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| MISS ANNIE |
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Barbara Gloudon Music Grub Cooper with contributions from Ibo Cooper Lyrics Barbara Gloudon, Movement and Staging Prof. Rex Nettleford Alice Berry & Joyce Campbell Set Michael Lorde Costumes Anya Gloudon Props Symonne Coombs Lighting Michael McDonald Sound Vincent Chin Penn & Sylvester Campbell Stage Management Larry Watson Directed by Bobby Clarke |
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Story “Miss Annie” takes liberties with history creating a “new legend” about the woman some knew as the Witch of Rose Hall, infamous for disposing of husbands, of not being above use of a spot of witchcraft and other dark deeds picked up along the way. In 1976, when “The Witch” was performed, the ‘dark side’ of Annie Palmer was foremost. Time has passed, the dark side
A spot of liberty is also taken with time. In a kind of prologue, a group of school children visit the Great House, the staff of which extend a welcome to visitors/tourists. Off the children go… and the past takes over for the telling of Miss Annnie’s story. She’s just got married again to Albert who doesn’t last very long… a little problem of no money. Having hastened him to a rather untimely departure, she sets off to marry again. At a ball she meets Lord Anthony. She is smitten, but love is not the only thing on her mind. Her workers (some call them slaves) are restless, they are demanding pay for all the years they have worked without wages. The revolt is led by Kalambe, a determined young man, son of Coobah, Miss Annie’s housekeeper and Headman who enforces discipline in the field on Miss Annie’s behalf. Kalambe is in love with Yolande who works in the Great House and she with him. As Miss Annie pursues Lord Anthony, the “industrial dispute” by her workers get out of hand. They walk off the job, bringing things to a head with Miss Annie. Some people end up in the Dungeon, a dreaded part of Miss Annie’s domain. “Story come to bump” as we say, with clashes of one kind and another. Helping hard is Patoo, a really wise old owl. After various confrontations, it all gets sorted out… in time for happiness and even a wedding by the end.
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