Auditions for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY will take place September 22 or 23 at 6 or 7pm. Show dates are December 5-7 & 11-14, 2025. Lead Kids other than Charlie will be cast older (older teens thru 20s) due to vocal demands. There are a few non-singing roles.
Please fill out info below to schedule your audition. See details below.
SHOW DATES: December 5-7 & 11-14, 2025
Strong vocalists/actors and actresses are needed to fulfill these roles to tell this infamous story. Lead candidates must possess great comic timing. Note lead kids, except Charlie, will be played by older teen/adult 20s due to vocal demands. Veruca must be skilled in ballet.
WHERE
The Belmont Theatre
27 South Belmont Street, York, PA
Enter main lobby early to fill out audition form.
Director: Rene Staub
SHOW DESCRIPTION
The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory…but only to a lucky few. 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. Musical favorites include “The Candy Man,” “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket,” “Oompa Loompa Song,” “Pure Imagination ” and new songs written for the Broadway show creating an unforgettable musical experience for all ages!
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Mr. Salt
Veruca’s goofy, eccentric, distracted, hilarious father. Finds it impossible to say no, giving in to every ridiculous demand his daughter makes.
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Suggested age: 30 plus
OFFICERS and STAFF
CAPTAIN E.J. SMITH: Jim Moyer
First OfficerMURDOCH: Jeremy Gruver
Second Officer LIGHTHOLLER: Seth Hench
Third Officer PITMAN: Owen Lutz
Doubles 4th Man in Lady’s Maid/Third Class
Fourth Officer BOXHALL: James Herman
Doubles as Bandsman TAYLOR
Quartermaster HITCHENS: Diego Oropeza
HAROLD BRIDE Radioman: Dylan Staub
FREDERICKBARRETT Stoker : Kent-Jameson Ehrman
FREDERICK FLEET Lookout: Carter Anstine
Doubles as ROGERS, 1st and 2nd class passenger
HARTLEY: Kenny Hamme
Doubles as Joseph BELL, Chief Engineer
HENRY ETCHES Senior first-class steward: Drew Derreth
Doubles 3rd Class Steward:
LATIMORE: Evan Tinsman
Doubles as Stevedore
SAILOR: Alex Wilson
BELLBOY: Nolan Matseur
Doubles 3rd Class Passenger
STEWARDESS HUTCHINSON: Emily Goodling
Tech Dancer Tech Dancer in LATEST RAG
STEWARDESS ROBINSON: Maddie Buckley
Tech Dancer Tech Dancer in LATEST RAG
STEWARDESS EDWARDSON: Mariah Banke
Tech Dancer Tech Dancer in LATEST RAG
–PRINCIPAL PASSENGERS-
FIRST CLASS PASSENGERSAll double as 3rd Class Passengers in Lady’s Maid
ISADOR STRAUSS: Christopher Quigley
Doubles German Man in Lady’s Maid/Third Class
IDA STRAUSS: Chalet Harris
JOHN ASTOR: Kevin Alvarnaz
Doubles 3rd class Italian couple vocal in Lady’s Maid
MADELAINE ASTOR: Jules Quintilian
Doubles 3rd class Italian couple vocal in Lady’s Maid
BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM: Ryan Adams
Doubles 3rd Man 3rd Class vocal in Lady’s Maid
MME AUBERT: Lisa Rigby-Gieger
JOHN B. THAYER: Andrew Matseur
Doubles 1st Man Vocal in Lady’s Maid
MARION THAYER: Emily Myers
JACK THAYER: Desmond Kickery
GEORGE WIDENER: Dan Signore
Doubles 2nd Man vocal/3rd Class in Lady’s Maid
ELEANOR WIDENER: Christy Galemore
CHARLOTTE CARDOZA: Elizabeth Rickard
J.H. ROGERS: Caleb Stiffler
THE MAJOR/CARLSON/ENSEMBLE: Brad Mendenhall
SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS
ALICE BEANE: Natalie Kerchner
EDGAR BEANE: Aaron Dalton
CHARLES CLARK: Thomas Wakeland
CAROLINE: NEVILLE: Makaley Grace
THIRD CLASS PASSENGERSDoubles 1st class passengers in WHAT A REMARKABLE AGE
KATE MCGOWAN: Abigail Simeile
KATE MURPHY: Chloe Braden
KATE MULLINS: Mackenzie (Catarina) Sawyer
JIM FARRELL: TBA
ADULT ENSEMBLE
Kim Beckman 2nd class passenger
Ashleigh Cummings- 1st and 3rd class passenger
Brad Mendenhall- 2nd class passenger
Zoe Pew- 1st & 3rd class passenger
Rebecca Wolf-3rd class passenger
CHILDREN’S ENSEMBLE
Ben Adams- 3rd class passenger
Samuel Adams-2nd class passenger
Sofia Dalton -2nd class passenger
Emmett Duncan -3rd class passenger
Astrid Galemore- 3rd class passenger
Korrin Hillenburg- 2nd class passenger
Olivia Kickery- 3rd class passenger
Malakai Wolf-3rd class passenger
FEMALE DANCERS for LATEST RAG: Jules Quintillan, Mariah Banke, Rebecca Hartman
MALE DANCERS for LATEST RAG: Dylan Staub, Thomas Wakeland, Carter Anstine, Owen Lutz
STAMMAS: Craig Copas
RED: Malcolm Xtra
ANDY: Aaron Ayala
BOGS: Eric Weiss
HADLEY: Hunter Hughes
BROOKSIE: Thomas DiMaggio
TOMMY: Scott Sauter
RILO: Na’San Jamison
PINKY: Elijah Alexander
ENTWHISTLE: Edward Ritter
DAWKINS: Dave Yates
ROOSTER: Madison Buckley
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