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Join Street Lamp Performing Arts Academy this winter for Annie Kids! In this musical theatre training program students will learn music, acting, and dance, while putting together a full musical production, with costumes for the public! Theatre training also teaches public speaking skills, learning flexibility, teamwork, self-confidence and so much more! Come train with our professionals! No experience necessary! Everyone gets a role! Ages 5-11. Class tuition includes a show shirt! Give your size at registration.

Kennett Rehearsals and shows held at Willowdale Chapel 675 Unionville Road Kennett Square PA 19348

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie KIDS features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

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. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Select from 2 different cast options-

Kids Cast AGES 5-11 Rehearsals- Tuesday’s 5:00-6:30pm (Auditions 1/20/26) Shows April 24-25, 2026. Times given the first week of rehearsal.

Kids Cast AGES 5-11 Rehearsals- Tuesday’s 6:30-8pm  (Auditions 1/20/26) Shows April 30-May 2, 2026. Specific time given the first week of rehearsal.

We offer sibling discounts and tuition payment options. You may pay at the theatre in cash or check to save paying the online fees. If you would like the sibling discount or tuition payment option, please email our box office at slpblackboxtix@gmail.com Tuition is non-refundable.

You must register online or in person before you will be able to sign up for an audition time slot.

Registration for Annie Kids will close once class is full.

Once you have registered you will be emailed the audition information and time sign up link. Any questions email our erin@streetlamp.org

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  • Annie

    Annie is a complex little girl. She is a tough, streetwise urchin who is nevertheless vulnerable when she thinks she might lose what has become most important to her: a newfound "family" who loves her. She has to be motherly in scene one, independent in scene two, overwhelmed in scenes four and five, needy in scene seven, and hopeful for the future in scenes ten and eleven. The actor who plays Annie must be strong vocally and musically. 

    The Orphans

    Molly, Tessie, July, Duffy, Kate and Pepper. These girls are gritty, neglected and vulnerable, yet basically honest and potentially lovable. The actors portraying them must be able to have mischievous fun with each other as well as "sibling-style" fights. 

    Miss Hannigan

    This woman is definitely a "has-been." Her distaste for her job and the children that are part of it should be obvious in every line she speaks, every song she sings and every move she makes. 

    Grace Farrell

    Grace is mature, calm, cool and "together." She is classy and businesslike when dealing with Miss Hannigan and Warbucks, yet maternal toward Annie. 

    Rooster

    Rooster and Lily are quite the team -- "team" being the operative word, as the characters play off each other constantly. You might consider casting students of contrasting heights.

    Lily

    Rooster and Lily are quite the team -- "team" being the operative word, as the characters play off each other constantly.

    Warbucks

    This may be the most challenging role for a student in this age group. He must appear middle-aged, self-assured and confident. At first awkwardly affectionate toward Annie, he soon finds himself completely charmed by her. He begins his transformation when he views "N.Y.C." through Annie's eyes and falls in love with the city again...and with her. The student who plays Warbucks will need to be extremely focused throughout the show. His posture, walk and speech patterns are very important. 

    Sandy

    In this production, Sandy is played by a human. Sandy is Annie's canine friend and scrappy in her own right. This dog also has to sing.

    Servants (Drake, Mrs. Greer And Mrs. Pugh)Additional Characters 

    Servants, Pedestrians, Bundles, The Chauffeur, Louis Howe, Apple Seller, Dogcatcher, And More.