"Willy Wonka" - Cast Breakdown
(approx. 30-35 characters)
WILLY WONKA/CANDY MAN (30 – 50 yrs old) - Whimsical eccentric/ narrator/ song and dance man/ portrays two DIFFERENT characters, the kindly Candy Man AND Willy Wonka / boy trapped in a man's body; high baritone acts/sings/moves well
CHARLIE BUCKET (9 – 12 yrs old) - Innocent, our hero, has lots of dreams and hope. Very natural sweet; strong actor/singer/dancer)
GRANDPA JOE (in his 60's) - Truly endearing character, Charlie's favorite grandparent, has all the charm of a believer in thinking positive; baritone /character actor/good singer/moves well; big role
GRANDPA GEORGE (60 – 75 yrs old) - Older Grandpa, who has trouble hearing, comic timing: character actor /baritone /actor/singer
GRANDMA JOSEPHINE (60 - 75 yrs old) - sweet endearing Grandma; acts/sings
GRANDMA GEORGINA (60 - 75 yrs old) - sweet endearing Grandma as well; acts/sings
MR. BUCKET (30 – 40 yrs old) - Kind working class father, great personality, loves his son; actor/singer baritone/moves well
MRS. BUCKET (30 – 40 yrs old) - Working class mother/sweet/honest and faces reality; actor/singer/ soprano
MR. SALT (40 - 50 yrs old) - Balding British businessman, wants to please his obnoxious daughter, a pushover; good actor with British dialect/singer
VERUCA SALT (10 – 13 yrs old) - Snotty, spoiled British, ultimate brat; good with good British dialect; good singer/actor/belt/moves well
MRS. TEEVEE (30 – 40 yrs old) - Midwest housewife with lots of character/ a little persnickety; actor/singer/moves
MIKE TEEVEE (11 – 13 yrs old) - Obsessed with TV, feisty and knows it all; good young actor/ singer /moves well)
MRS. BEAUREGARDE (30 – 40 yrs old) - Attractive, pretentious socialite; actor/singer/moves well
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE (10 – 13 yrs old) - talkative, spunky, gum chewing girl; actor/singer, good belt/moves well
PHINEAS TROUT (any age) - Classic tongue-in-cheek News Reporter/ good with much dialogue; actor/singer - baritone/bass
MRS. GLOOP (late 30's - 50 yrs old) - Rotund Bavarian/German woman/good with German dialect, think Frau who is over the top; character actress/ soprano singer/moves
AUGUSTUS GLOOP (12 – 14 yrs old) - Rotund Bavarian/German boy in Lederhosen/ good with German dialect; actor/singer/moves)
OOMPA LOOMPAS (CHILDREN) - Willy Wonkas orange-faced green-haired factory workers; SHORT kids who must move and sing well, all shapes and sizes; approximately 15 of them
TOWN KIDS (various children and early teens) - Towns kids; five singer/dancers (some towns kids double as Oompah Loompa actors)
ADULT TOWNSPEOPLE – (all ages) - News reporters, chefs who move well, singers who move well (only in a few scenes)
MATILDA - (10 - 14 yrs old) - Charlie's friend; sings/moves/lines
JAMES - (10 - 14 yrs old) - Charlie's friend; sings/moves/lines
This production will recreate the style and charm of the original film starring Gene Wilder.
WILLY WONKA/CANDY MAN (30 – 50 yrs old) - Whimsical eccentric/ narrator/ song and dance man/ portrays two DIFFERENT characters, the kindly Candy Man AND Willy Wonka / boy trapped in a man's body; high baritone acts/sings/moves well
CHARLIE BUCKET (9 – 12 yrs old) - Innocent, our hero, has lots of dreams and hope. Very natural sweet; strong actor/singer/dancer)
GRANDPA JOE (in his 60's) - Truly endearing character, Charlie's favorite grandparent, has all the charm of a believer in thinking positive; baritone /character actor/good singer/moves well; big role
GRANDPA GEORGE (60 – 75 yrs old) - Older Grandpa, who has trouble hearing, comic timing: character actor /baritone /actor/singer
GRANDMA JOSEPHINE (60 - 75 yrs old) - sweet endearing Grandma; acts/sings
GRANDMA GEORGINA (60 - 75 yrs old) - sweet endearing Grandma as well; acts/sings
MR. BUCKET (30 – 40 yrs old) - Kind working class father, great personality, loves his son; actor/singer baritone/moves well
MRS. BUCKET (30 – 40 yrs old) - Working class mother/sweet/honest and faces reality; actor/singer/ soprano
MR. SALT (40 - 50 yrs old) - Balding British businessman, wants to please his obnoxious daughter, a pushover; good actor with British dialect/singer
VERUCA SALT (10 – 13 yrs old) - Snotty, spoiled British, ultimate brat; good with good British dialect; good singer/actor/belt/moves well
MRS. TEEVEE (30 – 40 yrs old) - Midwest housewife with lots of character/ a little persnickety; actor/singer/moves
MIKE TEEVEE (11 – 13 yrs old) - Obsessed with TV, feisty and knows it all; good young actor/ singer /moves well)
MRS. BEAUREGARDE (30 – 40 yrs old) - Attractive, pretentious socialite; actor/singer/moves well
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE (10 – 13 yrs old) - talkative, spunky, gum chewing girl; actor/singer, good belt/moves well
PHINEAS TROUT (any age) - Classic tongue-in-cheek News Reporter/ good with much dialogue; actor/singer - baritone/bass
MRS. GLOOP (late 30's - 50 yrs old) - Rotund Bavarian/German woman/good with German dialect, think Frau who is over the top; character actress/ soprano singer/moves
AUGUSTUS GLOOP (12 – 14 yrs old) - Rotund Bavarian/German boy in Lederhosen/ good with German dialect; actor/singer/moves)
OOMPA LOOMPAS (CHILDREN) - Willy Wonkas orange-faced green-haired factory workers; SHORT kids who must move and sing well, all shapes and sizes; approximately 15 of them
TOWN KIDS (various children and early teens) - Towns kids; five singer/dancers (some towns kids double as Oompah Loompa actors)
ADULT TOWNSPEOPLE – (all ages) - News reporters, chefs who move well, singers who move well (only in a few scenes)
MATILDA - (10 - 14 yrs old) - Charlie's friend; sings/moves/lines
JAMES - (10 - 14 yrs old) - Charlie's friend; sings/moves/lines
This production will recreate the style and charm of the original film starring Gene Wilder.