A few days before her 10th birthday in late March, Annie Caravella received the best surprise gift. It arrived via email to her mother, Jaime, while Annie was asleep.
“My mom woke me up and we were on FaceTime with my dad, because he was already at work,” said Annie, still excited by the news a month later. “He told me to read the message, and after I read it I was so happy I almost cried. I was kicking my feet and screaming. It was that exciting.”
Following two days of open auditions, up against dozens of other young performers, and after waiting some three weeks…
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