Willie Wonka cast list (principles only)

Okay, gang- Here is the list of the principles in the cast because I have already contacted all of these and confirmed them. I'm only about half done with the rest. I'll post them tomorrow. All will be posted on the theater door tomorrow evening by 6:00 PM. but for now---

Charlie	Tanner Stevens
Willy Wonka	Jim Vincill
Mrs. Bucket	Jamie King
Mr. Bucket	Matt Raybin
Grandpa Joe	Gerry Don Goodwin
Grandma Josephine	Hollie Martin
Grandpa George	Doug Smith
Grandma Georgina	Kathy Lerich
Violet Beauregard	Olivia Lerich
Mrs. Beauregard	Stacy Bennett
Augustus Gloop	Bailey Gochnour
Mrs. Gloop	Georgie Jenkins
Mike Teevea	Malick Absy
Mrs. Teevea	Carol Moore
Veruca Salt	Jamie Dugger
Mr. Salt	Jeremy Janz
Phineas Trout	Scott Holden
The Candy Man	Zach Phillips
Choreographer	Devyn Rice

Wonkauditions

Oh my Gawd! This Saturday and Sunday we held open auditions for "Willie Wonka". Actors and dancers frequently call this kind of open audition "cattle calls" because anyone can come and try out. This was more like a stampede. Over 70 auditioners on Saturday and nearly thirty today (Sunday). That was amazing! What makes that amazing is that it gives me a lot of folks to choose from for our cast. What makes it not so amazing is that way too many of them were way too good. I have to let really talented people be put into good, but not great roles just because there were a lot of really talented people. I actually could have cast the show three times over...in three completely different ways. Fortunately for me, I had the help of two wonderful people helping me. Assistant director Jan Sikes and Vocal director Paula Ellis. Both very talented in their own right, they helped me move through the different combinations to find one that we think will really work. We will post and notify tomorrow. I hope everyone accepts their parts. It will be an awesome show. First read-through will be Friday, May 25 at 6:30. More as the week goes on.