“Willie Wonka”
List
of Characters & Descriptions
WILLY
WONKA (must sing well): winner
of the Chocolate Factory. He’s worldly and has an
endearing quality, and very likeable and warm. Also, a
bit eccentric but fun. He’s looking for someone to
replace him so he can retire. He is really the Narrator
of the show, as well.
CANDY MAN (must sing well): A
candy vendor. He’s warm and loving. A friend to all the
kids.
PHINEOUS TROUT (must sing): A
“on-the-street” type news reporter.
CHARLIE BUCKET (must sing well): A
nice, good-hearted kid that is honest, caring, and
loving. He WINS a golden ticket.
MRS. BUCKET (must sing well): Charlie’s
mom. Nice woman and caring.
MR. BUCKET (must sing well): Charlie’s
dad. Nice guy and genuine.
GRANDMA JOSPHINE (must sing): Married
to Joe. Argues with Joe all the time. Grandparent to
Charlie.
GRANDMA GEORGINA (must sing): Married
to George. Frustrated in her marriage. Grandparent to
Charlie
GRANDPA GEORGE (must sing): He’s
hard of hearing and always misconstrues words. Married to
Georgina. Grandparent to Charlie.
GRANDPA JOE (must sing well): Married
to Josephine. Grandparent to Charlie.
JAMES: A kid
and a bully. A classmate of Charlie.
MATILDA: Classmate
of Charlie.
SOPHIE: Classmate
of Charlie
AUGUSTUS GLOOP (must sing well): A
heavy kid who eats all the time, and has a German accent.
He WINS a golden ticket.
MRS. GLOOP (must sing well): Has
German accent. Mother of Augustus.
VERUCA SALT :
Spoiled child. Sort of a ‘bad seed’ & “snotty” type.
Self-centered, thoughtless, and bossy. Latina in
nationality. She WINS a golden ticket.
MR. SALT: Father
of Veruca. Latin also. He’s in the nut business and has
his own establishment.
MIKE TEAVEE (must sing well): A
spoiled “Los Angeles” kid of kid with a snobby kind of
attitude. A ‘geek’ dude into Wii, cell phones, computers,
and loves TV. He WINS a golden ticket.
MS. TEAVEE (must sing well): Mother
of Mike. Very ‘up-scale’ and conscious of status. Fake
personality.
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE: A
spoiled child that has a southern accent. She WINS a
golden ticket. Loves gum.
MS. BEAUREGARDE: Mother
of Violet, and has a southern accent.
OOMPA-LOOMPAS: Helpers
in the Chocolate Factory.
SQUIRRELS: More
helpers in the Chocolate Factory
CHORUS OF COOKS: Various
chefs, waiters, waitresses in the Gloop’s household.