Dave Landis from Playhouse on the Square Talks about Annie

Dave Landis from Playhouse on the Square about their upcoming production of Annie, running November 18-December 23, 2011.

 (From their website): Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks.

The production team: 

• Director: Dave Landis
• Choreographer: Courtney Oliver
• Assistant Choreographer: Noelia Warnette-Jones
• Music Director: Renee Kemper
• Scenic Designer: Tim McMath
• Costume Designer: Rebecca Y. Powell
• Lighting Designer: John Horan
• Technical Director: Kat De Camillo

The cast includes:

• Annie: Sydney Bell/Dani Chaum
• Miss Hannigan: Carla McDonald/Irene Crist
• Daddy Warbucks: Kyle Blair
• Rooster: Ben Laxton
• Lili St. Regis: Kelsey Hopkins
• Grace: Sarah Hoch
• Drake the Butler: Patrick Kittridge
• FDR: Fred Harpell

ADULT ENSEMBLE 

• Fred Harpell
• Kelsey Hopkins
• Jeanna Juleson
• Patrick Kittridge
• Mandy Lane
• Ben Laxton
• Dan Lehman
• Russell Lehman
• Nick Mason
• Patrick Mullen Jr.
• Misty ONeal
• Andrea Rouch
• Cassie Thompson

ORPHANS 

• Duffy: Patsy Detroit/Kelsey Haltom
• Pepper: Madisen White/Carly Nahon
• July: Megan Cheng/Kayley Watkins
• Tessie: Caroline Watson/Rachel Adkins
• Kate: Gabriella Gonzalez/Mikayla House
• Molly: Kaitlyn Poindexter/Paige Hollenbeck