The Play Annie Props

Annie is a beloved story that has been told in many forms and touches on the timeless messages of love, hope, and justice. This particular form of the story of little orphan Annie is a play performed at the Starlight Theater of Waterford. While this play was performed by a cast of children, it was well organized and entertaining. A few prevalent things throughout the play were the use of costumes, props, and lighting. In the play Annie costumes, props, and lighting are used to establish setting. The costumes in the play Annie help to establish setting and to characterize the different actors. Annie is set during the 1920’s, the era of the Great Depression, which is established through the old timey clothes all the characters wear. The class difference between different groups of characters is also heightened by costumes. The orphans in the orphanage all wear simple and torn clothes, while the staff serving Oliver Warbuck all wear uniform servant outfits, and finally the upper
Small props are used in almost every scene in order to make the play more realistic as well as to establish that the play takes place in the 1920’s. One important prop throughout the play is Annie’s silver locket; this locket connects her to her parents and is important to her search for them. When Annie talks about her parents, she often touches the locket, reminding the audience of this connection. A projector also displays different images onto the background, such as the inside of a house and the streets of New York, to further help demonstrate the setting. Finally, many old timey props such as radios, michrophophones, and furniture remind the audience that the scenes are taking place in the past. Overall, props are used throughout the play Annie to remind the audience of the setting and to symbolize the connection between Annie and her hope of having parents to take care of her and love