Welcome to the information regarding NoCoPA’s spring production, Annie Jr.! If you have any questions,
concerns, or want to know other ways of getting involved with this production, please reach out to
Philip Meinecke at ptmeinecke1s@gmail.com (779-312-9174).
Auditions: Saturday, January 4th, 2024 beginning at 6pm and ending at 9pm – please make sure you sign
up through SignUp Genius for your timeslot.
Performance dates: April 4th, 2024 @ 7pm, April 5th @ 2pm/7pm Production fee: $250
Rehearsals begin Monday, January 13th, 2024.
Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-9pm, and Saturdays from 9-11am. Tech Week will be March 31st, 2024 – April 4th, 2024 (April 2nd, 2024 being our Dark Day No Tech Rehearsal). Not every character will be called every rehearsal.
Age requirement: 11-16
Video Auditions are accepted and can be sent to Philip Meinecke at
ptmeinecke1s@gmail.com (subject line: [your name], Annie Jr. Audition) Please send a 45-60 second clip
of you singing to a selected karaoke track of a song that’s in the style of the show. Also, include a fun
fact about yourself so we can learn a little bit about you!
Sign-up Genius: Here
Audition Requirement: First, please sign up for an audition slot through SignUpGenius which is attached
to the Facebook event page and on the Northern Colorado Performing Arts website under the audition
tab. On the day of auditions, come 15 minutes early to fill out your audition form and to ask any
questions you might have before your slot. Please prepare 45-60 seconds from a song in the style of the
show. Please also bring a backing karaoke track (Youtube or Spotify) that you can provide to the creative
team so that it can be played for your audition.
Creative Team:
Director: Philip Meinecke ptmeinecke1s@gmail.com (779-312-9174)
Assistant Director: Alexa Daly dalyalexa31@gmail.com
Vocal Director/Choreographer: Maddie Sheaffer maddiesheaffer@gmail.com
NoCoPA Board: HAABoardofDirectors@gmail.com
Plot: 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.
Characters:
Annie
Annie 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.
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 and Rooster is flashy and self-assured. His
“moves” should be as smooth as a gambler’s.
Lily
Rooster and Lily are quite the team — “team” being the operative word, as the
characters play off each other constantly. Lily (airhead that she is) is always distracted,
although she manages to pick up on any conversation involving money. She never acts
as the leader, always bringing up the rear while tripping over her own feet.
Warbucks
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.
Sandy
In this production, Sandy is played by a human. Sandy is Annie’s canine friend and
scrappy in her own right.
Servants (Drake, Mrs. Greer, and Mrs. Pugh)
From the moment these characters enter the acting area, their presence, posture, and
speech should suggest the most fastidious of domestic help. Their heads are always held
high and they rarely show their emotions.
Additional Characters
Servants, pedestrians, Bundles, the chauffer, Louis Howe, the apple seller, and the
dogcatcher.
