~ Southold Elementary School Presented "Annie" ~

BY DANNY McCARTHY
The Southold Elementary Drama Club ANNIE Youth Production had performances in the Southold Jr/Sr High School Auditorium Friday, March 31st, 2023 at 7 pm and Saturday, April 1st, 2023 ~ a committee was availABle to sell tickets which ran: $10 for adults; $5 for students -{&}- senior citizens. Tickets WERE SOLD only at the Auditorium.
I received a copy of the Southold Elementary School's ANNIE KIDS' program. ANNIE KIDS was presented through special arrangement w/ -{&}- all authorized materials were supplied by Music Theatre International (MTI) {located at} 421 West 54th Street {in New York}, NY, 10019 ~ Script, music -{&}- all other material were copyrighted in 2005 and in 2016 via Disney. Broadway Junior -{&}- MTI's Broadway Junior Collection are trademarks or registered trademarks of Music Theatre International. All rights are reserved.
ANNIE KIDS is based-on the original Broadway ANNIE that had its Book by THOMAS MEEHAN - Music by CHARLES STROUSE - Lyrics by MARTIN CHARNIN ~ Based on the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" by Permission of the Tribune Media Services, Inc. {Little Orphan Annie is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and it made its debut on August 5, 1924, in the New York Daily News.} {https://poets.org/poem/little-orphant-annie/}
CAST:
JACOB BINKIS (Sandy) - SOPHIA BOYLE (Lily St Regis) - ODALIS CANIZALEZ ZEPEDA (Duffy) - MALLAGH COLLINS (Molly) - MASON DESPRES (Oliver Warbucks) - THOMAS GRATTAN (Bert Healy) - CAITLIN HEIDTMANN (Grace Farrell) - ESMA 'GIGI' ILGIN (Kate) - CHRISTOPHER KAELIN (Rooster Hannigan) - SKYLAR KAELIN (Annie) - CHRISTOPHER KRAEHLING (Lt Ward) - RYAN LEIDAHL (Drake/Star-to-Be) - OLENKA LESHKO (July/Star-to-Be) - DECLAN MICHAELIS (Apple Seller/Servant) - YARIZA PALENCIA (Tessie) - ALEXA POLLINS (Pepper) - BRAYDEN QUARTY (Mr Bundles/Servant) - ERICA STETTINGER (Orphan) - ABIGAIL STUKART (Miss Hannigan) - LARSEN TORKELSEN (President {FDR) Roosevelt)
PRODUCTION TEAM:
JENNIFER KENNEDY (Director) - AUDREY GRATHWOHL (Assistant Director -{&}- Stage Manager) - KELLY HILARY (Assistant Director -{&}- Assistant Stage Manager) - CASEY ROONEY (Set Director) - ERIC KEHL (Technical Director) - VIOLET RAND (Choreographer of "Hard Knock Life" -{&}- "You're Never Fully Dressed") - KAI BOSSEN, BRENDAN BOYLE, KEVIN COLLINS, -{&}- RYAN DUFFY (Technical Crew) - PAMELA PARMA (Production Support) - CASEY ROONEY, ADAM KAELIN, DAVE FUJITA (Set Construction) - ALEXA FEENEY, THOMAS SKLODOWSKI (ANNIE Mural Painting) - ALEXA FEENEY, EMILY KAELIN (Stage Crew) - JULIE FOGARTY (Ticket Sales) -
JENNIFER KENNEDY gave special thanks to her assistant directors Audrey Grathwohl and Kelly Hilary who readily {stepped-in} whenever {called-upon}. JENNIFER KENNEDY also thanked "Casey Rooney for his amazing skills in set concepts, design, and construction{;} Eric Kehl and his crew for their professionalism and collaboration{;} the Southold Board of Education, Dr. {Anthony} Mauro {Superintendent}, and Mrs. {Ellen} O'Neill {Elementary Principal} for their support of performing arts in our schools{;} the Southold Music Boosters, especially Cheryl Koshman who continually organizes and donates her time for our musicians{;} Violet Rand who took time to plan, teach, practice and even make videos for our young dancers (we will miss you next year! {STET}){;} Mr Anthony Dragone and the Southold Custodial and Maintenance Staff for their help in keeping our performance space beautiful{;} the Heidtmann Family for hosting the cast party{;} Karissa Despres for her makeup and hair assistance{;} for all of the parents that supplied the many different costume a pieces that {were seen} on the stage{;} and to {JENNIFER KENNEDY's} own family for taking a back seat for a little while during this production - "she couldn't do this without your support and love" {stet}.