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Seeking Talent for "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" Show

Burlington, NC, United States
ID: 288159Exp: 7/14/2025
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Additional info: Please prepare approximately one minute of music in a similar style to that of the show, along with background accompaniment track (no vocals) and a way to play it. Your phone is acceptable. A capella auditions are strongly discouraged. Please bring comfortable clothing and be prepared for a dance/movement section of the auditions. Please apply if interested.

18 roles

Willy WonkaMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The sly, charming, eternally youthful; lithe, eccentric, and remarkably physical; must have the ability to be filled with boundless energy and be physically light on their feet; has a larger than life persona that can go from charming and comical, to magically mysterious and dark.

Charlie BucketMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Sweet, smart, hopeful and loving; a boy with wonderful innocence and vulnerability; honest actor and an excellent singer with a naturally innocent, unchanged voice. *Grandpa Joe Impish; remarkably physical (dance skills a plus); 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.

Mrs Bucket/EnsembleFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Charlie's warm and kind-hearted mother; a worrier; generous and loving; great dancer; a distinctive pop/folk voice.

Mrs Gloop/EnsembleFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Augustus's German, Wagnerian mother; a huge presence with a huge voice; mirthlessly smiles as though it were affixed to the front of her face.

Augustus Gloop/EnsembleMale18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

Youthful adult male, to play a nine to twelve-year-old boy; rampantly over-active; speaks with a German accent.

Mr Salt/EnsembleMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Veruca's goofy, eccentric, distracted, hilarious father; finds it impossible to say no, giving in to every ridiculous demand his daughter makes.

Veruca Salt/EnsembleFemale18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

Youthful adult female to play a nine to twelve-year-old girl; vicious and beautiful; must be an excellent dancer and/or gymnast, able to dance not only classical ballet, but also tear herself to shreds; comic actress with a character singing/screaming voice

Mr Beauregarde/EnsembleFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Violet's ineffectual father; ignores his back-talking, insult-hurling daughter; dancer with a soul/pop/R&B voice; beat-boxing skills a plus.

Violet Beauregarde/EnsembleFemale18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

Youthful adult female to play a nine to twelve-year-old girl; she has a huge pop/R&B; voice, as well as amazing hip-hop dance skills; confident, forward, and full of attitude.

Mrs Teevee/EnsembleFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

She needs tranquilizers to get through the day and deal with her outrageous son; tense, extreme, and hilarious;

Mike Teevee/EnsembleMale18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

Youthful adult male to play a nine to twelveyear-old boy; a fireplug with a ridiculous amount of energy; square, powerful, and terrifying; a voice that cuts through steel.

Grandpa GeorgeMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble

Grandma JosepheneFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble

Grandma GeorginaFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble

CherryFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble

JerryMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble

Mrs. GreenFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble

SquirrelsBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble