All shows were sold out in advance
Published in the Oct. 28 – Nov. 10, 2015 issue of Morgan Hill Life
By Staff Report
Performers as ‘orphans’ sing about their life. Photo by Marty Cheek
The Morgan Hill Community Playhouse turned into the streets of New York and the mansion of Daddy Warbucks as 41 children age 6 to 15 put on the musical “Annie, Jr.” produced by the educational kids theater company TheaterFun Oct. 22 to Oct. 24.
All the shows sold out, said Carol Romo, owner of the Morgan Hill-based TheaterFun company and the director of “Annie.”
“I’m going to be really sad when it’s all over,” Romo said. “We’ve been rehearsing since Aug. 24 three days a week and it’s been great. The kids are great. It’s been intense, but you can see the results from the quality of the show.”
TheaterFun, which has developed children’s musical theater productions in Gilroy and other cities, chose to do the musical “Annie” because of it recognition among families in Morgan Hill.
Maya King as ‘Annie’ discusses her treasured locket with Ben Snook as ‘Oliver Warbucks.’
Photos by Marty Cheek
“I needed to have a show name that would draw people,” she said. “This is my first foray into doing something of this size in Morgan Hill. I’m really unknown in the city of Morgan Hill, but I’m a resident here.”
Children in the cast are:
“Annie”: Maya King; Additional Orphans: Hailey Gomez, Annabelle Barbazette, Elia Laskey, Allysa Burdick, Julianne Saenz; “Molly”: Capri (Laurie) Sims; “Pepper”: Sophia Williams; “Duffy”: Lindsay Petroff; “Kate”: Leah Tweston; “Tessie”: Kendall Lore; “July”: Grace Lennon; “Miss Hannigan”: Anabela Stewart; “Bundles McCloskey”: Sophia Longoria; “Apple Seller”: William Sims; “Dog Catcher”: Kristiona Kornegay; “Sandy”: Josh Watts; “Lt. Ward” Savanna Misa; “Grace Farrell”: Alexandra Blake; “Drake”: Katelyn Ribeiro; “Cecille”: Evie Lehrfeld; “Annette”: Isabella Castaneda; “Mrs. Greer”: Gabriela Zurek; “Mrs. Pugh”: Milan Collins; “Oliver Warbucks”: Ben Snook; “Star-To-Be”:Annabelle Barbazette; “Doo-Wop Girls”: Hailey Gomez, Alysa Burdick, Elia Laskey, and Julianne Saenz; City People: Savanna Misa, Clara Shem-Tov, Jacquelyn Parker, Isla Jessel, Sophia Longoria, Emmie Klaus, Kat Clement, Lily Williams, Saydee Lerma, Natalie Hiatt, Audrey Hiatt , Ellie Valone, Cameron Fan, Alana Yamat, Allie Yamat, Katelyn Ribeiro, and Julia Guerra; “Man in Brownstone Window”: Josh Watts; “Usherette”: Julia Guerra; “Radio Announcer”: Julia Guerra; “Rooster Hannigan”: Emma Barbazette; “Lily St. Regis”: Alanda Moore; “Sound Effects Person”:William Sims; Bert Healy: Jacquelyn Parker; Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt: William Sims; “Louis Howe”: Kristiona Kornegay; “Servants”: Clara Shem-Tov, Isla Jessel, Emmie Klaus, Kat Clement, Lily Williams, Saydee Lerma, Alana Yamat, Allie Yamat, Ellie Valone, Cameron Fan, Julia Guerra, and Kristiona Kornegay.
