Troon 6 – 8 years Drama &

Musical Theatre

Annie
STUDENT NAME:
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CHARACTER NAME:
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 PLEASE KEEP ME IN A SAFE PLACE AT HOME,
PRACTICE LINES REGULARLY AND BRING TO
CLASS WEEKLY.
SCENE 1 AN ORPHANAGE
BLACKOUT
PLAY TRACK 1 OVERTURE
(Company enter during the Overture to their positions).

LIGHTS UP: WARM WASH

Molly: Mama! Mama! Mommy!

Pepper: Quiet!
Duffy: Can’t anybody get any sleep around here?
Molly: Mama. Mommy!
Pepper: I said shut your trap Molly!
July: Ahh, stop shoving the poor kid.
Millie: She ain’t doin’ nothin’ to you.
Pepper: She’s keepin’ me awake, ain’t she?
July: No, you’re keeping us…
Pepper: You wanna make somethin’ out of it?
Millie: How about I make a pancake outta you?
Tessie: Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, they’re fighting and I won’t get no sleep all night!
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!
Annie: Pipe down, all of ya! Go back to sleep! It’s all right Molly, Annie’s here.
Molly: It was my Mama, Annie. I lost her and couldn’t find her no more.
Annie: Blow, it was only a dream! Now you gotta go back to sleep! It’s after three o’clock.
Molly: Annie, read me your note.
Annie: Again?
Molly: Please?
Annie: Sure, Molly.

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Pepper: Here it comes again!
Annie: ‘Please take good care of our little darling. Her name is Annie’.
Kate: ‘She was born on October 28th. We will be back to get her soon.’
Pepper: ‘We’ve left half of a silver locket around her neck and kept the other half’.
Pepper, Duffy, Kate: ‘so that when we come back for her you will know that she’s our
baby’.
Tessie: Oh, my goodness, oh my goodness, now they’re laughing!
Annie: All right. Do you wanna sleep with your teeth inside your mouth or out!
Molly: Gee, I dream about having a mother and father again. Bet you’re lucky – you reall got
‘em.
Annie: I know. Somewhere.

PLAY TRACK 2 MAYBE

Annie:

Maybe far away

Or maybe real nearby
He may be pouring her coffee
She may be straightening his tie!
Maybe in a house
All hidden by a hill

Molly:
She's sitting playing piano

Tessie:
He's sitting paying a bill!

Annie:
Betcha they're young
Betcha they're smart

July:
Bet they collect things

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Duffy:
Like ashtrays, and art!

Kate:
Betcha they're good

Millie:
Why shouldn't they be?

Annie & All Orphans:

Their one mistake
Was giving up me!

Annie:
So maybe now it's time,
And maybe when I wake
They'll be there calling me "Baby"...
Maybe.

Pepper: Now what?

Kate: Annie, what you doing?
Annie: Running away!
Tessie: Oh, my goodness!
Annie: My folks are never coming for me. I gotta go find them.
July: Annie, you’re crazy!
Millie: Miss Hannigan will catch you!
Annie: I don’t care, I’m getting outta here! Wish me luck!
All Orphans: Good luck, Annie!

Miss Hannigan: Aha! Caught you! Get up! Get up!

Annie: Yes, Miss Hannigan.
Miss Hannigan: Now what do you say? What…do…you…say?
Annie: I love you, Miss Hannigan.

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Miss Hannigan: What??
Orphans: We love you, Miss Hannigan.
Miss Hannigan: Rotten orphans. Now, clean this dump until it shines like the top of the
Chrysler Building!
Tessie: But it’s four o’clock in the morning.
Miss Hannigan: Get to work!
Orphans: Yes, Miss Hannigan.
Miss Hannigan: NOW! Why any kid would want to be an orphan, I’ll never know!

PLAY TRACK 3 HARD KNOCK LIFE

Orphans:
It's the hard-knock life for us!
It's the hard-knock life for us!

Annie:
'Steada treated,

Orphans:
We get tricked!

Annie:
'Steada kisses,

Orphans:
We get kicked!

