Annie with All Adult cast??

Hi everyone,

I remember seeing in 2021 or 2022 some social media posts about a theater company that did a production of Annie with a small cast of only adults. It looked really interesting, but now that I’m trying to find it on google and social media, nothing is coming up.

Anyone else remember this? There were some behind the scenes videos and the actors were doubling in the roles (and actor who played Warbucks also played one of the orphans) - very interesting concept.

Any help on the specifics of this company? Thanks!

Thanks to the commenter above, we now know the company is Area Stage in Miami.


If you scroll back on their Instagram @AreaStage to July 2021, they have lots of media about the show! Good luck!

The Kirsten Bell lead show ENCORE featured an adult only cast of Annie which was certainly interesting. I’ve always wanted to see a theatre group that cast in spite of age.

I saw this production! Well-directed. There are many companies in South Florida/Florida region that find creative and interesting ways to minimize cast sizes while still telling the story. It felt standard in the sense that I'd already seen this done with Shrek and Pippin. All being ensemble based, the doubling just born out of that. Warbucks certainly did more than just play an orphan and Warbucks; he was in Herbert Hoover as well as ensemble roles in the group numbers.

Plannietink08 said: "I’ve always wanted to see a theatre group that cast in spite of age."

If helpful, while it looks to be a community/semi-professional group, Theatre 55 in St Paul, Minnesota casts actors aged 50+ in traditionally 'young' shows: https://theatre55.org/.