Auditions Set for Palace Production of “Annie”

Clare Cooke, George Schram, Kristi Wink, and Johnny Steiner announce auditions for the Palace Theatre’s summer musical Annie. Those interested may audition on Saturday, May 19 & Sunday, May 20.  Auditions are from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. each day in the May Pavilion.  Participants should enter through the front Pavilion doors.

Children ages 6-15 should report from 1:00-2:30 p.m.  For the first round of auditions, children will perform in groups. Individuals wishing to audition for principle parts are asked to come prepared to sing a solo. Auditioners are requested to select a one-minute audition tune that is not from the Annie score.  A pianist will be provided.  No CDs please.

The orphans range in age from 6-15.  Boys and girls alike will be considered for chorus members.

Director Clare Cooke has asked that interested adults report at 2:30 p.m. each day.  Adults wishing to participate in the chorus and group dance numbers will also be auditioned in groups.  As with the children, adults desiring to audition for a principle role should come with a prepared song (not from the Annie score).

All auditioners should come dressed in casual clothing appropriate for performing choreography.  Anyone interested in a principle role should also be prepared to read from the script.

Last performed at the Palace in 2000, Annie is the tale of 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 Miss Hannigan. In a fun-filled musical adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil schemes, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Performance dates are scheduled for July 14, 20, and 21 at 8:00 p.m. and July 15 and 22 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Monday, June 4 at 9:00 a.m. and are $40 Patrons, $22/$17 Adults, and $12 Children 10 and under.

For more information, please contact the Palace box office at 740/383-2101 or visit the Palace website at www.marionpalace.org.  The box office is located at 270 W. Center St. in downtown Marion.  Box office hours are 9:00am-5:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and closed Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.