Open Auditions for “Annie”

Footlite Musicals has set open auditions for its main stage production of “Annie.” Auditions will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 21, for children ranging in age from 6 years of age to 13. Auditions for adults, ranging in age from 16 to 70, will be conducted Monday, August 23, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. All audition sessions will be held at the theatre’s home, the Hedback Community Theater, 1847 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis, IN.

“Annie” will be presented November 19, 20, 26, 27 and 28 and December 3, 4 and 5. All roles are open. All auditioners should prepare 16 measures of music in the key that best displays their vocal range. Songs from the show will not be permitted as audition numbers. Individuals should be prepared for a dance audition and/or to read/sing from the show. Please bring all conflict dates. General rehearsals are scheduled to begin Monday, September 20. Children’s roles are open for up to 10 girls and 4 boys. An adult cast of up to 10 women and 10 men is sought.

“Annie,” written by Thomas Meehan, with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, is based on the Tribune Media Service comic strip, “Little Orphan Annie.” The family musical will be directed by Bill Hale.

Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her 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 D. Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

For more information, call Footlite’s box office at (317) 926-6630, visit the theatre’s website at www.footlite.org or contact Bill Hale at billhale@hotmail.com or (317) 457-6003.