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Annie,
Junior
Practice
Script
Book
by
Thomas
Meehan
-‐
Music
by
Charles
Strouse
Lyrics
by
Martin
Charnin
___________________________________________________________________
“Santa
Claus,”
what’s
that?
Who’s
he?
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!
Narrator
4:
The
orphans
were
working
hard
on
scrubbing
the
floors,
washing
the
sheets
when
Annie
heard
Molly
crying
Annie:
What’s
the
matter
Molly?
Molly:
Sometimes
I
feel
like
I’m
never
going
to
get
a
family
to
adopt
me
Annie:
Don’t
worry
Molly,
they’re
out
there
they
just
haven’t
found
their
way
to
you
yet.
You
just
can’t
give
up
hope.
Song:
Maybe
(company)
Maybe
far
away,
or
maybe
real
nearby,
He
may
be
pouring
her
coffee,
She
may
be
straight’ning
his
tie.
Maybe
in
a
house
all
hidden
by
a
hill,
She’s
sittin’
playing
pianah,
He’s
sittin’
payin’
a
bill.
Betcha
they’re
young,
betcha
they’re
smart,
Bet
they
collect
things
like
ash
trays
and
art.
Betcha
they’re
good,
why
shouldn’t
they
be?
They’re
one
mistake
was
givin’
up
me.
So,
maybe
now
it’s
time,
and
maybe
when
I
wake,
They’ll
be
there
calling
me
“Baby,”
Maybe
Betcha
he
reads,
betcha
she
sews,
Maybe
she’s
made
me
a
closet
of
clothes,
Maybe
they’re
strict,
as
straight
as
a
line,
Don’t
really
care
as
long
as
they’re
mine.
So,
maybe
now
this
prayer’s
the
last
one
of
its
kind.
Won’t
you
please
come
get
your
baby,
Maybe.
Narrator
5:
While
everyone
at
the
orphanage
was
busy
cleaning,
Annie
escaped
into
the
streets
of
New
York.
Scene
2:
A
Downtrodden
Neighborhood
Street
Dog
Catcher:
You
seen
any
stray
dogs
around
here?
Annie:
No,
sir.
Dog
Catcher:
Good.
Then
they
must
all
be
runnin’
wild
a
few
streets
over.
(the
DOGCATCHER
EXITS
STAGE
LEFT.
ANNIE
notices
a
DOG
OFFSTAGE
RIGHT)
Annie:
Hey,
there’s
one
they
didn’t
get.
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Annie,
Junior
Practice
Script
Book
by
Thomas
Meehan
-‐
Music
by
Charles
Strouse
Lyrics
by
Martin
Charnin
___________________________________________________________________
(ANNIE
gets
down
on
her
hands
and
knees
and
signals
for
the
DOG
to
come
to
her;
SANDY,
crawling,
ENTERS
from
STAGE
RIGHT
and
CROSSES
to
ANNIE.)
Annie:
They’re
after
you,
ain’t
they?
Well,
they’re
after
me
too.
But
don’t
worry,
I
ain’t
gonna
let
them
get
you
or
me.
Everything’s
gonna
be
fine.
For
the
both
of
us.
If
not
today,
well…
Song:
Tomorrow
(Annie)
Annie
The
sun’ll
come
out
tomorrow.
Bet
your
bottom
dollar
that
tomorrow,
There’ll
be
sun!
Just
thinkin’
about
tomorrow
Clears
away
the
cobwebs
and
the
sorrow
‘Til
there’s
none!
When
I’m
stuck
with
a
day
that’s
gray
and
lonely
I
just
stick
out
my
chin
and
grin
and
say,
ohhh!
Annie
with
All
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
away!
Tomorrow!
Tomorrow!
I
love
ya,
Tomorrow!
You’re
always
a
day
away!
(song
ends)
Lieutenant
Ward:
Hey
you!
Little
girl,
come
here!
Annie:
Yes,
Officer?
