Audition Dates:
Tuesday, September 3rd at 7pm for Adult Performers (Ages 18+)
Wednesday, September 4th at 7pm for Young Performers (Ages 10-17)
Auditions will be held in-person at The Historic Palace Theatre: 7 Ledgewood Ave. Netcong, NJ.
Please Note: The Growing Stage Theatre is located in northwestern New Jersey. There is no regular mass transportation. We do not provide housing. Reliable transportation is needed.
Seeking:
Adult and young actors (ages 10-17) to play various roles throughout the performance. The Growing Stage celebrates and encourages diversity in all of our productions. The Growing Stage is a professional company dedicated to presenting quality theatre for the entire family.
Adult Roles:
Willy Wonka
Grandpa Joe
Mrs. Bucket*
Grandma Josephine*
Grandma Georgina*
Grandpa George*
Mrs. Gloop*
Mr. Salt*
Mr. Beauregarde*
Mrs. Teavee*
Mrs. Green*
Jerry*
Cherry*
Ensemble*
Young Artist Roles:
Charlie Bucket
Augustus Gloop*
Veruca Salt*
Violet Beauregarde*
Mike Teavee*
Oompa-Loompa’s*
*Roles to Be Double Cast with other roles
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY will have a limited number of Professional Artist and Emerging Artist Contracts available for adult artists (high school graduates and beyond). The number of contracts available are determined individually by each production’s budget.
Preparation:
Open call. Auditioners are asked to prepare sixteen measures of a musical theatre song with printed sheet music for the accompanist. There will be a brief dance routine taught by the company choreographer.
Video Submissions:
In-person auditions are preferred. Video submissions will be accepted up until Wednesday, August 28th with the understanding that you may be invited to attend the preferable in-person audition on September 3rd or 4th. Please send all video submissions to mfralley@growingstage.com.
Rehearsal Schedule:
Rehearsal schedules are generally two or three evenings during the week and a weekend afternoon. All cast members are expected for all performances, with no exception since the company does not cast understudies.
Performance Schedule:
Tech week:
October 5th through 10th, 2024
Performances:
October 11th-27th: Saturdays at 4pm and Sundays at 2pm with a special Opening Night performance on Friday, October 11th at 7:30pm.
About the Show:
Book by David Greig
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Based on the novel by Roal Dahl
Songs from the Motion Picture by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Production Team:
Directed by: Stephen Fredericks, Executive Director and Founder
Musical Direction by: Melinda Bass O’Neill
Choreography by: Cari Sanchez
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.
Please contact Matthew Clark-Fralley at mfralley@growingstage.com with any questions.
