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'Annie' to Showcase Local Talent in Potsdam July 27 to July 31
07.07.10
Community Performance Series is proud to present performances of “Annie,” one of the world’s best-loved musicals, this summer from Tuesday, July 27 to Saturday, July 31. “Annie” focuses on a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage.
Vic DiMonda will return from New York City again this year to direct the show, which will be accompanied by a live orchestra conducted by Tim Savage. The production would not be possible without a variety of local talent working with CPS again this summer, including Sara Simon as music director, Meghan Janovsky as choreographer, Bill Newman as scenic designer, Keith Shult on sound design, Alice Reed on costume design and Sue Waters on props and set staging.
The “Annie” cast is also comprised of many actors and actresses from the surrounding area, including Jillian Todd as Annie, Keith Shult as Daddy Warbucks, Darlene Sinclair as Warbucks’ assistant Grace Farrell and Amy Stickles as the notorious Miss Hannigan. CPS is happy to add a furry friend as well to the cast this year, with Oliver as the loveable mutt Sandy. Oliver is a Broadway professional trained by renowned animal trainer Bill Berloni, and will be accompanied by his handler Patrick Peavy.
Tickets for “Annie” are available for purchase through the CPS Box Office, located in Snell Hall on the SUNY Potsdam campus and at Northern Music & Video in downtown Potsdam. You can also purchase tickets by calling the CPS Box Office at (315) 267-2277 or visiting www.cpspotsdam.org.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on July 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, with an additional matinee showing at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 31. Escape the summer heat with an evening of musical theater in the air-conditioned Sara M. Snell Music Theater!
“Annie” is sponsored in part by Salvatore and Lisa Cania, T. Urling and Mabel Walker, CPS Summer Endowment, Sergi’s Italian Restaurant, Potsdam, The Brambles Inn and Gardens and Great Northern Printing and Embroidery, with additional support from 1844 House and Willow Tree Florist and Landscaping. “Annie” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International.
The Community Performance Series is a college-community partnership presenting world-class performing artists and arts education opportunities in Northern New York. CPS has been in residence at SUNY Potsdam since 1989.
Founded in 1816, SUNY Potsdam is a four-year liberal arts college nestled on the outskirts of the Adirondack Park. Among the 64 units of The State University of New York system, SUNY Potsdam has the longest history and currently enrolls approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students. It is well known for its academically challenging liberal arts and sciences and teacher education programs, as well as its world-renowned Crane School of Music.