"We

are deeply disappointed in this development,

however we still plan to stage "Annie"

here in fayette County as soon as possible in

2001. We are workiing closely with the licensee

who represents the copyright owners to determine

a date that we can obtain permission to stage the

show. Our first concern when we were notified of

the cancellation of our performance rights was

the deep disappoitnment this will cause so many

youngsters who had notified u that they would

audition for a role in the production,"

continued Mrs. Wade. "We are currently

working with the licensing authority to select a

replacement that meets our standards for quality

family oriented theater. We will announce within

the next few days the production selected and its

audition dates that will replace

"Annie" in our schedule for October 5

through 15,"concluded Mrs. Wade.