{"id":527,"date":"2026-03-22T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/?page_id=527"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:34:14","slug":"cast-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/?page_id=527","title":{"rendered":"Cast List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka”
\nMay 8, 9 & 10, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Presented by The Newport Opera House Association<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cast List<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Character<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nActor<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willy Wonka<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nRobert Hallisey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Candy Man<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nRobert Bailey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phineous Trout \/ Ensemble<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJohn Avery<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlie Bucket<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEleanor Callender<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mrs. Bucket<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nKelly Swegart<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Bucket<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nChris Gardner<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandma Josephine<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSharon Miller<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandma Georgina<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nRobin Nichols<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandpa George<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSteve Yannuzzi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandpa Joe<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMike Wright<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSam Pratt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matilda<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFinley Hamm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sophie<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nArianna Merritt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danny<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nRiley Wright<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alfie<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nElijah (Eli) Merritt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billie<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLucia Merrigan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Augustus Gloop<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTycho Hewson<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mrs. Gloop<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCarol Scott<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Veruca Salt<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMarjorri Armstrong<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Salt<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nDean Stetson<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Teavee<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLiam Swegart<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Teavee<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLauren Hoefs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Violet Beauregarde<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMolly Bober<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mrs. Beauregarde<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJenn Hewson<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Cook 1\/<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook 2\/Ensemble<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAmelia Caravan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook 3<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAshlynn Paquette<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook 4<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBellatriz Spillane<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook 5<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nKaydence Bowen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook 6 \/ Ensemble<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGrace Brown<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 1<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEvan Gillespie<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 2<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLena Merritt<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 3<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJevin Bergeron<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 4<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLondyn Sanderson<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 5<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nHazel Dougherty<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 6<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nColin Clancy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 7<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nHalle Hooper<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 8<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nRachael Courant<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 9<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAmaya Wheeler<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 10<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAnnabelle Huot<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 11<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nHadley McKenney<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oompa Loompa 12<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMaeve Swegart<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Squirrel 1\/Ensemble<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nEric Bailey<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Squirrel 2<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nOliver Fenn<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Squirrel 3<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPaisley Young<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Squirrel 4<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAmelia Caravan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Congratulations to everyone who auditioned for Willy Wonka<\/em>! We are so thankful for each of you who shared your time, talent, and enthusiasm with us!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n

First Cast Meeting & Read-Through<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 2nd at 6:00 PM<\/strong><\/span>
\nNewport Opera House<\/strong><\/span>
\nWe look forward to seeing you there!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” May 8, 9 & 10, 2026 Presented by The Newport Opera House Association Cast List Character Actor Willy Wonka Robert Hallisey Candy Man Robert Bailey Phineous Trout \/ Ensemble John Avery Charlie Bucket Eleanor Callender Mrs. Bucket Kelly Swegart Mr. Bucket Chris Gardner Grandma Josephine Sharon Miller Grandma Georgina Robin Nichols… Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1818,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-527","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=527"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27590,"href":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/527\/revisions\/27590"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}