Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Spring 2025 Full Production
Our cast of 71 performed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for four audiences, plus a dress rehearsal for students of the Wichita Public Schools, April 10-12! It was a great show! Being part of a CPT production provides our cast and their families opportunities for growth in skills and in character. CPT full productions are made possible by donors and volunteers. Our costumes, sets, hair & makeup design, lighting and sound are all thanks to the talented and generous parents and community volunteers who serve CPT. Browse our gallery of show images below and scroll down to learn more about our directors and cast.
Meet Wonka & the Golden Ticket Winners
Willy Wonka - (Click to Expand)
Played by Alex
“Who can take a sunrise
Sprinkle it with dew . . .
Cover it in chocolate
And a miracle or two?
The Candy Man can!”
Willy Wonka the Chocolatier is looking for a replacement. Someone to hand over his Wonka factory to. Who might be worthy to receive such a magical place? How will he find the right person? He decides to hold a Golden Ticket contest and give the five lucky winners a tour of his secret, mysterious factory.
Charlie - (Click to Expand)
Played by Oliver
“Dear Mr. Wonka,
I know that you’re a busy man . . .
You must have lots of mail to read
I’m writing for my fam’ly
‘Cause there’s nothing special that I need…”
Charlie Bucket lives with his mother and grandparents in a rickety shack of a house. The family can barely make ends meet, but Charlie doesn’t feel particularly needy. What he is lacking in provisions, he makes up for in imagination. His inventive mother, Mrs. Bucket, finds an old chair leg at the garbage dump to keep their fire going. She gives Charlie a notebook, which he fills with his inventive ideas and a heartfelt letter to Mr. Wonka. Is Charlie the one that Mr. Wonka is looking for?
Augustus Gloop - (Click to Expand)
Played by Aaron
“Now I’m the perfect ticket winner
For on chocolate I did teethe . . .
I’m excited but keep eating
‘cause I only stop to breathe . . .”
Augustus can’t stop eating. He’s a greedy glutton from a sleepy, mountain town in Bavaria. The son of a butcher and a doting mother, Augustus has never learned to live within limits—he is greedy for food, but his greedy appetite reveals something terrible: he idolizes food. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Augustus discovers the terrible consequences of his vice. He literally becomes the fudge that he desires above all things.
Veruca Salt - (Click to Expand)
Played by Ellie
“More! Now! Again!!
Fetch! . . .
Obey!
I want a Golden Ticket!”
Veruca is salty. She’s a bossy ballerina who pushes everyone around, even her own billionaire father. Veruca is demanding and insufferable. In Willy Wonka’s factory, Veruca meets the squirrels tasked with sorting out the nuts—good from bad. “Veruca Salt, the selfish tot / was never good with the things she got.” Bossy Veruca demands to have the squirrels, who see right away that Veruca is a bad nut. She literally gets cracked and shelled, like a literal bad nut.
Violet Beauregarde - (Click to Expand)
Played by Meryn
“They said before my teeth could grow
I talked a mile a minute . . .
They were hoping my mouth would slow
If they put something in it
Daddy bought a pack of gum
And the chewing would not stop!”
Violet is not called the “Queen of Pop” for nothing! She’s constantly chewing gum and constantly running on about how great she thinks she is. “I’m a star!” she declares. You could say that she is full of hot air—a whole lot of nothing. Still, that kind of self-absorption doesn’t come to a good end. Violet finds out that she is indeed the Queen of Pop when her bubble is literally burst!
Mike Teavee - (Click to Expand)
Played by Levi
“I don’t need to go outside to be what I’ll be
Reality is something I can get from TV . . .
America, get ready for my cyber attack
Mike Teavee is winning and there’s no going back!!”
Mike’s mother says, “I love that little man of mine.” And indeed, Mike’s world is small—he is addicted to screens, endlessly seeking the shallow dopamine-hit from clicking and scrolling. Mike is “wasting his brain, stuck inside his own domain,” and what becomes of him? He literally becomes the small person that he is inside.
Cast of Characters
Willy Wonka
Charlie Bucket
Grandpa Joe
Mrs. Bucket
Grandma Josephine
Grandma Georgina
Grandpa George
Mrs. Gloop
Augustus Gloop
Mr. Salt
Veruca Salt
Mr. Beauregarde
Violet Beauregarde
Mike Teavee
Mrs. Teavee
Mrs. Green
Jerry
Cherry
Crew Volunteers
The show is bigger than the stage.
Apply to volunteer in any of the following areas: backstage, tech, hair/make-up, and more.
Crew Application Form
Creative Team
Kurtis Haynes | Director
Kurtis began acting at Wichita High School West in 1980. He appeared in 9 major productions as well as participated in Improvisation competitions often receiving gold medals for his efforts. After high school, he attended Butler County Community College where he acted in shows as well as doing radio advertising and appearing in television commercials.
He is now the pastor of Westview Baptist Church in Wichita where he has been serving for 20 years along with his wife, Susi, to whom he has been married for 28 years. Together they have been blessed with four sons, two daughters-in-law, and 3 grandchildren.
Kurtis has appeared in or directed several homeschool plays for Susi's theater group, Awesome Acting Productions. He has also acted in and directed melodramas that Susi produced at Cowtown. He previously directed Pocahontas and Seussical for CYT Wichita. Currently, he is leading the Christian improv troupe, Pun Intended.
Kurtis is excited to be a part of CPT and for the opportunity to work with the talented youth and skilled musicians.
Tucker Tasker | Music Director
After participating in the CYT Teen Extreme Teen Camp many years ago, Tucker Tasker has fallen in love with Christian Performance Theatre. He has taken on leadership roles starting from Teen Assistant in summer camps, to internships, to directing Our Gang, to directing music and acting for many of the enrollment shows. Tucker earned a bachelor's degree of music education at Friends University and traveled to Italy and Austria to sing with The Singing Quakers. Tucker is currently a Vocal Music Director at Wichita West High School, which he started in the fall of the 2022-2023 school year. At West, he has worked on shows including Adam's Family and Little Shop of Horrors. He finds great joy in working with students of all levels and telling many jokes that will make the students’ eyes roll.
Grace Owens | Choreographer
Grace is a CYT alumna who is very excited to be choreographing her first big show! Grace has been dancing since she was 8 years old, when CYT Wichita began, and was a part of 16 shows with CYT. Her passion for dance has never stopped. She continued with CPT choreographing five Junior shows and directing one. She has also assisted with directing and choreographing three full shows. Full-time, Grace is a Youth Pastor for the Altar. She has a heart for teens to desire a better relationship with the Lord and wants to create an environment of a lighthearted, humorous feeling. Grace has experience in multiple kinds of dance, including tap, hip-hop, jazz, waltz, tango, salsa, and many others, and enjoys many hobbies such as art, improv, playing instruments, and impressions! Her heart is to continue along the creative arts route, and she is very excited to be able to teach kids and gain more experience in creative arts along the way!
