The Stage The stage is a very large platform with some areas
that can be seen from the audience and other areas that cant be
seen by the audience ONSTAGE-standing where the audience cans see
you OFFSTAGE-outside the view of the audience but still on the
actual stage An actor might be asked to wait offstage and run on
when they hear a gunshot or a cue word The area on the sides of the
stage but out of the audiences view is called the WING
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The Stage BACKSTAGE Out of the view of the audience The area
where preparation takes place, such as actors waiting to come on
stage or the crew getting props ready The word backstage is a
general term used for anywhere the audience doesnt go Wardrobe
rooms Carpentry shops Wig rooms Offstage on the wings
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The Stage Stage Directions are used when rehearsing to help the
actors know where to go during the musical CENTER STAGE- the center
of the stage DOWNSTAGE- the front of the stage UPSTAGE- the back of
the stage STAGE RIGHT- when facing the audience, this is the area
to your right STAGE LEFT- when facing the audience, this is the
area to your left
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The Stage A TRAP- a hole in the floor that you can enter the
stage from, exit through, or bring scenery and props through Used
to create simple illusions Used to bring up scenery Some traps have
lifts to magically make actors or props appear or disappear
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What goes on the Stage Curtains- many different types, but some
theatres dont use them at all Lights- many different types and
colors Props- any object held, used or carried by a performer
during a performance Special Effects- visual elements such as fog,
smoke, lightening, breaking furniture or snow Pyrotechnics- the
illusion of fire or explosions
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Opened in 1977 and ran on Broadway for 7 years Based on a comic
striped called Little Orphan Annie Takes place in 1922
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Annie Annie lives in an orphanage for girls where they are
treated horrible by Mrs. Hannigan Annie is always very hopeful that
her parents will be back someday to get her and decides to escape
to find her parents but is caught and brought back to the orphanage
Grace, the assistant to the Billionaire Oliver Warbucks, come to
the orphanage to ask an orphan to live with them for the Christmas
Holiday She selects Annie and the go to the mansion where Warbucks
is never in a good mood or too fond of children
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Annie Annie wears a locket that her parents left with her and
tells Warbucks she believes they will be back to get her someday
Warbucks decides he wants to help Annie find her parents and puts
out a reward for her parents to come forward Mrs. Hannigan and her
cousin, Rooster, decide it would be a good way to get rich and want
to try to fool Warbucks because Hannigan has the missing piece of
the locket Annie thinks her parents have
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Annie Hundreds of couples show up claiming to be her parents
but none no about the lockets so they know they are fake Warbucks
decides to adopt Annie and then Rooster shows up claiming he is her
father and they are shocked he knows about the locket Warbucks
still thinks he is lying so asks to keep Annie one more night for
the Christmas party FDR comes to the party and reveals who Annies
parents are and that they died in a fire right after Annie was born
Warbucks adopts Annie
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Annie- Tomorrow 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, 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!