Immaculate Heart of Mary School		By: Zach 12-15-2004

In the spring of 2005, the Immaculate Heart of Mary School will be performing Annie Jr. as a school play. The official date of tryouts has not been determined yet but, it is certain that they will be held after Christmas break. The music room is tentatively scheduled as the location for play tryouts. Each student will perform in front of a small audience which will be comprised of their music class. Parts in the play will be available to all junior high students.

Mrs. Depew has been holding practices for students who wish to be a character with a solo part. At these practices, students have been reviewing the songs for their certain character with the solo. Practice times are usually in the morning before classes, or in the afternoon after all classes. Mrs. Depew will announce the time and date of the practice during normal music classes.

There are thirty-one characters in the play that will have speaking parts. Of these thirty-one parts, twenty will be included in a song. In addition to the speaking parts, there is a need for additional servants for the Warbucks mansion, orphans for the orphanage, and people singing in the city during the “N.Y.C.” song. There will be sixteen parts available for the girls and fourteen parts available for the boys. The “Star-To-Be” role is a special role that can be filled by either a boy or girl.

The fifteen parts available for girls are:	Additional parts for boys and girls.	The Fifteen parts available for boys are:
Ø Annie Ø Miss Hannigan Ø Grace Farrell Ø Cecile Ø Annette Ø Mrs. Greer Ø Mrs. Pugh Ø The Usherette Ø and Lilly St. Regis Ø Star-To-Be Ø The Orphans -Molly -Pepper -Duffy -Kate -Tessie -July	Ø Servants (Mansion) Ø Orphans (Orphanage) Ø City People (NYC) Ø Chorus (NYC) Ø Chorus (Tomorrow)	Ø Oliver Warbucks Ø Bundles McCloskey Ø Dog Catcher Ø The Apple Seller Ø Lt. Ward Ø Drake Ø Man in Brownstone Window Ø Radio Announcer Ø Rooster Hannigan Ø Sound Effects Man Ø Berth Healy Ø President Franklin D. Roosevelt Ø Louis Howe Ø Policeman. Ø Star-To-Be

Fourteen of the parts above require the student to sing a solo part in the play.

Annie sings in: “Maybe”, Hard-Knock Life”, “Tomorrow”, “I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here”, “NYC”, “You Won’t Be An Orphan For Long”, “Maybe-Reprise”, “I Don’t Need Anything But You”, “Maybe-Second Reprise”, and “Tomorrow-Reprise”.

The Orphans sing in: “Hard-Knock Life”, “Hard-Knock Life-Reprise”, “Your Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile” [only July, Kate, and Tessie have solos in this song.], “Tomorrow-Reprise” and Your Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile” only July, Kate, and Tessie have solos in this song.

Sandy sings in “Tomorrow”.

Miss. Hannigan sings in: “Little Girls”, “Little Girls-Reprise”, “Easy Street”, and “Easy Street-Reprise”.

Grace sings in: “I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here”, “NYC”, and “Tomorrow-Reprise”.

Warbucks sings in: “NYC”, “You Won’t Be An Orphan For Long”, “I Don’t Need Anything But You”, and “Tomorrow-Reprise”.

The Star-To-Be sings in: “NYC”.

Rooster sings in: “Easy Street”, and “Easy Street-Reprise”.

Lily sings in: “Easy Street”, and “Easy Street-Reprise”.

Students who want to be a character with a solo part will tryout first. Concluding the tryouts will be the remaining sixteen parts with speaking roles.

IHM is asking for any help that parents can give in contribution to this play. Some to contribute are with costumes, scenery or helping the students with their speaking parts. Please volunteer.

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