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The Sun Will Come Out April 19

Junior high students will present Annie, Jr.

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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