Willy Wonka!

Grace and Ben had so much fun playing their roles in Willy Wonka! The show ended up being a great success with a few little and scary stage mishaps, but still all is well that ends well!

Ben did such a fantastic job in his first speaking role as James. He sang, he acted, he was awesome! It was a great next step for him!

 

 

I think Ben will finally be ready to try for a lead role next season!

 

 

Grace was terribly awesome playing the spoiled brat Veruca!!! She was nasty!

 

 

 

What a brat!

 



 

Grace did an amazing job!

 

 

She played the role just perfect!

I'm very thankful that she is not anything like Veruca at home!

 

 

Here is Grace and Ben with Joe Burger...the 27 year old...Grandpa Joe:)

Roald Dahl's WILLY WONKA

Hello All!

Super excited to share with you the results of Grace and Ben's audition on Monday. Grace is very pleased, happy, and excited to play the lead role of the mean, snotty, spoiled rotten brat Veruca Salt. Can anyone say "type-casting" or like one of her friends said...the opposite of type-casting since Veruca's characteristics do not represent Grace at all. But they are the most fun parts for Grace to play, cause it is so much more of an acting challenge to be someone different then yourself:) But also the character is similar to Mary Lennox (Secret Garden) and Susan Walker ( Miracle on 34th Street), so she has some experience. But Veruca is over- the-top "one bad egg." Can't wait to see Grace play her and possibly play her with a British accent! So fun!! And she also has a solo:)

 

And Ben was still not ready for a lead so settled for singing "Happy Birthday" for his audition. Much to the directors dismay... cause he really wants to hear Ben sing a "real song." Maybe next time. But...he did get a named character part...James. Not for sure, but he might have a small speaking part, so he's gradually warming up to that big role for him in the future:) Which is totally Ben's style! He is very excited to be in another show!

 

Details are below, hope you can make it to this one...it will be the last show these Pichler kids will be in until next fall or later (depending on next season's show line-up.)

 

 

 

 

Roald Dahl's WILLY WONKA

February 27th - March 2nd 2014
State Theatre
Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley; Adapted for the stage by Timothy Allen McDonald & Leslie Bricusse; Based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Show Times: Friday, Feb. 28- 07:30pm
Saturday, Mar. 1- 07:30pm & 01:30pm
Sunday, Mar. 2- 01:30pm
Thursday, Feb. 27- 07:30pm

Tickets are $8.00 - Youth, $16.00 - Seniors, $20.00 - Adult

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