When Annie gets her gun in Jerome this weekend, she'll do it in style.

The Irving Berlin musical about the sharpshooter Annie Oakley, featuring such memorable songs as "There's No Business Like Show Business" and "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better," will be presented by the fine arts department at Jerome High School in its Jerry Diehl Auditorium this weekend.

"People need to realize that this is not going to be some cutesy, watered-down version of a vaguely familiar play. This is the real version, with all 300 tempo changes and the orchestra playing in all 12 keys," said Gordon Smith, who will lead the orchestra.

"I think, just like last year's production of '(Kiss Me) Kate,' the audience is going to be pleasantly surprised just how professional this show will be. As a fine arts department, our philosophy is that we don't want our patrons to think, 'Well, that was a nice high school performance'; we want them to think 'Wow, that was a nice performance,' period, regardless of who's putting it on."

The cast of "Annie Get Your Gun" is led by Amber Wagner in the role of Annie and Joseph Bosteder in the role of Frank Butler, her rival and eventual love interest. Wagner recently competed in the finals of the Danny Marona Scholarship Competition at the College of Southern Idaho.

Bosteder was one of the many stars in the ensemble cast of "Titanic: The Musical," presented by the Dilettante Group of Magic Valley in Twin Falls last month, and was selected to compete at a state solo vocal competition in Boise in May.

The director of the production is Shane Brown, drama instructor for the Jerome school system. "We are very excited to continue bringing high-quality performing arts to the Magic Valley," Brown said in a press release. "Theater is a medium which allows a community to unify for an artistic and educational experience, and we hope everyone will take this opportunity to share this enriching and entertaining event with us."

Among the other instructors involved in the production are three experienced artistic directors; all three were also involved in last year's production of "Kiss Me Kate," the first major musical in recent Jerome High history.

Vocal instruction comes from Karen Palmer, the second-year vocal director at the school. Many of the students in the production are part of her top choral ensemble, Divisi, which is also performing at both the district jazz festival and the district concert festival this month in addition to their preparations for the musical.

"There is so much talent here in Jerome," Palmer said in the press release.

"They sound wonderful and they move and dance with great energy. The show is very, very entertaining. I'm always laughing while I watch them rehearse. I'm very excited to see the final product."

Cindy Jones, who was featured as a performer in "Titanic: The Musical," returned to choreo-graph "Annie" with much of the same cast from last year's "Kiss Me Kate."