Season 75 Audition Dates
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
March 12 – 14, 2023
Playwrights’ Forum Festival
April 17 – 18, 2023
More information coming soon!
ABOUT THE SHOW
The confectionary wizard, 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 semi-dark chocolate waterfalls, exquisitely nutty squirrels and the great glass elevator.
Based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features an original score by Marc Shaiman, with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), and a book by David Greig. The score pays homage to the Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley songs from the 1971 motion picture, including “Candy Man,” “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket” and “Pure Imagination.”
Spokane Civic Theatre will be one of the first community or regional theatres in the world to present a non-professional production of this adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Directed by Troy Nickerson
Music Directed by Henry McNulty
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Spokane Civic Theatre Main Stage
May 26 – June 18, 2023 (Wednesday – Saturday at 7:30PM, Sunday at 2:00PM)
AUDITIONS
Sunday, March 12 — 6:30 PM
Monday, March 13 — 6:30PM
CALLBACKS
Tuesday, March 14 — 6:30PM
AUDITION LOCATION
Spokane Civic Theatre, Main Stage
1020 N Howard St, Spokane WA 99201
NOTES
- Seeking all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds for roles
- Age range and gender of characters is to appear on stage as
- For Singing Auditions, please prepare a 1 minute or less cut from a pop/rock song or musical of similar style/era. Please bring prepared sheet music or an instrumental track on a device with a 3.5mm audio jack/aux.
- Please be prepared for cold reads from the script
- Please dress to move at Callbacks — please bring dance shoes (character/jazz)
ROLES
WILLY WONKA — Male, 40 – 49
The sly, charming, eternally youthful star of the show; lithe, eccentric, and remarkably physical; must have the ability to be filled with boundless energy and be physically light on his feet; has a larger than life persona that can go from charming and comical, to magically mysterious and dark; baritone/tenor voice
CHARLIE BUCKET — Male, 8 – 12
Boy about age ten; sweet, smart, hopeful and loving; a boy with wonderful innocence and vulnerability; honest actor and an excellent singer with a naturally innocent, unchanged voice
GRANDPA JOE — Male, 60+
Impish; remarkably physical (dance skills a plus); he is Charlie’s imaginative, fun, kind and loving grandfather; after many years being confined to a bed, his childish energy returns when Charlie finds the Golden Ticket
MRS. BUCKET — Female, 30 – 39
Charlie’s warm and kind-hearted mother; a worrier. generous and loving; great dancer; a distinctive pop/folk voice; principal
MR. SALT — Male, 30 – 39
Veruca’s goofy, eccentric, distracted, hilarious father; finds it impossible to say no, giving in to every ridiculous demand his daughter makes; excellent comic actor with a baritone singing voice
VERUCA SALT — Female, Young Adult
Youthful adult to play a nine to twelve year old girl; vicious and beautiful; must be an excellent dancer and/or gymnast, able to dance not only classical ballet, but also tear herself to shreds; comic actress with a character singing/screaming voice
MRS. GLOOP — Female, 30 – 39
Augustus’s German, moronic, Wagnerian mother; a huge presence with a huge voice; mirthlessly smiles as though it were affixed to the front of her face; fantastic singer and comedienne; mezzo
AUGUSTUS GLOOP — Male, Young Adult
Youthful adult to play a nine to twelve year old boy; round and full-faced, but rampantly over-active despite his size; speaks with a German accent; excellent singer and comic actor
MR. BEAUREGARDE — Male, 30 – 39
Violet’s ineffectual father; ignores his back-talking, insult-hurling daughter; great dancer with a soul/pop/R&B; voice; beat-boxing skills a plus
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE — Female, Young Adult
Youthful adult female to play a nine to twelve year old girl; while she’s physically small, she has a huge pop/R&B voice, as well as amazing hip-hop dance skills; gum chewer extraordinaire, confident, forward, and full of attitude; great singer
MRS. TEAVEE — Female, 30 – 49
She needs amphetamines to get through the day and deal with her outrageous son; tense, extreme, and hilarious; great singer
MIKE TEAVEE — Male, Young Adult
Youthful adult male to play a nine to twelve year old boy; a fireplug with a ridiculous amount of energy; square, powerful, tiny, and terrifying; a voice that cuts through steel; great singer
GRANDMA JOSEPHINE — Female, 60+
Loving, generous and enthusiastic
GRANDMA GEORGINA — Female, 60+
Adoring and optimistic, hopeful about the Golden Ticket
GRANDPA GEORGE — Male, 60+
Spirited and thoughtful although infirm
ENSEMBLE — OOMPA LOOMPAS, JERRY, CHERRY, GUM CHOMPIN’ DIVAS, REPORTERS, MR. BUCKET, and more