Students from Daniel Wright Junior High School are rehearsing for the annual school musical, Annie, Jr. Actors will initially perform for younger audiences and peers, with a culminating show at 7 p.m. April 19.
All School District 103 families and community members are invited to experience the transformation of young Annie through her adventurous journey in New York City.
Students are bringing the story to life under the direction of Nancy Alban and Erinn Vincent at Daniel Wright Junior High School, 1370 N. Riverwoods Road, Lincolnshire. Performances will be held at the school.
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Cast members performing in this year’s musical are listed below in alphabetical order:
Hope Adler ...... Annie (for April 19th shows at 8:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.)
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Aliza Alam ...... Ensemble
Amber Albrecht ...... Ensemble
Irene Alexakos ....... Mrs. Greer/Ensemble
Kennedi Bernard ...... Orphan
Alexis Cacioppo ...... Pepper (an orphan)
Cheryl Chen ...... Ensemble
Daniel Chen ...... Lt. Ward/Ensemble
Kim Chen ....... Apple Seller/Ensemble
Katelin Cooper ...... Grace
Georgia Cope ...... Kate (an orphan)
A.J. DePew ....... Drake/Ensemble
Jonathan Embree ...... Louis Howe
Jenny Fairman ...... Ensemble
Samantha Fleishman ....... Dogcatcher/Ensemble
Karina Hotchkiss ....... Ensemble
Sumita Jayaraman ........ July (an orphan)
Neeraja Kadiyala ....... Orphan
Isabel Koleno ....... Duffy (an orphan)
Michael Komarovsky ....... Rooster
Anjali Kotamarthi ....... Ensemble
Sammie Landau ....... Miss Hannigan
Anabelle Lee ........ Ensemble
Jenny Lee ....... Orphan
Brigitte Lefebvre ....... Bundles/Ensemble
Nick Lin ...... Warbucks
Becca Malkin ....... Annette/Ensemble
Ashley Mandel ........ Orphan
Blessy Mathew ........ Orphan
Dhruvi Mehta ...... Ensemble
Katy Morrison Tessie (an orphan)
Maanika Nunugonda....... Ensemble
Maggie O'Brien ........ Ensemble
Meghan Russo.........Ensemble
Pia Russo ....... Ensemble
Miriam Sadkhin ...... Cecille/Ensemble
Lauren Salliotte ........ Annie (for April 18 shows at 8:15 a.m. and 1 p.m.)
Stephanie Schultz ....... Radio Announcer/Ensemble
Ananya Shah ...... Molly (an orphan)
Jake Singer ...... Healy/Roosevelt/Ensemble
Angela Spilotro ...... Ensemble
Aisha Syed ....... Mrs. Pugh/Ensemble
Lydia Tan ...... Orphan
Frankie Walsh ....... Lily
Kayla Watanabe ...... Ensemble
Josh Weiner ....... Sandy/Ensemble
Annamarie Wellems ....... Star-To-Be/Ensemble
Jessica Woodard ...... Ensemble
Jenny Cao, Amelia Eastman, Filip Graniczny, Jordan King, Aaron Rudloff and Ben Rudloff ....... Stage Crew.
— Submitted by School District 103
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