Western Middle School’s theater program will stage Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 (7:00 pm) and March 30 (2:00 pm and 7:00 pm). Tickets are $10 for evening performances and $8 for the matinee. Tickets will be on sale for the general public on Wednesday, March 27. They will be on sale before school from 7:30-8:00 in front of the auditorium and after school until 3:20 on Thursday and Friday.
The production includes students from grades 6, 7 and 8. The cast was invited last week to see Central Middle School’s production of Anything Goes, and this week the CMS cast will come to Western to check enjoy Willy Wonka.
Willy Wonka/The Candy man is played by Jane Freyer in Western Middle School’s production of Willy Wonka Jr. Photo: Leslie Yager
Willy Wonka is based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. The producer/director is Johanna Kolar, music director Justin Brehm, choreographer Kendall Moran, scenic design Michelle Rudolph and Alisha Barry, costume/prop design Andrea Vaz, set construction Skyler Silsdorf, lighting design Aaron Johnson, Ticket sales Karen Anderson and Jillian Corey, program design Alisha Barry, makeup design Heidi Hupal and Jessica Maxan, parent coordinator Maria Navarro, fundraising/publicity Mariana Bellenot, production assistant Jaimee Previs and sound by Marc Hiller Productions.
Spoiled Veruca Salt making her demands known. Photo: Leslie Yager
Cast in order of appearance:
Willy Wonka/The Candy man: Jane Freyer
Oompa-Loompa 1: Emilie Judge
Oompa-Loompa 2: Isabela Tejada
Oompa-Loompa 3: Quinn Gavin
Oompa-Loompa 4: Dina Quevedo
Oompa-Loompa 5: Devon O’Loughnane
Charlie Bucket: Connor Jones
Television-obsessed Mike Teavee finds a golden ticket but doesn’t want his viewing disrupted. Photo: Leslie Yager
The poverty stricken and bedridden Bucket family. Photo: Leslie Yager
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Grandpa Joe: Charles Miranda
Grandma Georgina: Fernanda Salazar
Grandma Josephine: Helen Fesko
Grandpa George: Daniel Martinez
Mrs. Bucket: Emma Belnap
Matilda: Daniella Gavalas
James: Brett Sylvester
Pineous Trout: Elizaveta McCauley
Augustus Gloop: Daniel Gallegos
Mrs. Gloop: Avery Miller
The gluttonous Augustus Gloop couldn’t resist the river of chocolate he wasn’t supposed to touch. Photo: Leslie Yager
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Veruca Salt: Caleigh Radzin
Mr. Salt: Benny Molina
Violet Beauregarde: Layla Rodriguez
Mrs. Beauregarde: Annabelle Besgen
Mike Teavee: Leo Boksner
Ms. Teavee: Kasey Tierney
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Candy Man Kids/CM Oompa-Loompas: Allysa Alfonso, Amelia Von Tobel, Angeleena Reyes, Audrey Hall, Avery Imp, Ella Coyne, Kayla Buchanan, Lilly Cancellieri, Laura Colombo, Sarah deMata
Cooks/Squirrels: Adam Allegro, Alyssa Tume, Daniela Mutis, Daniella Regaldo, Duglas Alcaide, Erin Mann, Imogen Buck
Oompa-Loompa 6s: Azzurae Williams, Brigitte Figueroa,Carly Cernigliaro, Cristina DeBlasio, Elizabeth Lundgren, Isabella Quevedo, Jalissa Reid, Janelle Chambless, Julie Ann Cartine, Katelyn Strizver, Marisol Teresa Morabito, Sophie Trudeau
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Oompa-Loompa 7s: Camila Moreno, Eve Sanchez, Kassidy Bonney, Leticia Iturriaga, London Russell, Patricia O’Regan, Rio Orita, Valerie Valdovinos, Amanda Evans, Summer Bufithis
Lighting: Jack Berrett, Benjamin Sirignano, Alani Yu
Sound Crew: Samantha Tessar and Alessandra Perna
Scenic Design Team: Ailani Caro, Shirley Chen, Erica Danas, Ella Ito, Ellie Kono, Alessandra Perna, Naomi Rodriguez, Max Smith, Alani Yu, Gracie Albanese, Diego Ayala, Jay Bailey, Kristine Anne DeJesus, Christian Grant, Jackson Grant, Kingsley Krivonozka, Rain Jhaf Morales, Katherine Morocho, Jack Podber, Grace Popp, Angela Bisagni, Jack Berrett, Katherine Balbin, Rean Consigna, Milleny Cunha, Faith Francheschini, Keito Fukushima, Jasmine Londono, Shafi Reilly, Jessica Ruggiero, and Sophia Zosa.
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager
Western Middle School theater program will perform Willy Wonka Jr on March 29 and March 30. Photo: Leslie Yager