Looking for something fun? Enjoy this musical of Annie Jr this weekend

The Shore Players present Annie Jr at Cottonwood Ranch. The Cottonwood Ranch is located at 135 Morrison Lane in Front Royal, Virginia. The plays run on July 29, 30, and 31 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are (suggested donation) Adults $8, Students $5, and Families $25.

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse, and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

This production is directed by 19-year-old Lydia Buono with a local cast of players. Lydia wants to thank her wonderful cast for being such troupers, including Anna McFadden and Serenity Fedoryka for choreographing some of the numbers; the incredible backstage crew for their fun energy and teamwork; and Theresa Byers for coming in to help with music. Thank you to Kristin Uhlenkott, Bridget Hickson, and the whole Uhlenkott clan for tackling any project we needed and for being the backbone of these shows — it’s really impressive all the work they do. Thank you, Damian Fedoryka, John Lamirande, and Gabe Hencken, for being the tech-savvy men of the group; and all the parents who have put in their time and talent to make this all possible!