​WHAT TO PREPARE

 

• MUSIC

• DANCE

• READING

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MUSIC:

Please prepare  one minute of a song in the style of the show and bring a karaoke track with you on a cell phone or tablet. A speaker will be provided.​

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DANCE:

There will be a short dance routine taught at the audition. Please wear comfortable clothes you can move in, as well as good footwear (no Crocs, slides, or other footwear that restricts movement or can easily fall off)

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READING:

Sides will be provided on the day of audition to read. Actors do not need to memorize the script.

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REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

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The rehearsal schedule will be finalized after the cast is chosen and we will do our best to work around conflicts that are provided on the audition sheet. Rehearsal are typically Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and some Saturdays. 

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Show Dates March 5-8th, 2026​​

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CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

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Willy Wonka is a show with many characters, varying widely in age and gender. We encourage our SOT performers to audition for the roles they want to audition for, even if they may not necessarily fit the exact description. The directing team will cast the show with the descriptions as a guideline, but will ultimately choose who they feel will best serve each role.

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Willy Wonka
The mysterious title character. He is charming, enigmatic, charismatic, and slightly sinister. A chocolatier who guides children and their parents on a tour of his factory. He is looking for someone new to take over his candy empire.
Age: Adult
Gender: Reads male
Vocal range: Top F4, bottom G2

 

Candy Man
A local candy vendor who leads the children in praising the joys of candy.
Age: Adult
Gender: Any
Vocal range: Top D4, bottom A2

 

Phineous Trout
A reporter covering the Golden Ticket story.
Age: Adult
Gender: Any
Vocal range: Top F4, bottom B2

 

Charlie Bucket
Our story's shy, earnest protagonist. From a modest home life, he is humble and noncompetitive while maintaining a sense of wonder about the world. One of the Golden Ticket winners whose honesty and general good nature win Wonka over.
Age: Child
Gender: Reads male
Vocal range: Top G4, bottom G2

 

Mrs. Bucket
Charlie Bucket's nurturing mother. She is always trying to maintain an energetic positivity.
Age: Adult
Gender: Female
Vocal range: Top F5, bottom Bb3

 

Mr. Bucket
Charlie Bucket's nurturing father. He is always trying to maintain an energetic positivity.
Age: Adult
Gender: Male
Vocal range: Top F4, bottom B2

 

Grandpa Joe
A caring, patient, and kindhearted man. Loving grandfather to Charlie Bucket. He accompanies Charlie to Willy Wonka's factory and it gives him a new burst of youthful vigor.
Age: Adult
Gender: Reads male
Vocal range: Top F4, bottom Bb2

 

Augustus Gloop
A gluttonous German boy. Cheerful and jolly, he defines himself by his ability to eat mass quantities of food. One of the Golden Ticket winners whose constant overeating is enabled and encouraged by Mrs. Gloop.
Age: Child
Gender: Reads male
Vocal range: Top G4, bottom B2

 

Mrs. Gloop
A plump, jolly German woman with a bustling personality. Augustus Gloop's overindulgent mother.
Age: Adult
Gender: Reads female
Vocal range: Top E4, bottom B3

 

Veruca Salt
A wealthy, spoiled Brit. She is accustomed to having her father indulge her every whim and desire. One of the Golden Ticket winners, she is subjected to the squirrels' nut chute.
Age: Child
Gender: Female
Vocal range: Top F5, bottom G3

 

Mr. Salt
A wealthy British upperclassman who regularly flaunts his wealth and privilege. Father to Veruca Salt who shamelessly spoils his daughter.
Age: Adult
Gender: Reads male
Vocal range: Top E4, bottom D3

 

Mike Teavee
An obnoxious, hyperactive child addicted to television, video games, and the internet. One of the Golden Ticket winners and Ms. Teavee's son.
Age: Child
Gender: Reads male
Vocal range: Top G4, bottom G2

 

Ms. Teavee
An old-fashioned housewife. She is Mike Teavee's permissive and clueless mother.
Age: Adult
Gender: Reads female
Vocal range: Top F5, bottom B3

 

Violet Beauregarde
A brassy girl with a competitive streak. Violet seizes every opportunity to show off. She turns into a giant blueberry.
Age: Child
Gender: Female
Vocal range: Top F5, bottom G3

 

Mrs. Beauregarde
Violet's enthusiastic "helicopter parent" who focuses all her attention on her daughter. She indulges Violet's worst competitive impulses.
Age: Adult
Gender: Reads female
Vocal range: Top E5, bottom D4

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Additional Characters:
Grandma Josephine (Adult, reads female)
Grandma Georgina (Adult, reads female)
Grandpa George (Adult, reads male)
various children (Child, any)

 

Ensemble
Children; Oompa-Loompas; Cooks; Squirrels