Director - Erin Antonyzyn

Music Director - Adria Beasley Hamilton Middle School’s

Choreographer - Einnaf Smith
PRODUCTION OF
Set Design - Devon Cosenza, Dan McDermitt
Costume Design - Emme Black
Lighting Design -
Stage Manager - Skyla Streibel
Directors Assistant- Jordan Brown

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. is presented through special arrangement Words and Music by
with and all authorized materials are supplied by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Music Theatre International, New York, NY
Adapted for the Stage by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy A. McDonald
(212) 541-4684 mtishows.com
Based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
 MUSICAL NUMBERS ACTORS + ROLES
ACT ONE Willy Wonka…………………………………………….……………Lucas Dittelman
Pure Imagination………………………………………..…………….…………. Wonka
Narrator………….…………………………..……….…………………Dominick Macri
The Candy Man………………………………………… Charlie, James, Matilda, Candy Man……..………………………………………………….…….Lola Frampton
Candy Man, Candy Man Kids
Charlie Bucket………………..Lu Macias (Cast A), Ella Breving (Cast B)
I Eat More……………….. Mrs. Gloop, Augustus Gloop, Phineous Trout
Grandpa Joe……..……………..………………………...Grayson Coon-Hobson
Think Positive……………………………………..…………… Charlie, Mr. Bucket Grandpa George…………….………………………………………….Micah Barsky
I See It All On TV…………………….… Mike, Ms. Teavee, Phineous Trout Grandma Georgina…………………….……………….………….Riley Dempster
Grandma Josephina……..…………….………………………………..Nina Jensen
Cheer Up, Charlie……………….. Grandpa Joe, Mrs. Bucket, Mr. Bucket
Mr. Bucket……………Fern Haynes (Cast A), Ben Mortensen (Cast A)
Think Positive (Reprise)............................................................................ Charlie
Mrs. Bucket…………………………………………………………..Fallon McDermit
(I’ve Got A) Golden Ticket…………………….…….… Charlie, Grandpa Joe,
Phineous Trout……………………………………..Vivian Kassarjian (Cast A),
Golden Ticket Winners
Roody Anderson (Cast B)
ACT TWO
At The Gates…………………………………………………………..……………. Wonka Augustus Gloop………………………………….……....Kaeden Montesdeoca
Mrs. Gloop………..………………………………………………………..Sophia Curry
Factory Reveal Sequence……………………..….. Wonka, Golden Ticket
Winners, Parents Veruca Salt…………………………………………………………..Haven McDermit

Oompa-Loompa 1……………………………... Oompa-Loompas, Augustus Mr. Salt………………………………………………………………………..Jafar Rahimi

