She may just be 11 years old, but R.B. Godley Elementary School student Emilee Marski is already on the big stage for a production at the historic Granbury Opera House.

Marski, a fifth grader, is performing with the orphan ensemble in "Annie," a musical based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray that launched in the 1920’s.  She is also an understudy for the orphan characters Kate and Tessie.

According to Music Theatre International, “With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930’s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations... and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.”

“Annie” is the Opera House’s holiday production with performances throughout December leading up to Christmas.