Journey Theater Arts Group Presents the "Annie" Sequel "Annie Warbucks"

The world's favorite orphan returns in "Annie Warbucks," the sequel to the international smash hit Annie. All the ingredients that made Annie so successful are here once again, with an old-fashioned romance thrown in for good measure!

The action picks up right where Annie leaves off, when Child Welfare Commissioner Harriet Doyle arrives on the scene to inform Daddy Warbucks he must marry in sixty days so the newly adopted Annie can have a proper mother.

Run is February 22 – March 3. Fridays at 7 p.m.; 7 p.m., Saturday, February 23; 3 and 7 p.m., Saturday, March 2; and Sundays at 2 p.m. Performances at The Washburn Performing Arts Center, Washougal High School,1201 39th St., Washougal, Wash.

Pre-sale Adult tickets are $12. Youth, Senior and Group tickets are $9. All tickets for the Saturday, February 23 performance are $9. All tickets $2 more at the door. Tickets are on sale now at www.journeytheater.org.

Special performances for School Groups 9:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., Thursday, February 28. To reserve seats for your classroom or home school group, call 360-750-8550.

Running time is two hours for public performances, one hour and thirty minutes for school day performances. Best for ages four and up.

Two More High Schools Get Into the Act with "Quilters" and "Snow White in the '70s"

Two more high schools offer spring productions this week. Washougal High School adds "Quilters" to the list of student performances running this weekend and Hudson's Bay High School's rendition of "Snow White in the '70s" begins May 11.

"Quilters," written by Barbara Damashek and Molly Newman, is a musical that celebrates the lives of American pioneer women through stories and songs grouped by 16 quilt blocks. Performances runs May 4, 5, 11, and 12 at 7 p.m. and May 12 at 1 p.m. at the Washburn Performing Arts Center, 1201 39th St., Washougal, Wash. Tickets are $8, $6 for students and seniors. For more information call 360-954-3107 or visit www.washburnpac.org/whsdrama.html.

"Snow White in the '70s," written by Wade Bradford is the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs set in the 1970s disco era with many a twist. The show runs May 11,12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. and there is a free performance at 2 p.m. on May 26. All shows are at the Hudson's Bay High School Commons, 1601 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, Wash. Tickets are $5, $4 for students and seniors. For more information call 360-609-8285.

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" at the Washburn Performing Arts Center

The Metropolitan Performing Arts presents a limited engagement of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" at the Washburn Performing Arts Center, 1201 39th St. in Washougal, Wash. Show dates are Friday, March 30, 2012 at 7 p.m. - Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 2 p.m

Details and tickets at: http://bandbjr.eventbrite.com/

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By Gregory E. Zschomler