Performances
Perham Auditorium
- 2026 Mar 19 Thursday 7:00 PM
- 2026 Mar 20 Friday 7:00 PM
- 2026 Mar 21 Saturday 2:00 PM
Auditions
- 2025 Nov 20 Thursday
- 2025 Nov 22 Saturday
What To Know About This Production
The delicious adventures experienced by Charlie Bucket on his visit to Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical tale. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder and new songs by Leslie Bricusse (Jekyll & Hyde, Doctor Dolittle) and Anthony Newley, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka is a scrumdidilyumptious musical guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth.
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka follows enigmatic candy manufacturer, Willy Wonka, as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whomever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka's rules in the factory... or suffer the consequences.
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka has been created with educators and student performers in mind. With this show's flexible cast size, featuring roles for all ages, this is an ideal show for community theatres looking to involve as many performers as possible. Filled with imaginative design possibilities, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka will take audiences on a fantasy ride into the land of pure imagination!
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Cast List For Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka
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Characters
- Willy Wonka Vocal range G2 F4 The eccentric owner of the famed Wonka Chocolate Factory He is the epitome of an introvert Somewhat of a recluse he is quirky and has peculiar foibles He can be extremely demanding and judgmental but never sinister Wonka has a comedic side to him He may be old but is young at heart
- Charlie Bucket ocal range Bb4 F5 Charlie is a young boy who is kind and understanding He wants little to be happy He loves his family especially his grandfather Grandpa Joe
- Grandpa Joe Vocal range: Bb3 – Eb4 Grandpa Joe is the oldest and wisest of the characters. He loves Charlie and guides him. Like Charlie and Mr. Wonka, he remains young at heart.
- Mr. Bucket Charlie’s father. He is a kind man who is trying to take care of his family, including both sets of parents, in very hard times. He hates his situation, but never gives up hope.
- Mrs. Bucket Vocal range: Bb4 – Db5 Charlie’s mother. She is as kind as Charlie’s father. She is trying to hold everything together for her family. She is very much in love with Charlie’s father despite hard times.
- Grandma Josephene Vocal range: Middle C to E flat Quick-witted, cheerful, elderly woman. Loves Nut-a-riffic bars!
- Grandma Georgina Vocal range: Middle C to E flat. Exasperated with Grandpa George because he is hard of hearing. Ability to holler at him in a controlled way. Funny elderly woman.
- Grandpa George “Hard of hearing” elderly man brings humor and crazy conversation to the house. Good sense of comedic timing.
- Augustus Gloop Vocal range B3 G4 Sings I Eat More Sees everything and smells everything that is good to eat Can think of nothing else but food
- Mrs. Gloop Vocal range: C4 – E5 She is Augustus’s overprotective mother. She also loves to eat. Comedic part.
- Violet BEAUREGARDE Vocal range G3 E5 Sassy forceful rude Takes advantage of others
- Mrs. BEAUREGARDE Vocal range: C4 – G4 Dresses like her daughter, smiles a lot even as her daughter is extremely rude to her. Mother and daughter are mirror images of each other.
- Veruca Salt Vocal range C4 G5 Spoiled rotten Has her father wrapped around her finger Used to getting whatever she wants
- Mr. Salt Vocal range: C3 – G3 Very wealthy, indulgent, arrogant father of Veruca. He will do anything it takes to get his daughter what she wants.
- Mike Teavee Vocal range Low B High G Technologically savvy sarcastic distractible nerd who only cares about his electronics devices
- Mrs. Teavee Vocal range: B4 – F5 Technologically savvy, permissive and has no control over her son.
- Phineus Trout Reporter Dry sense of humor, clever.
- James Vocal range A to A- He is Charlies best friend Singing and dancing part
- Matilda Vocal range B to B - She is also one of Charlies close friends
- Ensemble 1 In Various Scenes
- Candy Man
- Ensemble 2
Cast
- Kyler Hanson Willy Wonka
- Kylee Arndt Charlie Bucket
- Aiden Pearson Grandpa Joe
- Amy Wallgren Mrs. Bucket
- Anna Jepson Grandma Josephene
- Anna Bain Grandma Georgina
- Brandon Doll Grandpa George
- Cade Bochman Augustus Gloop
- Brittany Johnson Mrs. Gloop
- Avery Shannon Violet BEAUREGARDE
- Cassie Olson Mrs. BEAUREGARDE
- Elijah Geiser Mr. Salt
- Josiah Kratzke Mike Teavee
- Shay Witt Mrs. Teavee
- Joshua Kalina Phineus Trout
- Landon Roy James
- Lille Hanson Matilda
- Brock Nordick Mr. Bucket
- John Bell Candy Man
- Kylie Lamb Veruca Salt
- Veronika Anderson
- Olivia Anderson
- Maria Bell
- Audrey Bell
- Chloe Clark
- Marvel Clifton
- Lucy Davidson
- Lilly Davidson
- Sophia Esser
- Myka Goeson
- Zak Huebsch
- Emma Johnson
- Samuel Kaul
- Tucker Keil
- Taneya Keys
- Zoe Kratzke
- Case Lehmann
- Oliver Lehmann
- Elijah Lindberg
- Dylan Muer
- Elena Nevison
- Zoey Olson
- Autumn Rue
- Ella Rue
- Greta Scraper
- Paisley Thorson
- Alexa Theis
- Ainsley Uselman
- Kelly Wagenman
- Hadley Witt
- Mya Bochman
Crew
- Holly Burke Director
- Ta Fett Director
- Amy Bochman Music Director
- TBD Choreographer
- TBD Stage Manager
- TBD Costumer