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Roald Dahl’s

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

A 5th – 9th Grade Production

The Franke Center’s Youth Theater is pleased to present Charlie and the Chocolate Factory featuring the talents of 5th-9th graders. The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory… but only to a lucky few. Young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a life-changing journey through Wonka’s world of pure imagination including chocolate waterfalls, nutty squirrels and the great glass elevator, all to be revealed by Wonka’s army of curious Oompa-Loompas

The Cast

Willy Wonka – Dean Haroff

Charlie Bucket – Mason Popovits

Grandpa Joe – Ian Klepper

Mrs. Bucket – Anna Vincent

Grandma Josephine – Amelia Lighthall

Grandma Georgina – Elizabeth Burdette

Grandpa George – Braeden Russcher

Mrs. Gloop – Calli Palik

Augustus Gloop – Cooper Zirkel

Mrs. Salt – Brooklyn Schoch

Veruca Salt – Alaina Dysinger

Mr. Beauregarde – Max Stults

Violet Beauregarde – Nery Figueredo

Mrs. Teavee – Elena Reed

Mike Teavee – Cashton Markos

Mr. Green – Nash Scott

Jerry – Oliver Bradtke

Cherry – Livia Watson

Contraband Scanner – Claire Swender

Oompa Loompa Leaders – Micah Hutchinson (Hoffa), Owen Hanson, Emma Popovits, Henry Swender, Lincoln Weaver

Oompa Boat Driver – Kellen Kilmer

Oompa Camera & Equipment Operators – Charlotte Bowman, Cora Davis, Micah Hutchinson

Veruca’s Bodyguards – Zane Ivey, Shannon Kovacic

Ensembles

Bavarian Dance Core – Violet Groeneveld, Lilia Huggett, Leah Kendall, Claire Swender

Bavarian Restaurant Staff – Charlotte Bowman, Aurora Dangerfield, Faye Grupke, Ella Johnson, Janessia Parham, Genesis Parham

Gum Chompin’ Divas – Aubree Augustine, Madison Avery, Adelheide Brandafino, Maddie DuPont, Elaina Jones, Delia Weaver

Oompa Loompa Dance Core – Clara Gates, Evie Gerten, Harper Guthrie, Vanessa Modert, Emma Popovits, Sabrina Snyder, Maggie Southworth, Sylvia Swender, Lincoln Weaver, Quinn Williams

Squirrels – Aubree Augstine, Madison Avery, Adelheide Brandafino, Maddie DuPont, Violet Groeneveld, Faye Grupke, Elaina Jones, Claire Swender, Delia Weaver

Oompa Loompa Ensemble – Aubree Augustine, Madison Avery, Charlotte Bowman, Oliver Bradke, Adelheide Brandafino, Elizabeth Burdette, Nora Burdette, Aurora Dangerfield, Cora Davis, Grace Day, Kinlee Dermyer, Maddie DuPont, Clara Gates, Evie Gerten, Violet Groeneveld, Faye Grupke, Jackie Hawkins, Lilia Huggett, Zane Ivey, Ella Johnson, Elaina Jones, Leah Kendall, Jade Kennedy, Aubrie Kiessling, Kellen Kilmer, Shannon Kovacic, Colbie Leathead, Amelia Lighthall, Vanessa Modert, Lucy Monaweck, Genesis Parham, Janessia Parham, Avery Peebles, Liliana Ritter, Braeden Russcher, Nash Scott, Emma Spradlin, Claire Swender, Ava Thomason, Kenzie Titus, Gracelyn VanHorn, Anna Vincent, Livia Watson, Delia Weaver, Maddie Weeks, Olive Wright, Ariyah Yatooma

Townspeople & Reporters – Aubree Augustine, Madison Avery, Charlotte Bowman, Adelheide Brandafino, Nora Burdette, Aurora Dangerfield, Cora Davis, Grace Day, Kinlee Dermyer, Maddie DuPont, Clara Gates, Evie Gerten, Violet Groeneveld, Faye Grupke, Harper Guthrie, Owen Hanson, Jackie Hawkins, Lilia Huggett, Micah Hutchinson, Zane Ivey, Ella Johnson, Elaina Jones, Leah Kendall, Jade Kennedy, Aubrie Kiessling, Kellen Kilmer, Shannon Kovacic, Colbie Leathead, Vanessa Modert, Lucy Monaweck, Genesis Parham, Janessia Parham, Avery Peebles, Emma Popovits, Liliana Ritter, Sabrina Snyder, Maggie Southworth, Emma Spradlin, Claire Swender, Henry Swender, Sylvia Swender, Ava Thomason, Kenzie Titus, Gracelyn VanHorn, Delia Weaver, Lincoln Weaver, Maddie Weeks, Quinn Williams, Olive Wright, Ariyah Yatooma

The Rising Stars

The Franke Youth Theater Program is established as a growing and learning program for kindergarten through twelfth graders. Many of them started with us as five years old and we have had the honor of watching them grow into incredible actors through this program. In this production, we have six 9th graders who will be performing their last show in the middle school program and advancing to the high school program. This talented group has performed in 62 combined shows over the years and we have enjoyed every minute of it! We know these talented youths will continue to rise and let their stars shine bright!

Calli Palik, Elizabeth Burdette, Dean Haroff, Anna Vincent, Faye Grupke, Brooklyn Schoch