Alhambra Announces Willy Wonka Casting Call Today

Today at 4:00 PM the Alhambra Theatre & Dining will hold a special casting call to fill the four main child roles in its upcoming Summer performance of Willy Wonka. While the Alhambra typically holds an open casting call 6-8 weeks before any show starts, it rarely holds children-only sessions. Producer Tod Booth is holding the children-only casting call because the roles are so valuable to the production.

To accommodate school schedules, the children's casting call will begin at 4:00 PM and run through approximately 5:30 PM.
Casting will be at the Alhambra Theatre, 12000 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, Fl
Joining Booth for the casting will be Alhambra Managing Partner Craig Smith.
There are two male and two female parts. Actors should be able to play an age range from 10 to a young teen.
Should one of the children earn a role, he or she must be able to rehearse daily for two weeks prior to the show's June 22 opening and perform each evening Tuesday through Sunday and two shows on Saturdays and Sundays.

About the new Alhambra Theatre The Alhambra Theatre is the nation's oldest continually operating professional dinner theatre and the only professional resident theatre between Atlanta and Miami. Opened in 1967, The Alhambra has hosted legends such as Tony Curtis, Claude Aiken, Sid Cesar and Cesar Romero, and, recently, Loretta Swit. The Alhambra was the place of Betty Grable's final acting role. The Alhambra is also home to former Miss America, Orange Park native Leanza Cornett who started at the Alhambra when she was 15. In November 2009, the Alhambra was purchased by Theatre Partners, LLC, headed by Jacksonville entrepreneur and Alhambra patron, Craig Smith as way to give back to Jacksonville and preserve what he believes is one of its cultural jewels.

 

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