
“What I advise people to do, I think that they should do theatre. “My favorite thing about theatre is meeting new friends, becoming friends with new people, and being nice to others and singing and dancing,” Hannans said. She said she also learned that it is important to not be afraid to make mistakes, and she encourages others to experience the art form that she is so passionate about by joining the academy or pursuing another form of theatre.

Zoey Hannans, a sixth grader who is playing the role of Annie, said her favorite part of the production has been “not being so antisocial and actually talking to people and making new friends and expressing my passion for what I really like doing.” The academy accepts students from third to 12th grades, but regardless of their age, performers have been working hard to perfect the play about “little orphan Annie, who charms everyone’s hearts after her rough start in 1930s New York City.

Students in Martinsville City Schools’ Performing Arts Academy will perform the winter musical, “Annie, JR.,” this weekend at Martinsville High School.
