Now, I'm going to do Grace:

Grace is Warbucks's faithful and eager assistant, who is always there for him, and Annie, who she loved from the start. If you want to be her, then you would have to act very eager to Mr. Warbucks, when he talks to you, be happy to tell him that he needs to call his personal accountant or that he needs to get a cavity filled. Be extremely kind and loving to Annie, and really be kind and well-hearted to everyone, but use a bit of a sharp tone with Miss Hannigan. 



Now, we'll do Rooster:

Rooster is quite like Miss Hannigan, only he doesn't own an orphanage. He is Hannigan's younger brother, and he is out for the money and only the money. If you're looking to be him, act like a male version of Hannigan; sarcastic, gullible, self-obsessed, and out for $$, no matter what you have to for it.

Okay, so I'm now going to go over some more of the characters:

Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks:

For Warbucks, you must act very confident, chin-up, and well, like a billionaire. Warbucks is very confused and kind of pushing against loving Annie (or anyone), but he eventually caves in, and Annie shapes him up, giving him a new perspective and a nicer personality. Warbucks at first is very guarded, a very strict, no- nonsense businessman, and he should be played with striking confidence, a strict front, and you should be very perplexed-looking at any signs of affection, which Warbucks is very foreign to. But for the most part, just act rich!

Now, here's some of the other roles:

Orphans:

If you are looking to be an orphan in the show, then you should be as angry looking and resentful as possible, because you have to channel your inner hatred towards the evil Miss Hannigan, and other than that look according to the song scene (sad song, sad look. Happy song, happy look. surprising scene, shocked expression).

Lily St. Regis:

Lily St. Regis is Rooster's (Hannigan's brother and partner in crime) girlfriend, and she is a stuck-up, dimwitted, greedy, and whiny woman who is named after a hotel in the movie. If you want to be her, act like an airhead.

This will be continued soon! 

Okay, so now I'm going to start going over the characters a little more in depth:

Annie:

I already went over Annie quite a bit, but I'll just give a short description of the show; 

In the depths of the 1930's, Annie is a 

fiery young orphan girl who must live in a miserable 

orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her 

seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she 

is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the 

wealthy munitions industrialist, Oliver Warbucks. Quickly, 

she charms the hearts of the household staff and even the 

seemingly cold-hearted Warbucks cannot help but learn to 

love this wonderful girl. He decides to help Annie find her 

long lost parents by offering a reward if they would come to 

him and prove their identity. However, Miss Hannigan, her 

evil brother, Rooster, and a female accomplice, plan to 

impersonate those people to get the reward for themselves 

which put Annie in great danger. SPOILER PART BEGINS: 

They (obviously) don't succeed, and Annie parents had 

actually died in a car accident after giving her up for 

adoption, but Annie ends up with Warbucks (who marries 

Grace!). After they get married, they decided to adopt all the 

orphans from Annie's orphanage. 

 I found this summary 

on: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083564/plotsummary

Be sure to check out their website, it's a great sum up!

Okay, so today in FAME Mrs. Durbin handed out some papers, and one of them was a paper with a bunch of dates on, and here are the dates, just in case:

• Thursday, November 20th: "Stage Makeup" Seminar, 4:00-5:00 PM with Therese Bartel
• Friday, November 21st: Practice-a-thon, 4:00-10:30 PM
• Monday, December 1st: Spot rehearsal 4:00-5:00 PM, as needed (Based on character assignments)
• Thursday, December 4th: Spot rehearsal 3:00-5:00 PM, as needed (Based on character assignments)
• Monday- Friday, December 8-12: Whole group rehearsals, 3:00-5:00 PM, as needed (could be less depending on our progress)
• Saturday, December 13: Load- in, NOT MANDATORY 
• Monday, December 15: Dress rehearsal, 3:00-6:00 PM*
• Tuesday, December 16: Dress rehearsal, 3:00-6:00 PM*
• Wednesday, December 17: FAME Cast A, Opening Night (Call 5:00 PM; Show 7:00 PM)
• Thursday, December 18: FAME Cast B, Final Night (Call 5:30 PM; Show 7:00 PM)
• Friday, December 19: Assemblies during school day
• * Parents need to be flexible with the ending times, because we will not stop abruptly if there is still something important to attend to.
• Extra Note: There may be other rehearsals depending on your character, our progress in class, and on how well students prepare material outside of class.

Okay, now we will go over a short summary of each character:

• Annie: is the main character of the show, and she is a generous, optimistic, kind, mischievous, determined little 11-year old orphan.
• Miss Hannigan: is the owner of the Municipal Girls Orphanage, and she, ironically, hates kids (specifically little girls) but loves alcohol. Total grouch, too.
• Oliver Warbucks: is the hard- hearted billionaire business man who, at last, lets Annie into his home, and finally, his heart.
• Grace Farrell: is Warbucks's faithful assistant, who had loved Annie from the very beginning
• Rooster: Hannigan's horrible younger brother, who's only wish is to get the big bucks.

This part one of the characters, but just to let you know, these are basically the main parts. Bye!

Annie

FAME 2014-15

Hey! So, we are pretty early into the play currently, but here's the info we have now:

• We are definitely doing the play Annie
• We have started both singing auditions and started reading lines
• And that's really all we know!