks. Mr. Warbucks has decided to invite an orphan to spend the Christmas holidays at his home. I'm here to select one.

Molly: Mama! Mama! Mommy! I was on the merry-go-round and she was smihng and holding my hand. And hen, she was gone. I couldn't stop the merry-go-round and I couldn't fmd her no more, no where. Annie, will you read me your note again, please? It always makes me feel better. I promise I ' l l go to sleep after you read me your note.

Male Monologues

Oliver Warbucks: Been away six weeks, where is everybody? Hello! It's good to be home. The flight wasn't bad. It took eleven hours and we only had to land four times. Now, first thing's first. Has the painting arrived from Paris? Let me see it before they hang it. Ah, yes. Hmm? No, I don't think so. Any messages? The president. I ' l l get back to him tomorrow. Anyone else? All right. Good to see you all again. Grace, if you'll get your notebook and ~ Who is that? The orphan? But that's not a boy. Orphans are supposed to be boys.

Rooster: Hiya Sis. Long time no see. Yup, they finally let me out of Leavenworth. I got six months off for good behavior. You wanna know what I was in for? Ahh, some old geezer from Yonkers said I swindled him out of eleven hundred bucks. Ya know why he said that? Because the Rooster swindled him outta eleven hundred bucks! Sis, I'd like you to meet a friend of mine from . . . Jersey city. Miss Lily St. Regis. Whatdaya think, sis? She's named after the hotel, (chuckles) No, I'm not sure which floor.

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Annie^ Jr. Audition Sheet

Name: Grade:

Address: Zip Code

Student Email:

Parent/Guardian Information: Name(s)

Phone #

Email(s)

Please briefly list any past musical theater experience (acting, dancing, or singing).

Please list your schedule in class order. Include class name, teacher's name, and room number.

Have you watched Annieihe movie?

Why do you want to be a part of Annie, Jr.7

Yes No

What role(s) in the play do you connect with most? Why?

Is there a role that you would not accept? Why?

If not cast in Annie, Jr, would you be interested in working backstage? If so, please circle your areas of interest.

Stage Crew Props Lights

Costumes Makeup Sound

Conflicts: Please fill in the below sections accurately. Conflicts may weigh in on casting decisions. Note: no conflicts will be allowed on the night of the lock-in (April 25) and during tech or production week (May 19-31).

Please list any weekly conflicts between the hours of 4:00pm and 6:00pm from January21—May 16, 2014.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Please list any one-time conflicts between January 21—May 16, 2014.

Conflict Date

Annie. J r . Cast & Crew Contract

Welcome to the 2014 Spring Musical

With such a large cast and crew, responsible behavior is expected for the success and safety of all involved. A demerit

system will be used throughout the rehearsal and production process to handle all behavioral issues. Any student who

accumulates 10 demerits will be removed from the cast or crew.

Demerits will be given for the following reasons:

• Absence without notice 5 demerits each rehearsal

No script, no pencil 1 demerits each rehearsal

Improper shoes after deadline 1 demerits each rehearsal

• Gum 1 demerit each rehearsal

Horsing around, bad language or behavior 1 demerit each time

Using script after deadline 2 demerits each rehearsal

Unexcused tardy 2 demerits each rehearsal

Late Pick-up 5 demerits each rehearsal

Failure to pick up after yourself 2 demerits each rehearsal

(includes food, costumes, props, and scenery)

Loss of script $5.00 each time

A parent must provide written communication for a student's absence.

All cast and crew members are responsible for paying a $60 production fee, which will cover expenses for costume

pieces, properties, set pieces, and any other necessary production costs. This fee is non-refundable. Based on

financial need, fee waivers are available upon written request. Please ask Ms. Thompson forthe required paperwork.

The damage or loss of a costume, set piece, or prop will result in a repair or replacement fee to cover the expense.

Rehearsals are tentatively Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 4:05 pm-5:30 pm, February through May, in

the CRMS cafeteria. Further rehearsals will be added as needed. Cast and crew are expected to show up on time for

and leave promptly after rehearsals.

students should bring scripts, pencils, and highlighters at every rehearsal. All actors must be off-script by deadline.

student attendance is mandatory for the lock in, technical and dress rehearsals, and performances. Please refer to the rehearsal calendar for dates.

Please feel free to contact Ms. Thompson with any questions or concerns.

Ms. Thompson, Theater Arts Director Mrs. Kelly, Choir Director

Phone: 570-3500 extension 43588 Phone: 512-570-3500 extension 13543

E-mail:dana.thompson(a)leanderisd.org E-mail: courtnev.kelly@leanderisd.org

Contract

I, , accept the part of . I have read the rules

with my parents and understand the expectations. I understand that the accumulation of 10 demerits will result in my

removal from the cast.

student Signature

Parent Signature

Parent Signature