{"id":1824,"date":"2026-01-22T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/?page_id=1824"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:01:12","slug":"audition-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/?page_id=1824","title":{"rendered":"ROALD DAHL’S “WILLY WONKA” NEWS & INFORMATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roald Dahl’s\u00a0Willy Wonka<\/em>
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CHARACTER<\/span><\/td>\nDESCRIPTION<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nlooks this age on stage<\/span><\/td>\nTOP [HIGH]<\/span><\/td>\nBOTTOM [LOW]<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willy Wonka<\/span><\/td>\nChocolatier looking for someone to take over his empire. Mysterious, charming, slightly sinister.<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n20 to 50<\/span><\/td>\nF4<\/span><\/td>\nG2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Candy Man<\/span><\/td>\nLocal candy vendor [possible doubling]. Favorite with the kids, praising the joys of candy.<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n20 to 50<\/span><\/td>\nD4<\/span><\/td>\nA2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phineous Trout<\/span><\/td>\nReporter covering the Golden Ticket story.[possible doubling]<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n20 to 50<\/span><\/td>\nF4<\/span><\/td>\nB2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlie Bucket<\/span><\/td>\nShy, earnest, humble and non-competive Golden Ticket Winner, Maintains a sense of wonder about his world.<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n9 TO 12<\/span><\/td>\nG4<\/span><\/td>\nG2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mrs. Bucket<\/span><\/td>\nCharlie’s nurturing mother. Always trying to maintain an energetic positivity.<\/span><\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/td>\n30 to 45<\/span><\/td>\nF5<\/span><\/td>\nBb3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Bucket<\/span><\/td>\nCharlie’s nurturing father. Maintains the same positivity as his wife<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n30 to 45<\/span><\/td>\nF4<\/span><\/td>\nB2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandpa Joe<\/span><\/td>\nCharlie’s patient and kindhearted grandfather. He goes with Charlie to WW’s factory & it gives him a boost of youthful vigor.<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n60 to 80<\/span><\/td>\nF4<\/span><\/td>\nBb2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandma Josephine<\/span><\/td>\nCharlie’s grandmother<\/span><\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/td>\n60 to 80<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandpa George<\/span><\/td>\nCharlie’s other grandfather<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n50 to 70<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grandma Georgina<\/span><\/td>\nCharlie’s other grandmother<\/span><\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/td>\n50 to 70<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Augustus Gloop<\/span><\/td>\nGluttonous German boy, cheerful and jolly. Defines himself by his ability to eat great quantities of food.<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n10 to 15<\/span><\/td>\nG4<\/span><\/td>\nB2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mrs. Gloop<\/span><\/td>\nAugustus’s overindulgent mother. Jolly German woman with a bursting personality.<\/span><\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/td>\n35 to 45<\/span><\/td>\nE4<\/span><\/td>\nB3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Veruca Salt<\/span><\/td>\nWealthy, spoiled Brit. Accustomed to having her father indulge her every whim and desire.<\/span><\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/td>\n10 to 15<\/span><\/td>\nF5<\/span><\/td>\nG3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Salt<\/span><\/td>\nWealthy British upperclassman, Father of Veruca. Flaunts his wealth and privilege who shamelessly spoils his daughter.<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n40 to 60<\/span><\/td>\nE4<\/span><\/td>\nD3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Teavee<\/span><\/td>\nObnoxious, hyperactive television,video games, internet addicted child. Very hyperactive child.<\/span><\/td>\nMale<\/span><\/td>\n9 to 12<\/span><\/td>\nG4<\/span><\/td>\nG2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms.Teavee<\/span><\/td>\nOld-fashioned housewife, Mike’s permissive and clueless mother<\/span><\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/td>\n35 to 50<\/span><\/td>\nF5<\/span><\/td>\nB3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Violet Beauregarde<\/span><\/td>\nA brassy, competitive girl. Seizes every opportunity to show off.<\/span><\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/td>\n9 to 12<\/span><\/td>\nF5<\/span><\/td>\nG3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mrs. Beauregarde<\/span><\/td>\nViolet’s enthusiastic “helicopter parent”. She indulged her daughter’s worst competitive impulses.<\/span><\/td>\nFemale<\/span><\/td>\n35 to 45<\/span><\/td>\nE5<\/span><\/td>\nD4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James<\/span><\/td>\nFriend of Charlie<\/span><\/td>\nM or F<\/span><\/td>\n9 to 15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matilda<\/span><\/td>\nFriend of Charlie<\/span><\/td>\nM or F<\/span><\/td>\n9 to 15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sophia<\/span><\/td>\nFriend of Charlie<\/span><\/td>\nM or F<\/span><\/td>\n9 to 15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danny<\/span><\/td>\nFriend of Charlie<\/span><\/td>\nM or F<\/span><\/td>\n9 to 15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alfie<\/span><\/td>\nFriend of Charlie<\/span><\/td>\nM or F<\/span><\/td>\n9 to 15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billie<\/td>\nFriend of Charlie<\/td>\nM or F<\/td>\n9 to 15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ensemble<\/td>\nKids, Other Parents, Cooks, Squirrels and Oompa-Loompas<\/td>\nM or F<\/td>\nany<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\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
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Roald Dahl’s\u00a0Willy Wonka News & Information GENDER AGE RANGE VOCAL RANGE CHARACTER DESCRIPTION looks this age on stage TOP [HIGH] BOTTOM [LOW] Willy Wonka Chocolatier looking for someone to take over his empire. Mysterious, charming, slightly sinister. Male 20 to 50 F4 G2 Candy Man Local candy vendor [possible doubling]. Favorite with the kids, praising… Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":1818,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1824","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1824"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27478,"href":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1824\/revisions\/27478"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newportoperahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}