Lieutenant
Ward:
You’re
that
runaway
orphan
Miss
Hannigan
reported.
Come
with
me,
I’m
taking
you
back!
(WARD
takes
ANNIE
by
the
arm
and
leads
her
OFFSTAGE.
As
THEY
EXIT,
ANNIE
motions
for
SANDY
to
follow
along.)
Scene
3:
Back
at
the
Orphanage
Narrator
6:
Lieutenant
Ward
took
Annie
back
to
the
orphanage.
Narrator
7:
That
afternoon
the
Orphanage
received
and
unusual
vistor…
(GRACE
FARRELL
ENTERS,
carrying
a
briefcase.)
Grace:
Good
afternoon.
Miss
Hannigan?
Miss
Hannigan:
Yeeeah?
Grace:
I’m
Grace
Farrell,
private
secretary
to
Oliver
Warbucks.
(GRACE
sits
in
the
office
chair,
STAGE
LEFT
of
the
desk.)
Miss
Hannigan:
Oliver
Warbucks
the
millionaire?
Grace:
No,
Oliver
Warbucks
the
billionaire.
Mr.
Warbucks
has
decided
to
invite
an
orphan
to
spend
the
Christmas
holidays
at
him
home.
Miss
Hannigan:
What
sort
of
orphan
did
he
have
in
mind?
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Annie,
Junior
Practice
Script
Book
by
Thomas
Meehan
-‐
Music
by
Charles
Strouse
Lyrics
by
Martin
Charnin
___________________________________________________________________
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Annie,
Junior
Practice
Script
Book
by
Thomas
Meehan
-‐
Music
by
Charles
Strouse
Lyrics
by
Martin
Charnin
___________________________________________________________________
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Annie,
Junior
Practice
Script
Book
by
Thomas
Meehan
-‐
Music
by
Charles
Strouse
Lyrics
by
Martin
Charnin
___________________________________________________________________
All
The
city’s
bright
as
a
penny
arcade.
It
blinks,
it
tilts,
it
rings.
Annie
To
think
that
I’ve
lived
here
all
of
my
life
And
never
seen
these
things!
All
N.Y.C.
The
shimmer
of
Times
Square,
The
pulse,
The
beat,
The
drive!
N.Y.C.
You
might
say
that
I’m
square,
But
wow!
I
come
alive!
The
city’s
bright
as
a
penny
arcade.
It
blinks,
it
tilts,
it
rings.
Annie
To
think
that
I’ve
lived
here
all
of
my
life
And
never
seen
these
things!
All
N.Y.C.
The
whole
world
keeps
coming
By
bus,
by
train;
you
can’t
explain
Their
yen
for
N.Y.
-‐-‐-‐
(end
of
song)
(All
FREEZE
,
NARRATORS
step
forward)
Narrator
12:
This
was
the
beginning
of
many
adventures
for
Little
Orphan
Annie.
Narrator
13:
The
nation
may
have
been
depressed
that
Christmas
of
1933…
Narrator
14:
…
but
Annie
gave
everyone
she
met,
rich
or
poor,
the
gift
of
hope
and
goodwill.
(EVERYONE
unfreezes.)
Song:
You’re
Never
Fully
Dressed
Without
a
Smile
All
Hey,
hobo
man,
hey
Dapper
Dan,
You’ve
both
got
your
style,
but,
brother
You’re
never
fully
dressed
without
a
smile!
Your
clothes
may
be
Beau
Brammelly
They
stand
out
a
mile,
but,
brother
You’re
never
fully
dressed
without
a
smile!
Who
cares
what
they’re
wearing
On
Main
Street
or
Saville
Row?
It’s
what
you
wear
from
ear
to
ear,
And
not
from
head
to
toe,
that
matters.
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Annie,
Junior
Practice
Script
Book
by
Thomas
Meehan
-‐
Music
by
Charles
Strouse
Lyrics
by
Martin
Charnin
___________________________________________________________________
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