Annie Cast

Cora Parker is a 6th grader at Oklahoma Bible Academy. She has been a part of Gaslight Theatre for seven years through the Kids Drama Camp program. Prior to her role as Annie, her favorite role was Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. She has loved the opportunity to work in this show with such a great cast.

Mike is thrilled to be sharing the stage with such a talented cast and to be working again with Christianne, Mitch, Janet and Heather. Mike last appeared on the Gaslight stage this past January in Pride & Prejudice where he played both Mr. Bennet and Charlotte Lucas. As a 48+ year veteran of Gaslight Theater, Mike has enjoyed a variety of dramatic, comedic and musical roles too numerous to list. With Warbucks, he returns to his favorite, musical theater. Mike would like to thank Paula for her support and encouragement and for being his number one fan.

Georgia Hester recently moved to Enid, and this is her debut at the Gaslight Theater! She previously performed around Virginia, both in musicals and in her own solo shows singing and playing guitar. Her recent theater credits include Pippin, The Pajama Game, and Working the musical. Enjoy the show, and thanks for coming out!

Nick Jackson, an Enid High grad of 2003 was involved in Gaslight Theatre on a few occasions during High School. Once he played the role of Don John in Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”. He has enjoyed working with his wife and daughters in this production. Nick is a local Enid Entrepreneur who owns Da Vinci’s, Cafe Volare, The Flamingo Lounge, Catapult Cuisine and Vitruvian Coffee Roasters. He is thankful for this opportunity to act once again, and thankful for his community!

This is Maggie‘s debut at Gaslight Theatre and first time performing in 20 years! She is having a blast being a part of this show with her whole family and is learning so much from the wonderful directors, cast mates and crew. By day, she is the Regional Director for the Health Department for eight counties in NWOK. She loves cooking, dancing, the outdoors, and adventures with her family.

Katherine is glad to again be a part of the Gaslight's production of Annie. However, unlike last time in 2006 when she played the orphan Duffy, she's playing the woman who terrorizes them in 2025. Katherine has been behind the scenes of Gaslight as well, having stage managed, run tech, assistant directed, & taught at gaslight's children drama camp.

This is Emry's first big play at Gaslight Theater after completing two summers of kids' drama camp, which she loved so much. Emry is in 2nd grade at Pioneer Pleasant Vale Elementary and enjoys playing softball, playing board games with her family, and watching Thunder Basketball. Fun facts about Emry: she doesn't like chocolate, she loves dogs, and she hopes to play softball at OU one day. Emry is so thankful to the whole cast and is so grateful to be playing the role of Tessie. She is excited to be in the play Annie, following in her Great-Grandma Karen's and Aunt Kristi's footsteps. She wants to thank her mom, dad, brother, and grandma for listening to her sing "It's a Hard Knock Life" over and over these past few months.

Grace Lewallen is happy to debut in her first Gaslight performance as July. She's passionate about music and loves singing and playing tenor saxophone. You can also find her on the softball, basketball, and quiz bowl team at Chisholm Middle School. She is thankful for her family and friends for encouraging and supporting her.

Elliott is a 3rd grader at Prairie View Elementary. She has been a part of Gaslight’s Summer Drama Camp program for the last two summers.. Her and the casts last summer camp performance, Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs sold out both performances! She is also a company dancer with KMDC. She loves acting, dancing and singing (P!nk and Taylor Swift or course).

Halle is a 3rd grader at Hayes Elementary. This is her first Gaslight theater experience. She loves dance/acro, drawing and playing soccer!

Natalya is a 2nd grader in the Enid Public Schools. She has participated in two years of Gaslight’s Drama Camp and is thrilled to be in her first full length musical. She enjoys dance, piano, reading as much as she can, and playing with her friends. She has been memorizing movie lines and songs as long as her parents can remember, and they are delighted to see her using those skills on stage.

Margot is in third grade at Prairie View and is having fun being in Annie with her whole family and lots of friends! She has been at Gaslight Drama Camp for 3 years and last played Snow White in Snow White & the Seven Dwarves. She also loves to dance, do gymnastics, and play soccer.

Zoey is a 4th grader at Hayes Elementary. This is her second productionat Gaslight Theater, her first being this summer's "Snow White" at Gaslight Drama Camp. Zoey is also active in soccer, basketball, dance, honor choir and Girl Scouts. In her free time, she enjoys art, shopping, reading and spending time with her cat Davinci.

Paige is a fifth grader at Chisholm with a passion for drama. Her favorite role so far was the evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Audrey is a 4th grader at Hayes Elementary. This is her first Gaslight theater experience. She’s been in a few Choir Camp performances over the last few summers. She also loves to sing and dance!

Payton has been doing gaslight for almost 2 years. She is super excited and grateful to be in Annie along with her amazing cast. She loves acting and being on stage with the ability to make people happy. She is a 7th grade student at Chisholm Middle School.

Lorraine is an actress and singer who studied music in college and has sung and performed throughout the United States. Her most recent work was acting in two feature films which are streaming on Prime and Apple TV. Lorraine is excited to make her debut with the Gaslight Theater in her home state.

Venson Fields has appeared on the Gaslight Theatre stage in many plays and musicals; most notably Rent, Othello, and Unnecessary Farce, to name a few. "I am a fan of The Arts, be it visual, audio, or in this case, performance. I define art as passionate emotions recollected in cool tranquility. I try to inject this philosophy into every role I play."

Devon is the proud father of two of the orphans, Audrey and Halle. When he is not butlering he is pastoring at Enid First United Methodist Church and teaching children about Jesus in his batsuit.

Scott Ferguson is making his theatrical debut at the Gaslight Theater, thanks entirely to his daughter Elliott (Mabel), who assured him that joining the cast would be “fun and totally not embarrassing.” He is still awaiting confirmation on that last part. After employing advanced negotiation tactics—puppy-dog eyes, emotional appeals, and possible bribery - he folded like a lawn chair. Scott is thrilled to be in Annie and wants the audience to know that if he looks confused at any point… it’s probably part of his “character.” (Or at least that’s his story.)

Douglas Newell is thrilled to portray President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Annie! He has previously appeared as Fred Graham in Kiss Me Kate, the Ghost of Hamlet’s father, the King of France in Is He Dead Yet? and as Music Director for the 1993 Cherokee Strip Centennial collaborative production of Oklahoma! featuring Gaslight and the Enid Symphony Orchestra.

This production marks not only Tori's debut with the Gaslight Theater but also her very first musical theater performance that doesn't involve playing flute in the pit orchestra. When she's not practicing trio lines or finagling an antique wheelchair, she can be found a few blocks away working as the Executive Director for the Enid Symphony Orchestra.

Bark bark, ruff ruff! Woof, woof - bark! (Isabelle is an 8 year old mutt. She comes from Enid Animal Welfare, a true pound puppy and hopes you will always adopt from the pound. She has been featured as the Downtown Enid dog and several City of Enid PSAs. This is Isabelle's first theatrical performance.)