In a hotel room in Richmond, Va., earlier this month, 11-year-old Addie Jaymes Finley of Manahawkin and her mother, Natalie, reflected on life on the road for a sixth-grader in the national tour of “Annie,” in which Addie plays orphan Kate and understudies Molly.

About halfway through the eight-month tour to over 50 cities, “It’s kind of hard to remember where I’ve been,” Addie said. But when she’s onstage, she knows exactly where she’s meant to be.