Annie & Orphans:

It's the hard-knock life!
Got no folks to speak of, so,
It's the hard-knock row we how!

Annie:
Cotton blankets,

Orphans:
'Steada of wool!

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Annie:
Empty Bellies

Orphans:
'Steada of full!

Annie & Orphans:

It's the hard-knock life!

Annie:
Don't if feel like the wind is always howl'n?

Kate & Tessie:

Don't it seem like there's never any light!

Duffy & July:

Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in?

Molly, Pepper & Millie:

It's easier than puttin' up a fight.

Annie:
No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy!

Molly:
No one cares if you grow...of if you shrink!

Tessie:
No one dries when your eyes get wet an' weepy!

Orphans:
From all the cryin' you would think this place's a sink!
Ohhhh!!!!!!!

Orphans:
It's the hard-knock life for us

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It's the hard-knock life for us
No one cares for you a smidge
When you’re in an orphanage
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life

Miss Hannigan: Good morning children.

Orphans: Good morning Miss Hannigan.
Miss Hannigan: Well?
Orphans: I love you Miss Hannigan.
Miss Hannigan: All right, breakfast!
Orphans: Hot mush? Yuck!
Miss Hannigan: No, not hot mush. Cold mush. And after your mush, you’ll go to the sewing
machines. There’s an order of dresses to finish if you have to work until midnight!
Orphans: Yes Miss Hannigan.
Bundles: Laundry. Laundry man.
Orphans: Morning Bundles!
Bundles: Morning kids! Clean sheets once a month, whether you need them or not! Hey, hey,
hey, Aggie! How’s the prettiest gal south of 14th Street?
Miss Hannigan: Bundles, get out of here with that laundry!
Bundles: So long gorgeous!
Miss Hannigan: You call this clean, Annie? This place is a pigsty…Annie? Annie?
Orphans: Annie ain’t here!
Miss Hannigan: What you mean ‘Annie ain’t here’?
Tessie: She just went. With Mr Bundles.
Molly: In the laundry bag!
Miss Hannigan: BUNDLES! POLICE! POLICE!
Orphans: Go Annie!

LIGHTS: BLACKOUT
PLAY TRACK 4 SCENE CHANGE

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SCENE 2 A STREET

LIGHTS UP: WARM WASH

Apple Seller: Apples, apples, two for a nickel.

Annie: Excuse me, but could you donate an apple to the orphan’s picnic?

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Apple Seller: Why not? Nobody’s buying them anyway.
Annie: Gee, thanks Mr!
Apple Seller: Say kid, when is the orphan’s picnic?
Annie: As soon as I take a bite!

Policeman 1: Hey, you! Little girl. Come here.

Annie: Yes officer?
Policeman 1: That dog there, is he a stray?
Annie: A stray? Oh no sir, he is my dog!
Policeman 2: Your dog huh? So, what’s his name?
Annie: His name…is…Sandy. Right, that’s it, I call him Sandy.
Policeman 1: Okay, let’s see you call him.
Annie: Here Sandy, here, boy… good boy Sandy!
Policeman 2: Next time you take him out, I wanna see him on a leash and with a license.
Annie: Yes sir.
Policeman 2: Now get along with you before you catch your death of cold.
Annie: Oh, I don’t mind the weather…

PLAY TRACK 5 TOMORROW

Annie:
When I’m stuck with a day
That's gray,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And Grin,
And Say,
Oh!
The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may

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Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You're always
A day
A way

LIGHTS: BLACKOUT
PLAY TRACK 6 SCENE CHANGE

SCENE 3 BACK AT THE ORPHANAGE

LIGHTS UP: WARM WASH

Policeman 1: Good afternoon Miss Hannigan.

Miss Hannigan: Yeah?
Policeman 2: We found your runaway.

