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Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Cast of Characters – Alphabetized by Cast Member
Aubree Augustine – Townspeople, Gum Chompin’ Divas, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Squirrels
Madison Avery – Townspeople, Gum Chompin’ Divas, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Squirrels
Charlotte Bowman – Townspeople, Bavarian Restaurant Staff, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Oompa Camera Operator
Oliver Bradke – Jerry Jubilee, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Adelheide Brandafino – Townspeople, Gum Chompin’ Divas, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Squirrels
Elizabeth Burdette – Grandma Georgina, Oompa Loompa Extended Ensemble
Nora Burdette – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Aurora Dangerfield – Townspeople, Bavarian Restaurant Staff, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Cora Davis – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Oompa Camera Operator
Grace Day – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Kinlee Dermyer – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Maddie DuPont – Townspeople, Gum Chompin’ Divas, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Squirrels
Alaina Dysinger – Veruca Salt
Nery Figueredo – Violet Beauregarde
Clara Gates – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Dance Core
Evie Gerten – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Dance Core
Violet Groeneveld – Townspeople, Bavarian Dance Core, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Squirrels
Faye Grupke – Townspeople, Bavarian Restaurant Staff, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Squirrels
Harper Guthrie – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Dance Core
Owen Hanson – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Leaders
Dean Haroff – Willy Wonka
Jackie Hawkins – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Lilia Huggett – Townspeople, Bavarian Dance Core, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Micah Hutchinson – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Leaders (Hoffa)
Zane Ivey – Townspeople, Veruca’s Bodyguards, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Ella Johnson – Townspeople, Bavarian Restaurant Staff, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Elaina Jones – Townspeople, Gum Chompin’ Divas, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Squirrels
Leah Kendall – Townspeople, Bavarian Dance Core, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Jade Kennedy – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Aubrie Kiessling – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Kellen Kilmer – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Oompa Boat Driver
Ian Klepper – Grandpa Joe
Shannon Kovacic – Townspeople, Veruca’s Bodyguards, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Colbie Leathead – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Amelia Lighthall – Grandma Josephine, Oompa Loompa Extended Ensemble
Cashton Markos – Mike Teavee
Vanessa Modert – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Dance Core, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Lucy Monaweck – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Calli Palik – Mrs. Gloop
Genesis Parham – Townspeople, Bavarian Restaurant Staff, Reporters,
Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Janessia Parham – Townspeople, Bavarian Restaurant Staff, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Avery Peebles – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Emma Popovits – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Leaders/Oompa Loompa Dance Core
Mason Popovits – Charlie Bucket
Elena Reed – Mrs. Teavee
Liliana Ritter – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Braeden Russcher – Grandpa George, Oompa Loompa Extended Ensemble
Brooklyn Schoch – Mrs. Salt
Nash Scott – Mr. Green, Oompa Loompa Extended Ensemble
Sabrina Snyder – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Dance Core
Maggie Southworth – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Dance Core
Emma Spradlin – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Max Stults – Mr. Beauregarde
Claire Swender – Townspeople, Bavarian Dance Core, Reporters, Contraband Scanner, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Squirrels
Henry Swender – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Leaders
Sylvia Swender – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Dance Core
Ava Thomason – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Kenzie Titus – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Gracelyn VanHorn – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Anna Vincent – Mrs. Bucket, Oompa Loompa Extended Ensemble
Livia Watson – Cherry Sundae, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Delia Weaver – Townspeople, Gum Chompin’ Divas, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble, Squirrels
Lincoln Weaver – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Leaders/Oompa Loompa Dance Core
Maddie Weeks – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Quinn Williams – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Dance Core
Olive Wright – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Ariyah Yatooma – Townspeople, Reporters, Oompa Loompa Ensemble
Cooper Zirkel – Augustus Gloop
2024-2025 Season
Auditions for our 5th-9th grade production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will take place March 17, 18, and 19th and the play will run May 15-18. Check back for more info!
About
Since 2004, The Franke Center Youth Theater has been providing extraordinary theater experiences for young people! The Youth Theater stages plays, offers performance workshops, and performs educational outreach throughout Calhoun County. Director Allison Ebner and Producing Director Jennifer Conley Darling, along with their many devoted volunteers, are committed to promoting education, creativity, imagination through the performing arts.
Our staff and performers recently won 13 National Youth Arts awards! Click here to learn more.
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Past Shows
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