ANNIE!

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Photos (top to bottom): photo1: Cecile in make-up, assisted by 5th grade teacher Jenn Kellett; photo2: Ada commented that it would take hours to get the knots out of her hair; photo3: Florien with Annie curls; photo4: Cecile & Vanessa, two orphans; photo5: Vanessa, Sofie and Anouck, as Sandy; photo6: Selma and her video camera-attacking teddy bear; photo7: a pensive Florien in the wings backstage; photo8: Anouck and Florien rehearse a song just before the curtain opens; photo9, 11, 12: the orphans in performance; photo10: Maria solos during the New York scene; photo13: Florien on-stage toward the show's conclusion; photo14: leads take a bow just after Florien's brother (returning from the stage, bottom) presents her with flowers.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Annie! who performed to rave reviews last Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Cudos to our music teacher, Rebecca Brink, whose patient work over the past several months paid off nicely. Great work all.

Most of the cast were from the middle school, and a majority of them were sixth graders: Cecile, Ada, Carlota, Vanessa, Sofie, Anouck, Maria, Alexandra and, of course, Florien, in the lead role as Annie. These girls are not only classmates, but good friends, which added to their presence on-stage. Several in the cast are former students, now seventh graders: Filipa, Selma, Ben, Mariama and Marie. (Marie, you've got to break out of your shell!)

Florien graciously allowed me to follow and film her on opening night: in make-up before the show, behind the curtains and in the wings during the show, and in celebration backstage after the show.

My media has all been uploaded to YouTube. Sadly, our school stage is set at one end of a basketball gym, and the mic system/acoustics are, as you might expect, not ideal. Note the links below.

Full Program clip1 clip2 clip3 clip4 clip5 clip6 clip7 clip8

Opening Night Prep & Behind-the-Scenes clip1 clip2 clip3 clip4

You'll find over 200 still images on BOT.