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Miss Hannigan: Oh, thank you officers!
Policeman 1: Had a mutt with her, but it got away.
Miss Hannigan: Oh, poor pumpkin, out in the freezing cold, I hope you didn’t catch
influenza.
Policeman 2: Don’t ever run away from this nice lady again.
Miss Hannigan: Good afternoon Officers. The next time you walk out that door it’ll be
1953. Are you glad to be back?
Annie: Yes, Miss Hannigan.
Miss Hannigan: Liar, never tell a lie!

Grace: Miss Hannigan?

Miss Hannigan: Yes?
Grace: I’m Grace Farrell, private secretary to Oliver Warbucks.
Miss Hannigan: The Oliver Warbucks? The millionaire?
Grace: Mr Warbucks has decided to invite an orphan to spend the Christmas holiday at his
home.
Miss Hannigan: What sort of orphan?
Grace: Mr Warbucks prefers red-headed children.
Miss Hannigan: We don’t have any orphans like that.
Grace: What about this one right here?
Miss Hannigan: Annie? You don’t want her.
Grace: Annie would you like to spend the holidays at Mr Warbucks’ house?
Annie: I’d love to.
Grace: If you’ll get her coat, I’ll take her now.
Miss Hannigan: She don’t have a coat.
Grace: Then we’ll buy her one.
Annie: Oh, boy! I can hardly believe it! Hey kids, I’m getting out for Christmas, I’ll write to
ya!

LIGHT: BLACKOUT
PLAY TRACK 7 SCENE CHANGE

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SCENE 4 MR WARBUCKS HOME
LIGHTS UP: WARM WASH

Warbucks (offstage): Where is everybody?

Warbucks (onstage): Hello Grace.

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Grace: Welcome home Mr Warbucks. This is Annie, Mr Warbucks: the orphan who will be
with us for Christmas.
Warbucks: That’s not a boy, orphans are boys.
Grace: I’m sorry sir, you just said orphan, so I chose a girl.
Warbucks: Well, I suppose she will have to do.
Annie: I’m sorry I’m not a boy Mr Warbucks.
Warbucks: Not at all, I couldn’t be happier. Grace, what are we supposed to do with this
child?
Grace: It is her first night sir.
Warbucks: Well Annie, I guess we ought to do something special. A movie?
Annie: Gosh, Mr Warbucks, I’ve never seen a movie!
Warbucks: Grace, forget about the dictation for tonight, instead take Annie to the movies.
Grace: Yes sir.
Annie: Aw, gee.
Warbucks: Something wrong Annie?
Annie: It’s just well, I thought you were going to take me.
Warbucks: I’m far too busy for that.
Annie: Aw, gee. That’s okay Mr Warbucks.
Warbucks: Grace, get our coats. You’ll come too of course.
Annie: Aw, gee!

LIGHTS: BLACKOUT
PLAY TRACK 8 SCENE CHANGE

SCENE 5 THE ORPHANAGE RADIO

LIGHTS UP: WARM WASH

Healy: Welcome Annie to America’s favourite radio programme, the Hour of Smiles,
starring your old softy Bertha/Bert Healy. And good evening Oliver Wabucks, it is nice of
you to drop by.

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Warbucks: Good evening, it’s nice to be here.
Healy: Oliver Warbucks, I understand you have something to tell the folks at home about
little Annie here.
Warbucks: Yes, I am now conducting a coast to coast nationwide search for Annie’s parents
and offering a certified cheque for fifty thousand dollars to any persons who can prove that
they are Annie’s parents.
Annie: Wow!
Healy: So, Annie’s parents if you’re listening, write to Oliver Warbucks care of this station.
Until next week, same time, same station, same smile, good night!

Duffy: Gee, Annie on the radio coast to coast. She’s famous!

Molly: Wish I was on the radio.
Millie: Me too!
Pepper: Who wants to be on the dumb radio?
Tessie: I do. So, for all the ‘Hour of Smiles’ Family, this is Bertha/Bert Healy saying…

PLAY TRACK 9 NEVER FULLY DRESSED

Tessie:
Hey, hobo man
Hey, Dapper Dan
You've both got your style

Orphans:
But Brother,
You're never fully dressed
Without a smile!
Your clothes may be Beau Brummelly
They stand out a mile --
But Brother,
You're never fully dressed
Without a smile!

