Mackenzie Lewis, of Hyde Park, auditioned for the play earlier this year, never thinking she would receive the part, the paper said.
But today, the Haviland Middle School honor student is busy performing eight shows a week, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported.
The play, which continues through Jan. 3 at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, N.J., is the pre-teen's first off-Broadway play.
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