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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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