Violet Beauregarde…………………………………………….…….....Maeve Gray
There’s No Knowing ……………………………………………………………Wonka,
Golden Ticket Winners, Parents Mrs. Beauregarde………………………………………………………...Riley Wyatt
Mike TeaVee….……Cullen Lange (Cast A), Penny Spiegel (Cast B)
Chew It……………………………… Violet, Wonka, Golden Ticket Winners
Mrs. TeaVee…………………………………………………………...Claire Whalley
Flying……………………………………………..………………. Charlie, Grandpa Joe
Matilda…………………………………………………………………………...Isla Gillian
I Want It Now!................................................................................................. Veruca
James………………………………………………………………………....Jafar Rahimi
Finale……………………………………………………. Wonka, Oompa-Loompas, Ensemble…………………Ben, Fallon, Fern, Isla, Jafar, Kaeden, Maeve,
Golden Ticket Winners, Parents, Ensemble
Micah, Nina, Riley D, Riley W, Roody, Sophia, Vivian
Lucas Dittelman is 12 years old and is Chicago native. He
enjoys reading, acting and playing with his dog Nike. Lucas
also enjoys watching movies with his family, especially
comedies. But he is not all fun and games. Lucas works hard
and plays hard. He takes his school work very seriously and
likes to complete school assignments immediately, and looks
forward to playing video games shortly thereafter... either single
player or two player games with his dad. When you meet
Lucas, you will immediately be greeted by his winning smile
and quick turn of phrase. Once you get to know him, you will
have the option of talking solely in movie lines or in words and
actual sentences like a real human being.
Ella Breving (Charlie Bucket)
Ella has done 1 other show with Hamilton and it was
last year's Alice @ Wonderland . She has also done
theater camps and mini shows before. Ella will be
playing Charlie Bucket in cast B in this year's Willy
Wonka and is super excited to show you all what
everyone has worked so hard to accomplish. Ella
wishes you a sweet day and hopes you enjoy the
show
Lu Macias(Charlie
Bucket)
Lu discovered theater at Infinity Arts
Academy. This will be her first performance
in a lead role. She enjoys the sense of
community in theater. She loves singing,
dancing, and acting. Lu wants to thank Mom
and Dad for their support and give a
shoutout to her backstage friends for
helping with her nerves.
GraysonCoon-Hobson
(Grandpa Joe)
Grayson Coon-Hobson is making his musical
debut in the Hamilton Elementary production of
Willy Wonka as Grampa Joe. Grayson's favorite
song in the play is "Cheer up Charlie". Grayson
originally wanted to play the role of Charlie
Bucket but decided Grampa Joe was the role for
him.
Micah Barsky(Grandpa
George)
This is Micah Barsky's debut in Willy Wonka JR!
This is his first in theatrics, so he doesn't have
favorite parts of certain plays, but he enjoys indie
games and making new friends! His favorite part
about Willy Wonka JR so far are the other people
he works with while playing his role. (the other
grandparents). He hopes to see everyone soon!
Riley Dempster(Grandma
Georgina)
This is Riley’s first production! She has been
dancing competitively at DDA (Definition
Dance Academy) for 4 years so she already
knows she loves to be on stage. She is
excited to try being on stage in a new way
and is already having a fun and enjoyable
experience.
Nina Jensen(Grandma
Josephina)
Nina is very excited to be in her first play! She plays
piano and enjoys Taekwondo and gymnastics. Nina
thanks her Mom, Dad, and her adorable, sweet,
crazy, lazy dog named Rosie.
 Fern Haynes(Mr.Bucket)
This will be Fern's first performance. They
play Mr. Bucket in this upcoming play and
are heavily interested in theater. He feels
that theater is a way to really express
yourself. He would like to thank his mom
and dog.
Ben
Mortensen(Mr.Bucket)
Ben Mortensen is an 11-year-old child
who plays Mr. Bucket. He loves sports
and plays soccer with the travel team
Northwind. He loves reading and is
excited to be in Willy Wonka Jr. play.
Fallon McDermit
This will be Fallon's first production and
she is very excited. She's been dancing for
8 years and singing for 4 years. She enjoys
spending time with her friends and family,
dancing, and singing! Thanks to my Mom,
Dad, and Sister for supporting me during
this production and all of my cast members
for making this production a blast!
Vivian
Kassarjian(Phineous trout)
Vivian Kassarjian has been acting since
kindergarten. She started in a play
called, “How to Eat Like a Child.” She
then was a part of the after school
program, Infinity Arts, with her friends.
She was in the play “Mulan.” She says
thank you to her family.
Roody Anderson(Phineous
trout)
Roody is playing phineous trout in cast B,
they are a very warm hearted and kind
person.Roody is playing phineous trout in
cast B, they are a very warm hearted and
kind person.
Kaeden Lee Montesdeoca
Kaeden was very happy to have a role in this
show . As you watch this show you will see the
extremely hard working kids that were born to
be on stage. As you see me on stage I hope
you can get a laugh out of it . One wonderful
thing that I could say about my cast is that we
are all hard workers and we are born to be on
