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Love Your City Theater Presents

charlie and the chocolate factory 

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, Book by David Greig.

Directed by: Kelsey Korman

Musical Direction by: Miles McCavit

Stage Management by: Elizabeth Jimenez

Orchestra Conducted by: Rod Rooker 

Artistic Direction by: Tawnya Lee

Love Your City Theater is excited to announce auditions for our upcoming production of

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  

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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. Welcome to the world of pure imagination with this tasty Broadway and West End musical based on the famous novel and hit movie.

important dates

  • Auditions:  Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 (by appointment) 

  • Callbacks: Sunday, April 19 (By invitation only)

  • Show Dates: Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27

  • Cast List Posted: By April 27 on social media and loveyourcitytheater.com

location

All auditions and rehearsals are held at:

 

Trinity Church

1231 E. Pleasant Run Rd.

Cedar Hill, TX 75104

in the Children’s Center

how to sign up

Please click the button below to reserve an audition slot.

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audition information

ELIGIBILITY & AGE REQUIREMENTS

  • Target Age: All roles except Charlie Bucket 16+.

  • Age for the role of Charlie Bucket: age 10-16 years. All other children roles will be played by adults 16+

  • Youth Participation: For younger actors, LYCT offers Camp Broadway. Registration opens April 13. Registration link on loveyourcitytheater.com website.

REHEARSAL EXPECTATIONS

Rehearsals begin Saturday, May 9th. Actors must attend "as needed" based on their specific scenes or musical numbers.

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Standard Schedule:

  • Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays: 6:30pm – 9:30pm

  • Saturdays: 9:30am – 2:30pm

  • Tech Week: June 21-25.

AUDITION STRUCTURE

Please arrive a few minutes early. The audition will consist of the following:

  • Dramatic/Speaking: Select and perform provided character sides. Memorization is not strictly required but is highly recommended.

  • Vocal: Prepare 16–32 bars (approx. 1 minute) of a song in the style of the show. Please bring your own track on a phone; live accompaniment may not be provided.

  • Movement/Dance: Typically held during callbacks.

  • Video Auditions: If you cannot attend in person, submit a video following the structure above to info@loveyourcitytheater.com by April 17.

Character Descriptions
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

Please note that the only child who will be cast in this production is Charlie Bucket. The other child roles will be played by adults 16+.  We would love to invite your children under 16 to join us at Camp Broadway!

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Willy Wonka

The sly, charming star of the show. Lithe, eccentric. His larger-than-life persona can go from charming and comical, to magically mysterious and dark.  Nearing retirement age.

  • Gender: male

  • Vocal range top: G4; Vocal range bottom: A2

 

Charlie Bucket

Sweet, smart, hopeful and loving. A boy with wonderful innocence and vulnerability.

  • Gender: male. Age 12-16.

  • Vocal range top: F5; Vocal range bottom: G#3

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Grandpa Joe

Impish. 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.

  • Gender: male

  • Vocal range top: G4; Vocal range bottom: G#2

 

Mrs. Bucket

Charlie's warm and kind-hearted mother. Worrier. Generous and loving.

  • Gender: female

  • Vocal range top: E5; Vocal range bottom: G3

 

Grandma Josephine

Charlie’s bedridden grandmother.

  • Gender: female

  • Vocal range top: D5; Vocal range bottom: C4

 

Grandma Georgina

Charlie’s other bedridden grandma.

  • Gender: female

  • Vocal range top: E5; Vocal range bottom: Ab3

 

Grandpa George

Charlie’s bed-ridden grandfather. Hard of hearing.

  • Gender: male

  • Vocal range top: E4; Vocal range bottom: F2

 

Mrs. Gloop

Augustus's German, moronic, Wagnerian mother. Mirthlessly smiles as though it were affixed to the front of her face.  German accent a plus.

  • Gender: female

  • Vocal range top: D5; Vocal range bottom: Bb3

 

Augustus Gloop

Gluttonous boy, always eager to stuff his face. German accent a plus.  

  • Gender: male

  • Vocal range top: G5; Vocal range bottom: Bb3

 

Mr. Salt

Veruca's goofy, eccentric, distracted, hilarious father. Finds it impossible to say no, giving in to every ridiculous demand his daughter makes. Russian accent a plus.

  • Gender: male

  • Vocal range top: Ab4; Vocal range bottom: Ab2

 

Veruca Salt

Vicious and determined. Russian accent and ballet experience a plus.

  • Gender: female

  • Vocal range top: Db5; Vocal range bottom: Ab4

 

Mr. Beauregarde

Violet's ineffectual father. Ignores his back-talking, insult-hurling daughter.

  • Gender: male

  • Vocal range top: G4; Vocal range bottom: F#3

 

Violet Beauregarde

Confident, forward, and full of attitude. Hip hop dance experience a plus.

  • Gender: female

  • Vocal range top: F#5; Vocal range bottom: C#4

 

Mike Teavee

A fireplug with a ridiculous amount of energy.

  • Gender: male

  • Vocal range top: Bb4; Vocal range bottom: G3

 

Mrs. Teavee

She needs amphetamines to get through the day and deal with her outrageous son. Tense, extreme, and hilarious.

  • Gender: female

  • Vocal range top: Eb5; Vocal range bottom: G3

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Ensemble

Singers and dancers who portray the Oompa Loompas, Reporters, Townspeople, Candy Kids, and Factory Workers.

Character Sides
CHARACTER SIDES
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COMING SOON

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