Brownwood High School will present their adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as their fall production which is adapted and written for the stage by theatre arts teacher and director Larry Mathis.
Mathis said in written comments that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been a show that the students wanted to do for a long time.
“After reading the available published scripts, there was not a script that I felt suited the needs of a large cast and the many things I wanted to do with the show,” Mathis said. “So for the second time, I set out to write my own script.”
Mathis also adapted the script to James and the Giant Peach in 2007.
Although this version closely follows the book by Roald Dahl, it does feature elements from both movie versions as well as its own unique elements.
“The play more closely follows the Dahl book than did the movies and is pushed along by the ‘Storyteller,’ Mathis said. “There is one ‘significant’ twist in the play that was in neither the movie nor suggested in the book.”
The production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opens on Halloween night and will give everyone who attends a great treat. Performances will take place at Brownwood High School’s Dorothy McIntosh Fine Arts Center and will begin at 7pm on the following nights:
- October 31
- November 1
- November 3
- November 5
Tickets cost $5 for adults, $3 for students and will be available at the door. Doors open at 6:15pm each performance night.
Click the photo gallery below for pictures of a recent dress rehearsal
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CAST:
Storyteller Kimberly Boswell
Grandpa Joe Kayla Stewart
Grandma Josephine Lauren Peterson
Grandpa George Justin Robinson
Grandma Georgina Kyra Glenn
Mr. Bucket Sheldon Stone
Mrs. Bucket Meredith Underwood
Charlie Bucket Trey Fawcett
Mr. Willy Wonka Colbie Crow
Citizen 1/Squirrel Raylene Camp
Citizen 2/Squirrel Shannon Matthews
Citizen 3/Squirrel Shelby Crysler
Citizen 4/Squirrel Emerald Fernandez
Citizen 5/Squirrel Lindsey McKinney
Newspaper Carrier Shannon Matthews
Slugworth Scott Lewis
Augustus Gloop Mabrey Sharpe
Mr. Gloop Kolton Robertson
Mrs. Gloop Haley Lawson
Veruca Salt Caitlyn Morris
Mrs. Salt Sheyanne Cole
Mr. Salt Chandler Simental
Violet Beauregarde Megan Pointer
Mrs. Beauregarde Cherita George
Mike Teavee Lexie Garrett
Mrs. Teavee Faith Bailey
Shopkeeper Caitlin McGraw
Oompa-Loompas Courtny Caldwell, Courtney Lindsey, Kristen Stanke, Emily Garrett, Shannon Parrish, and Aveery Morris
Stage Manager Callie Stenson
Backstage Coordinator Marina Conner
Lights Keeley Gowin, Jose Hernandez
Sound Natalie Mayo, Kali Tedford
Crew Layne Smith
