
“When I was Pepper, I had a smaller role, less responsibility, and in numbers where I got to have a bit more fun. Seventeen-year old Callie Kok, who played the orphan Pepper at age nine under Arpin’s direction, now plays Grace Farrell. There’s going to be something really magical, finally, about this Christmas.”Īrpin is not the only one revisiting Annie Jr.

“There’s something beautiful about the Auditorium stage, and letting it come back to life after being dormant during COVID. Who doesn’t love Annie? If someone hasn’t seen Annie, well, now they definitely should,” says Arpin.

“It’s a classic musical theatre experience. Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, navigates the hard-knock life of being under Miss Hannigan’s supervision, and learns her own meaning of family.ĭirector Marcia Arpin had no hesitation revisiting the show as a director, and bringing it to the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium feels even more special this time. follows the story, through song and dance, of the iconic red-headed orphan who spends Christmas with billionaire Mr. With 41 local actors ages 7–18, plus dancers from International Dance Academy, All the Daze Productions is performing everyone’s favourite non-official classic Christmas musical, Annie Jr., this December.īased on the Broadway musical, Annie Jr.

Story by Taylor Onski, Photos by Dan Lloyd
