Casting Annie - at Yorktown Stage

Yorktown Stage

Announces Auditions for Annie

(Casting children 7-14 years and Teens/Adults 15+)

Direction by August Abatecola

Choreography by Nikki Siriani

Music Direction by William Rich

Stage Management by Casey Brehm

Auditions will be held at Yorktown Stage

1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

AUDITIONS WILL BE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

AUDITION SIGN-UP/INFO: https://www.yorktownstage.org/auditions-yorktownstage-annie

Audition Date:

Tuesday, August 18th - Annie/Orphan Auditions Ages 7-14 (5-9pm)

Thursday, August 27th - Adults Audition Ages 15+ (6-9pm)

Callback Date: Saturday, August 29th - Callbacks (11-3pm)

Rehearsal Dates: October 10 - November 13 Mon-Thurs 6-9pm, Saturdays and/or Sundays 10-4pm

Actors not called every rehearsal

A detailed rehearsal schedule will be sent upon casting.

Performance Dates:

Nov 14 @ 1pm

Nov 15 @ 1pm

Nov 20 @ 7pm

Nov 21 @ 1pm

Nov 22 @ 1pm

Nov 27 @ 1pm

Nov 28 @ 1pm

Nov 29 @ 1pm

Adult/Teen (15+) Audition Requirements:
- Bring 32 bars of a song in the style of or from the show. An accompanist will be provided.

• Bring sheet music in the appropriate key.
• Bring headshot and resume stapled together.
• Bring completed Audition Questionnaire
• Bring clothes to move in for a dance call

Annie/Orphan (7-14) Audition Requirements:

• Please find and prepare the pre-selected audition cut “Maybe.”
• Bring headshot and resume stapled together
• Bring completed Audition Questionnaire

*NOTE: There will not be a dance call or reading at the initial round of auditions

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

Overview:
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including "Tomorrow."

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations... and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Annie

A street-wise orphan; she is eventually taken in by Oliver Warbucks. Spunky, friendly, big-voiced.

Gender: Female

Age: 10 to 12

Vocal range top: G5

Vocal range bottom: A3

Warbucks

A successful businessman with a warm heart. Rich, stiff-collared, bullish.

Gender: Male

Age: 40 to 55

Vocal range top: Gb5

Vocal range bottom: B3

Grace Farrell

Faithful secretary to Mr. Oliver Warbucks. Poised, sweet, gentle.

Gender: Female

Age: 30 to 45

Vocal range top: G5

Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Orphans

The other girls in the orphanage with Annie. These girls are gritty, neglected and vulnerable, yet basically honest and potentially loveable. Includes Molly, Kate, Tessie, Pepper, July, and Duffy.

Gender: Female

Age: 7 to 14

Miss Hannigan

The orphanage matron who hates children but is fond of liquor. Very disillusioned, bitter, and cold.

Gender: Female

Age: 30 to 55

Vocal range top: F5

Vocal range bottom: A3

Rooster

Miss Hannigan's no-good brother looking for a quick buck. A sleazy, slick con man.

Gender: Male

Age: 20 to 35

Vocal range top: G5

Vocal range bottom: B3

Lily

Rooster's girlfriend, who is also out for a quick buck. She is considered to be a floozy and bimbo.

Gender: Female

Age: 20 to 35

Vocal range top: G5

Vocal range bottom: B3

Bert Healy

The ultimate radio personality. He helps Annie by broadcasting about the search for her birth parents.

Gender: Male

Age: 20 to 45

Vocal range top: G5

Vocal range bottom: E4

Roosevelt

The 32nd President of the United States. A Democrat and friend of Warbucks.

Gender: Male

Age: 40 to 60

Vocal range top: F4

Vocal range bottom: Eb3

Ensemble

Servants (Drake, Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Pugh), Boylan Sisters, Cabinet Members, Hooverville Citizens

Gender: Any