Documents for Annie

Warbucks, Grace and AnnieThis past June, I had the pleasure of playing the role of Daddy Warbucks in a local production of the musical Annie. It was especially fun because I got to share the stage with all three of my children. Like many stage productions, there are several documents in Annie that are fairly important to the story. Purely because I enjoyed it, I decided to create more or less “authentic” looking documents for us to use on stage.

Since I know there are plenty of productions of Annie going on all over the country each year, I decided I would go ahead and make these documents available to others. So here is the full set, for anyone to use with my compliments.

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Why I’m No Longer a Barbershopper

This is THE week, if you’re a barbershopper. Every July, thousands (though fewer every year) of men and the women who tolerate them flock to some unsuspecting city for the international barbershop convention, which also features the international quartet and chorus contests. This year, the big event is in Toronto, Canada.

For almost a dozen years, much of my personal identity was tied to a rather arcane form of music called barbershop harmony. Earlier this year, I left “the hobby,” as many barbershoppers call it. I actually watched part of the collegiate quartet contest last night, and found myself both missing and not missing the yearly event. I wish I was there, but at the same time, I’m happy as a “recovering barbershopper.”

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