"Annie Jr." will be performed by Lehighton Area Middle School Theatre at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Lehighton Area High School auditorium. The snow date is Thursday.

Tickets are $6 for adults, and $4 for students/seniors. Reserved seating may be purchased in advance at:

lams.booktix.com.This iconic tale of Little Orphan Annie, with book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, opened on Broadway in 1977.Taking place in 1933, Annie (played by Hannah Smith, eighth grade) is a fiery young orphan who must live in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan (Jaiden Muffley, seventh grade).Her seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she is chosen to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy Oliver Warbucks (Christopher Jensen, eighth grade). Miss Hannigan's brother, Rooster (Roger Pomposello, eighth grade), and his gal, Lily (Ashley Beers, eighth grade), hatch a plot to impersonate Annie's parents in order to reap a reward offered by Warbucks.But in the end, Annie finds a new family with Warbucks, his secretary, Grace Farrell (Abigail Buffington, eighth grade), and her lovable pooch, Sandy (Jaclyn Troutman, sixth grade).The production is under the direction of Laura Welkey, with set design by Mark Welkey. Stage managers are Jamyson Cotterman (eighth grade) and Taylor Mickley (seventh grade), with stage crew direction by Beth Hudlow. The cast is made up of students in grades six through eight.Additional cast members include:Orphans: Eighth grade, Kenny Zacharias (Bundles), Jonathan Macsay (Drake) and Mackinzie Light (Pepper); seventh grade, Megan Aaron (July), Gianna Heller (Tessie) and Nicholas Hrusovsky (Bert Healy); and sixth grade, Sophia Wentz (Duffy), Kate Halenar (Kate) and Shayla Cotterman (Molly).Servants: Eighth grade, Mackenzie Hellyer and Aubrey Hunt; seventh grade, Rylie Bryfogle; and sixth grace, Gabriella DiDea.Stars-to-Be: Seventh grade, Leilani McClure; and sixth grade, Edie Cordes.President Roosevelt: Corbin Frisvold, eighth grade.Dogcatcher: Shelby Heater, seventh grade.Other ensemble roles: Carisa Giniewski, eighth grade; and Abigail Christman, Sydney Miller Kaitlyn Danner, all sixth grade.