The Palace Theatre
September 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21,
2003
Joan Cooling, Director and Choreographer
Mike Williams, Music Director and Conductor
Ed Cardwell, Set Construction
Kevin Bookmeier, Lighting Design
Sponsored
by
Farmers Savings Bank and Trust
On August 4, 1924, the comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray debuted in the New York Daily News. Harold Gran continued to write the strip for the next 44 years. In 1977, Annie arrived on Broadway with her own show, which comes to Vinton this September in our own sparkling ACT I production! With music by the same composer as two other past ACT I musicals (Bye Bye Birdie and Charlotte's Web) this show promises to be a favorite for our patrons of all ages!
Dress Rehearsal and Performance Photographs
Above, members of the cast of Annie pose with employees of Farmers Savings Bank and Trust after performing a number from the show for the bank staff. Farmers Bank is the sponsor of our production.
Felicia Hertle as Annie and
David Canaday as Oliver Warbucks
lead the ACT I cast!
The Cast
Molly
...Willow
Huber
Pepper
.
Melanie
Williams
Duffy
...Meghan
Owens
July
..Megan
Horst
Tessie
...
..
.Clare
Cooling
Annie
.
..Felicia
Hertle
Kate
..
.
.Danisha
Pladsen
Orphan
Chorus/Dancers:
Emma Clingman, Marissa Eldred, Kelsey Franck*, Alyssa Hanson, Emma Horst,
Ivy Huber, Kate Martin, Miranda Swallom*, Cailey Summers, Brittney Werner
Orphan
understudies:
Molly- Clare Cooling, Pepper and Duffy- Laura Studer, Kate and July- Kate
Martin, Tessie- Meghan Owens
Miss
Hannigan
.
.Shelley
Haisman*
Bundles
McCloskey
......
.Greg
Walston
Apple
Seller
........
...Mark
Noe*
Assistant
Dog Catcher
..Casey
Cooling
Dog
Catcher
.....
..Kevin
Hertle*
Stray
Dog
..
Copper
Cooling*
Officer
Ward
..
.
...John
Summers*
Second
Police Officer
..........Kevin
Hertle
Sandy
.
.Maggie
Peterson*
Artie
.......
..John
Walton*
Mary
..........
..
..
Lois Martin
Fred
............
..
Bill
Owens
Sophie
..
.Halane
Cummings
Peggy
......
.
Conni
Huber*
Ira
........
..
John
Fuoto*
Jane
......
.
..Beth
Owens*
Max
..
..Kevin
Bookmeier
Roxy
....
.Camille
Studer
Gloria
......
...Laura
Studer*
Second
Cop
.........
..Kevin
Hertle
Radio
Announcer
....
.Casey
Cooling
Grace
Farrell
....Annette
Williams
Drake
................
..Eric
Upmeyer
Mrs.
Greer
.......
Sherry
Stout
Mrs.
Pugh
........
.Conni
Huber
Cecille
........
Lois
Martin
Annette
.......
..
....Beth
Owens
Oliver
Warbucks
...
..David
Canaday
Mansion
and NYC Chorus
.Kevin
Bookmeier, John Fuoto, Conni Huber, Pat Lyons, Lois Martin, Beth Owens, Kimberly
Shafar, Natalie Stout, Sherry Stout, Greg Walston
Star
to Be
..
Lori
Ferguson
Usherette
...
.
.Kimberly
Shafar*
N.Y.C
Child
.
Bailey
Lyons
N.Y.C
Child Dancer
Brinkley
Gerber
Rooster...
..Alexander
Martinez-Vasquez
Lily
St. Regis
...Joan
Cooling
Bert
Healy
..
Greg Walston
McCracken
and Wacky
..John Walton
Jimmy
Johnson
..
.Brian
Larkin
Sound
Effects Crew
.
..Rachael
Larkin, Katie Larkin
Bonnie
Boylan
....Kimberly
Shafar
Connie
Boylan
...
.....Natalie
Stout
Ronnie
Boylan
.......
..
..Erin
Horst
Harold
Ickes
John
Walton
Francis
Perkins
Rhonda
Westergard
Cordell
Hull
....
.
Pat
Lyons
Henry
Morganthau.
....Frank
Williams*
President
Roosevelt
Alan Nebola
Louis
Howe
.
.
.
.Bill
Owens
Justice
Brandeis
.
..Don
Martin*
*denotes ACT I Acting Debut
The Orchestra
David
Arnold
.....
Drums
Lori
Ferguson
..
Keyboard
John
Fuoto
..Trumpet
Barb
Glime
..
Clarinet
Aaron
Pingenot
..
..Saxophone
Judy
Trygstad
.
Synthesizer
Aaron
Williams
.......
.Violin
Frank Williams ....... ..Flute
Mike Williams.................Conductor
Stage
Director and Choreographer
.....................
..Joan Cooling
Musical Preparation................................Mike and Annette Williams
Rehearsal
Accompanist.
................
.
.. Lori Ferguson
Casting Director........................................................Mike Williams
Assistant
Directors, Orphan Scenes
..Kate Martin, Laura Studer
Set
Construction
...................
Ed Cardwell
Properties
.April
Ahrenholz, Jon and Julie Clingman, Abby Larkin
Lighting
Design
..............
.
...Kevin Bookmeier
Sound/Lighting
Crew
Gerald Horst, Michelle Sturtz, Abby Larkin
Costumes
Jeannie
Springer, Teresa Strong, Cameron Clothing, Simons Clothing, and Cast
Make-up
Design
.................
Steve Arnold
Stage
Manager
..................
..Abby Larkin
House
Managers
..
Marcy Horst, Mary Horst,
Publicity
.................
Joan
Cooling
Printing
...
...............
..Cedar
River Ink
Box
Office
................
..
..Linda Radcliffe
Maggies Assistant and Trainer ..................... ..Patty Peterson
Following
the closing night performance, cast and crew members braved a gentle
rain to play miniature golf on Vinton's new course during a large cast party
held
at the Vinton Skate Center.
Rehearsals
for Annie officially began with a kickoff picnic and read through
held Saturday, July 19 at Riverside Park in Vinton. Between the picnic and
the reading, cast members enjoyed several games of Hooverball. The
timeline
for Annie covers both the Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt
presidential
administrations, so the Hooverball game was a great way for the cast to get
acclimated to the timeline of the play.
Annie Cast member Annette Williams displays the Hooverball, on loan from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch. Hooverball is a game very much like volleyball. Annette explained that the ball (also known as a medicine ball) weighs six pounds. President Hoover required a daily game of Hooverball for all his staff, held from 7:00 to 7:30 every morning on the White House grounds, rain or shine.
Cast
members Alex Martinez-Vasquez (Rooster) and David Canaday (Oliver Warbucks)
enjoy the Hooverball game. Between, kneeling, is Eric Upmeyer, who plays
the butler.
A great serve propels the six pound Hooverball into the air!
David Canaday watches a volley.
The orphan chorus reads a scene.
A pensive Alan Nebola studies the role of President Roosevelt.
Freshly
coiffed for his role as Daddy Warbucks,
actor David Canaday studies his script.
To visit the official Little Orphan Annie Website, click the link below!
http://www.liss.olm.net/loahp.html
The visit the Annie the Musical website, click the link below!
http://www.anniethemusical.com
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