Staff Report

Panola Playhouse will stage a musical production of Annie from Friday, Dec. 7, to Sunday, Dec. 16.

Directed by Vic Henson, the first showing will be Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., followed by 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. stagings on Saturday, Dec. 8, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets are $15 and $10 for students and seniors. Special priced shows are usually announced during Playhouse runnings. Call 487-3975 for more information.

Auditions for the musical were held in September. Some of the cast includes, Anna Benedict and Callee Grace Burkes (Annie), Jason Brooks (Oliver Warbucks), Jamie Pitcock (Grace Ferrell), Lyla Kate Burkes and Collins Teuton (Molly), Mabry Moore and Sarah Simon (Kate) Mary Elena Hale and Sydney Teuton (Tessie), Anna Claire Billingsley and Kirin Shaw (Pepper), Kayla Braswell and Ava Noble (July), Ann Hunter Bigham and Alice Dabbs (Duffy), Missy Hopkins (Miss Hannigan), Cody Morris and Daniel Thompson (Rooster), and Anna Grace Marshall (Lily St. Regis).

Playing the parts of the orphans will be Chrisa Brown, Chaney Beth Hannaford, Sara Henri Hannaford, Elsa Jones, Mary Lauren Lane, Lucy Smith, and Gracie Suggs.