Annie

Saturday & Sunday 2pm performances – Red Carpet
After every public 2pm performance on Saturday’s and Sunday’s! (no carpet on 11/22) Meet and greet with audience members in the lobby in costume to sign autographs and take pictures. WFT provides the pens, hand sanitizer and masks (if requested by actors) and the carpet.

All Saturday Evening Performances – Choreography Workshop
Before Friday evening performances on November 28, December 5, December 12, and December 19 members of the cast will lead audience members in a choreography workshop to get a sneak-peek at a dance from the show!

Sunday, 11/23 — Tabling Event
Before Annie starred in a musical, she was the main character in her own comic strip. At the educational table in the lobby, you’ll have the chance to make your very own comic too! Your art will be added to a communal collage of comic strips about our families and our hopes for the future.

Gallery Exhibit — Annie: A Rags to Riches Story
Since her first appearance in James Whitcomb Riley’s 1885 poem “Little Orphant Annie,” the red-headed heroine has been reborn time and again—across comic strips, radio broadcasts, film, and Broadway. Each retelling reflects the changing dreams and anxieties of its era, transforming Annie into a distinctly American symbol of endurance and optimism. This exhibition explores Annie as a multimedia and intergenerational icon. From Depression-era imagery and political posters to vintage toys and stage props, the objects on display trace how Annie’s story has evolved alongside the nation’s shifting social and cultural landscape. The exhibition’s design moves between the stark world of the orphanage during the Great Depression and the warmth of the Warbucks’s home during the Christmas season, mirroring the broader movement from hardship to hope that has defined her journey for more than a century. Through its mix of historical artifacts and popular media, Annie: A Rags to Riches Story invites visitors to consider why this character continues to resonate across generations. How have the values of resilience, family, and faith in “tomorrow” adapted to new times and challenges? What does Annie’s enduring story reveal about America’s own search for hope and reinvention?

Orphans