July:
Who cares what they're wearing

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On Main Street,
Or Saville Row,
It's what you wear from ear to ear
And not from head to toe

Kate:
That matters

Orphans:
So, Senator,
So, Janitor,
So long for a while
Remember,
You're never fully dressed
Though you may wear your best
You’re never fully dressed without a smile
Smile
Smile
Smile, darn ya, smile!

Miss Hannigan: What are you doing up?

Molly: Annie was on the radio.
Miss Hannigan: Yeah, I heard it. Fifty thousand dollars, what I couldn’t do with fifty
thousand dollars.

Rooster: Excuse me ma’am are you the lady that runs this here Orphanage?
Miss Hannigan: Yeah what ya want?
Lily: Ma’am, was you workin’ here eleven years ago?
Miss Hannigan: Yeah.
Rooster: Well, we had terrible troubles back then and had to leave a baby here.
Lily: Our little Annie.
Miss Hannigan: Annie? You’re Annie’s parents? Where’d you say you come from again?
Rooster: A little farm up in Canada where they’ve got lots of chickens and ducks and geese
and roosters...gotcha sis!
Miss Hannigan: Rooster! You’re out of prison! I never woulda known it was you in a
hundred years!
Rooster: Fooled ya! And we’re gonna fool Warbuck too!

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Lily: Get ourselves fifty thousand big ones!
Rooster: We need your help Sis, for details about Annie that can help us pull this thing off!
Miss Hannigan: What’s in it for me?
Rooster: Three-way split.
Miss Hannigan: Half.
Lily: Half?
Miss Hannigan: Half.
Rooster: Ok, twenty-five grand each. Get money, get rid of the kid and get out of town.
Miss Hannigan: How are we gonna get rid of Annie?
Rooster: When I want something to disappear, it disappears. Come on!

LIGHTS: BLACKOUT OUT

PLAY TRACK 10 SCENE CHANGE

SCENE 6 DADDY WARBUCKS

LIGHTS UP: WARM WASH

Rooster: Shirley look, there’s our Annie.

Annie: Who are you?
Lily: Honey, we’re your mum and dad.
Rooster: Mudge is the name. Ralph and Shirley Mudge.
Lily: And you’re our Annie Mudge.
Warbucks: Annie Mudge?
Lily: We loved you, Annie, but we had to leave you behind.

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Grace: We’ve seen a great number of people who’ve…
Rooster: I expect you’ll be wanting proof of who we are. Here’s our driving licenses and
Annie’s birth certificate.
Lily: Ralph. Look, Annie is wearing the locket.
Rooster: When we left Annie, we gave her half a silver locket and we kept the other half.
Lily: Ralph, she’s our Annie.
Roosevelt: No.
Warbucks: President Roosevelt?
Roosevelt: Oliver, I’ve had the FBI tracing Annie’s parents, a David and Margaret Bennett
and unfortunately, they have passed away. These people are frauds! Louis, turn them over!
Miss Hannigan: I knew we’d never get away with it!
Warbucks: And I believe you’ll find this woman is their accomplice. Take them away!
Annie: Miss Hannigan’s gone for good!
Orphans: Hooray!!
Warbucks: An you don’t have to work anymore!
Orphans: Hooray!!
Warbucks: Annie, I want to adopt you.
Annie: Adopt me?
Warbucks: What do you think? Yes or no?
Annie: If I can’t have my real mother and father, there’s no one in the world I’d rather have
for a father than you Mr Warbucks!
Warbucks: I love you Annie.
Annie: And I love you Daddy Warbucks!

PLAY TRACK 11 TOMORROW

The sun’ll come out

Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be sun!
Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow

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Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!

When I'm stuck a day

That's gray,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And Grin,
And Say,
Oh!

The sun'll come out

Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You're always
A day
A way

Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You're always
A day
A way

LIGHTS: BLACKOUT

TRACK 12 BOWS/PLAYOFF
LIGHTS UP: WARM WASH

The End.

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