stage.
Sophia Curry
Sophia Curry is making her first debut in Willy
Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This is her first
play and she is really excited. Her favorite thing
about theater is seeing her friends and having
fun. Something Sophia does outside of school is
play with her dogs, hangout with friends, and see
family. Thanks everyone for all your support,
especially my family.
Haven McDermit
Haven McDermit is 13 years old, in 7th grade, and
she plays Veruca Salt in our production of Willy
Wonka. She was in Alice in Wonderland last year
and played Tweedle Dee and Fish Newsie. She
Does singing and dance classes outside of
school. Thank you to mom and dad for making all
of this possible!
 Jafar Rahimi
Jafar Rahimi is making his TAS+SD debut in Willy
Wonka. Jafar played a supporting role in the
show Newsies and he was also in a play called
the Sneetches by Dr. Seuss where he played a
sneetch. Jafar likes TAS S+D because the acting
feels realistic and can also be serious or funny.
Jafar enjoys playing video games and swimming.
Thanks to mom and dad, and his dogs Zeus and
Minnie.
Maeve Gray
This will be Maeve's second production at Hamilton.
In Kindergarten, she performed in How to Eat Like A
Child, which she says was a blast. She's in 6th Grade
and enjoys dancing, singing, and hanging out with
friends and family. She's been dancing for 9 years
and she has been singing for about 2 years. Maeve is
very thrilled to be a part of this year's Willy Wonka!
Thanks to Mom, Dad, Rosemary, Jen, and everyone
that supported her during the production.
Riley Wyatt
This is Riley’s first production! She
has been dancing competitively at
DDA (Definition Dance Academy) for
4 years so she already knows she
loves to be on stage. She is excited to
try being on stage in a new way and is
already having a fun and enjoyable
experience.
Dominick Macri(Narrator)
Dominick Macri lives in Albany Park with his
family and his dog Mochi. He enjoys learning
languages and acting. He took an improv camp
over the summer and enjoys the theater a lot.
He is excited to put on a musical for everyone
to enjoy. He also says that it would be great if
you could make a contribution to our school by
buying some Willy Wonka merchandise.
Dominick hopes you enjoy the show.
Penny Spiegel
Penny Spiegel is excited to act in her first Hamilton musical
as Mike Teavee. Penny has performed in The Descendants
(Uma) at Emerald City, The Outsiders (Bob/Jerry/Doctor)
and in the original movie Child of the Moon (Young
Dahlia/Palace Guard/Mysterious Lady/Shopkeeper). She
also studied as a drummer at School of Rock for 4 years.
Special thanks to Mom, Dad and Lee
Cullen Lange
Cullen Lange is playing the role of Mike Teavee
Cullen has never done an acting performance.
Cullen also likes watching performances. One of
his hobbies is Irish dancing. He did choir once at
school in Third grade. He enjoys trying new
things and also enjoys trying to challenge
himself.
Claire Whalley
Claire Whalley is an 8th grader, and this will
be her first acting debut. She loves how
creative theater is, and how expressive
every character is. She is a competitive
gymnast who loves doing cool flips and
tricks. She is so excited to be able to
entertain the audience today.
Isla Gillan
Isla Gillan plays the school kid Matilda. It is not a
lead role as most might guess but Matilda does
have a solo part in the Candy Man song. If you
don't know already Matilda is one of the main
candy man kids. Other shows/ performances
that Isla has been in are a few June Shows (4 to
be exact) at LBP dance academy, and Cinderella
at LBP dance academy. Isla believes that
anything is possible if you reach for it.
 Set/Prop Design
Abigail Hyde Lorena Bonham Stage Crew
Adriana Abreu Luke Giglinto
Alex Barsky Max Richart Alex Hernandez Jesse Grimes
Caleb Gismondi Mia Bilbo
Arianna Rodriguez Jocelyn Krysik
Elena Pradd Oliver Vera
Fabian Baltazar Penny Hakken Asher Antonyzyn Lydia Hulliberger
Freya Christianson Ruby Fuller Asim Washington Maisy Page
Gianna Kirby Sadie Rau
Calvin Ponder-Freeman Max Balkansky
Harrison Schwartz Sebastian Herrera
Imara Westfallen Sherlyn Hernandez Chase Hughes Mayson Philbin
Jackson Glanz Siena Marckel Curt Frampton Miles Schaaf
Kyleigh Sanders Theodore Hett
Declan Henry Nicolas Mckinley
Lane Mendell Veronica Hisson
Lennox Harris Will Davis Dylan Ramirez Oliver Borowski
Lorena Bonham Zoe Suerth Eddie Newboe Parker Mendell
Elinor Ullrich Ryan Yundt
Media Team Elliot Makela Ryder Nagle
Alex Beryozkin Jerry Alter Eric Panahon Savannah Voltaire
Alexis Minier Joseph Murillo
Ethan Gallagher Skyla Striebel
Beckett Samson Justin Pranger
Boyd Trapani Luca Palma George Blathras Tru Crenshaw
Calvin Robertson Ludvig Wahlback Isaac Feshbach-Burgess Waverley Van
Conrad Bacalzo Maddox Becker
Jack Paulsen Buskirk
Daniel Lombard Max Ramirez
Davis Snyder Micah Barsky Jack Sutton Will Laporte
Desmond Opoku-Ware Michael Gardner
Edie Ayala Noah Hong
Griffin White Resler Evans
Gustavo Schreiner Sammy Friedland
Inari Roberts Santi Perez
Jaydan Lopez Sebastian Semeco