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    BITS & PIECES

    Apr 05, 2022 4 minutes
    By Jeanette Gronda
    By John Vanston
    By Elizabeth Hardy

    My Lines! My Lines!

    In 1962 at Northwestern High School, the senior class put on the play Annie Get Your Gun. I dreaded the idea of being in a play; however, it was not my decision. Everyone in the class would have a part.

    When casting day came, I literally sank to the back of the room to hide in the shadows. With a big sigh of relief, I watched as more popular and confident girls stepped up and tried out for Annie. Whew.

    One of the last parts was just called Little Girl, and the , making come out . I worked very hard to remind myself to put the first.

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