Marriott Theatre | Lincolnshire, IL
TYA
$15 per hour - Rehearsal - 2025 rates
$124.75 per Performance - 2025 rates
Equity actors for roles in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (See breakdown).
All roles will be understudied.
Please see breakdown for Video submission instructions. The Equity video submission deadline is August 19th, 2025, at 11:59pm CT.
Deadline: 08/19/2025
(email address not provided)
Viewing submissions:
Amber Mak (She/Her) - Director/Choreographer
Peter Blair (He/Him) - Executive Producer
Peter Sullivan (He/Him) - Artistic Director
Katie Johannigman (She/Her) - Associate Artistic Director
Kavin Moore, CSA (He/They) - Artistic Coordinator
Potential in-person callbacks: September 15 - September 16
First Rehearsal: January 29th, 2026
First Preview: February 13th, 2026
Press Opening: February 21st, 2026
Closing: March 26th, 2026
https://www.marriotttheatre.com/
All cast members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to appear at an in-person callback and be cast in the show. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
Submit your headshot, resume and audition video on the following audition form:
https://airtable.com/appOLSLr73RY3MMZd/shrvZuTM7zVciu8za
Please prepare the material for the role you are most interested in. If you are interested in more than one role, please make those selections on the audition form. Audition material can be found here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ut1exp095rjjuqd9o0978/AEC2SYYgcJleg6duChH_TMQ?rlkey=craxex7cj9gul87p6oujgsluc&st=cu61qnrj&dl=0.
More information can be found at
www.marriotttheatre.com/audition/ccfauditions. The Equity video submission deadline is August 19th, 2025, at 11:59pm CT.
Casting Note: Our goal is to create a warm and welcoming casting process. The team strives to lead with respect, kindness, and generosity. In regard to the character descriptions – they outline the characters as described in the script and in consultation with the creative team. They do not aim to be all-encompassing representations of who might fill these roles. We aim for an expansive and deliberate casting process. We acknowledge that the characters in the script are traditionally presented as either male or female (using he/him or she/her pronouns). We warmly welcome submissions from individuals who identify as gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, or non-binary for the roles that resonate most with their identity.
Video submissions are viewed through the platform AIRTABLE. Please note that viewing submissions through Airtable does not always register as a view on services like YouTube and Vimeo. However, all submissions are viewed by the artistic team.
Please reach out to Kavin Moore at
Kavin.Moore@MarriottTheatre.com or 847-465-1326 ex. 1 if you have any questions or access needs.
The roles of Charlie Bucket, Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, and Mike Teavee will be played by young performers (ideally those who are 11 - 14 years old).
Dialects are NOT required; however, performers are more than welcome to submit a dialect if they’d like.
WILLY WONKA (Male/Masc, Open to all Ethnicities, Timeless)
The sly, charming star of the show. Lithe, eccentric, mysterious. Can go from utterly charming and magical to dark and enigmatic.
CHARLIE BUCKET (Open to all Gender Identities, Open to all Ethnicities, 11 - 13 years old)
Sweet, smart, hopeful, and loving. A kid around age 12 with wonderful innocence and vulnerability.
GRANDPA JOE (Male/Masc, Open to all Ethnicities, 50s+)
Imaginative, fun, kind and loving grandpa. After many years being confined to a bed, his childish energy returns when Charlie finds the golden ticket.
MRS. GLOOP (Female/Femme, Open to all Ethnicities, 20s+)
Augustus’s German, Wagnerian mother. Smiles as though it has been affixed upon her face. Doubles as: GRANDMA JOSEPHINE, one of Charlie’s Grandparents.
MRS. TEAVEE (Female/Femme, Open to all Ethnicities, 20s+)
She needs drugs to get through the day and deal with her spoiled, violent, terrifying son. Verge of nervous breakdown but funny. Doubles as: GRANDMA GEORGINA, one of Charlie’s Grandparents.
MR. SALT (Male/Masc, Open to all Ethnicities, 20s+)
Veruca’s goofy, eccentric, distracted, high-strung father. Finds it impossible to say no to his daughter. Doubles as: GRANDPA GEORGE, one of Charlie’s Grandparents.
MRS. BUCKET (Female/Femme, Open to all Ethnicities, 20s+)
Charlie’s warm and kind-hearted mother. Warrior. Generous and loving. Doubles as: CHERRY SUNDAY, the “chief confectionary correspondent” who interviews the Golden Ticket winners and their parents, OOMPA LOOMPA, SQUIRREL PUPPETEER, and ENSEMBLE.
MR. BEAUREGARDE (Male/Masc, Open to all Ethnicities, 20s+)
Violet’s ineffectual father. Ignores his back-talking, insult-hurling daughter. Doubles as: OOMPA LOOMPA, and ENSEMBLE.
AUGUSTUS GLOOP (Male/Masc, Open to all Ethnicities, 11-14 years old)
Enjoys food and adored by his mother. Satisfied with life and always ready to fill himself with more.
VERUCA SALT (Female/Femme, Open to all Ethnicities, 11-14 years old)
Vicious, determined, prima ballerina who does not take “no” for an answer.
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE (Female/Femme, Open to all Ethnicities, 11-14 years old)
Confident, pop princess, influencer and full of attitude.
MIKE TEAVEE (Male/Masc, Open to all Ethnicities, 11-14 years old)
Screen addicted, tech abuser who feels as if they can control everything.
Mx. GREEN/ENSEMBLE (Open to all Gender Identities, Open to all Ethnicities, 20s+)
A vegetable seller, also to play various roles throughout the show. Reporter, Oompa Loompa, Squirrel, etc.
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