Duffy, Molly, July, Pepper, Tessie, Kate

Scholars interested in auditioning for one of the speaking orphan roles will need to sing "Hard-Knock Life" & "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" and be prepared to read dialogue at auditions.

Speaking Orphan - Audition Dialogue

(ANNIE, who is 11, runs in with a bucket. She has been up cleaning)

ANNIE: Pipe down, all of ya. Go back to sleep. (To MOLLY) It's all right, Molly. Annie's here.

MOLLY: It was my Mama, Annie. We was ridin' on the ferryboat. And she was holdin' me up to see all the big ships. And then I couldn't find her no more.

(ANNIE holds a hanky for MOLLY)

ANNIE: Blow. It was only a dream, honey. 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.

PEPPER: Here it comes again.

ANNIE: (Takes a crumpled note from her pocket, unfolds it and reads it to MOLLY) "Please take good care of our little darling. Her name is Annie."

KATE: (Mockingly; she has heard this note read a thousand times before) "She was born on October 28th. We will be back to get her soon."

PEPPER: (Mockingly) "We have 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, now they're laughing.

ANNIE: (To the Others) All right. Do you wanna sleep with your teeth insida your mouth or out! (Lovingly folds her note and puts it back in her pocket)