A big thank you to everyone who came out for MATILDA auditions this weekend. We saw over 100 people and were absolutely overwhelmed by the level of talent and professionalism. You all have so much to be proud of! These were quite possibly the most difficult casting decisions this team has ever had to make. As we discussed in the auditions, casting a show is much like putting a puzzle together... except this puzzle can be put together in multiple ways. With the high level of talent we saw, we could have cast this show in a wide variety of ways. We truly wish we could cast you all! We have had to make some extremely difficult decisions tonight. If you were not cast, please understand this is not indication of your talent level or your performance. You were all amazing! Children and teens, please consider auditioning for our upcoming production of A Midsummer Night's Dream or signing up for one of our summer camps. Adults, please make plans to audition for our 2020/21 Main Stage season.

For those that were cast, please email Mericlew@gmail.com to accept or decline your role by 7:00pm Monday 3/9. We will have a read-through and Company meeting at 7:00pm on Tuesday 3/10 at Centennial Station (where you auditioned). Cast members 17 and younger should have at least (1) parent present at the meeting.

Again, thank you all! We can't wait to start this magical journey!

Matilda Wormwood - Martha Bowers
Miss Agatha Trunchbull - James Ilsley
Miss Honey - Mary Margaret Coble
Mr. Wormwood - Mike Lasley
Mrs. Wormwood - Courtney Lowe
Michael Wormwood - Jack Price
Mrs. Phelps - Natalie Cardona
Doctor/The Escapologist - Robert Seawell
Acrobat - Rachel Squier
Bruce - Christian Lowe
Lavender - Calla Raczenski
Amanda - Callie Mae Weston
Nigel - Jaxon Garner
Eric - Leo Raczenski
Alice - Abigail Callaway
Hortensia - Olivia Trauth
Tammy - Brice Dale

Rudolpho/Adult Ensemble - Matheus Barbee
Children's Entertainer/Adult Ensemble - Ebonet Jeffcoat
Sergei/Adult Ensemble - Margaret Stringer
Henchman 1/Adult Ensemble - Kammy Forester
Henchman 2/Adult Ensemble - Sabrina Woodward
Henchman 3/Cook/Adult Ensemble - Sammy Leigh Campbell
Nurse/Adult Ensemble - Aliya Graves

Kids Ensemble
Addison Stanifer
Jayden Jeffcoat
Emrey Nash
Olivia Callaway
Olivia Morris
Salem Reynolds
Leila Dixon

Big Kids Ensemble
Ava Belle Jones
Kayla Miller
Lilli Garner
Anna Hartle
Cody Gallimore
Kinsey Calderone
Jazmine Jeffcoat
Jack Price
Delaney Grider
Kimmie Yokley
Katie Pelikan
Katie Whittington
Dylan Lowe
Lindsey Gabriel
Jordyn Post

We were overwhelmed and thrilled by the amount of amazing talent that came through our doors in the past two days. We look forward to working with this cast! We would have loved to have cast everyone, but that is not possible in such a small show. We would love to encourage everyone to audition for shows in the future.

Emcee: Curtis Myrick
Sally Bowles: Ashley Pearson
Clifford Bradshaw: Wilson Mericle
Fraulein Schneider: Caitlin Rose
Herr Schultz: Mickey Hyland
Fraulen Kost: Courtney Lowe
Ernst Ludwig: Margaret Stringer

Kit Kat Girls:
Rachel Walker- LuLu,
Rachel Squier- Frenchie
Caroline Patterson- Rosie
Sammy Leigh Campbell- Helga
Kristi Post- Texas
Kimmie Yokley- Fritzie
Kayla Miller
Katie Pelikan
Kinsey Calderone
Hope Barker

Kit Kat Boys:
Jackson Smith- Bobby
Nick Helms- Victor
Jack Price- Herman
Colton Widerner- Hans
Breayan Sedano-Roman (also Max)
Mattheus Barbee

Ensemble:
Aliya Graves
Delaney Grider
Jenna Kate Brown
Karla Hernandez-Gonzalez
Sarah France

We are over the moon with the turnout and our cast list!

Anderson, Florica -Caroler

Anderson, Kay - Charwoman

Angel, Joseph - Beadle/Judge/Creditor/Money Bags/Caroler

Barker, Briana - Angel Choir

Barrier, Haven - Angel Choir/Ignorance

Bias, Denise - Angel Choir

Campbell, Sammy - Ghost of Christmas Future/Abundance Tapper

Chapman, Kylee - Charity Woman/Caroler/Poulterer/Grave Mover

Charles, Ashlynn - Abundance Dancer/Christmas Cracker Dancer/Charwoman

Charles, Brooklyn - Martha Cratchit

Charles, Chase - Nickolas Anderson

Creech, Briana - Mrs. Fezziwig/Caroler

Creech, Fiona - Scrooge at 8/Angel Choir

D'Accio, Francesca - Angel Choir

Doak, Charlie - Acolyte/Sailor Dance

Doak, Chaun - Old Joe/Link by Link Dancer

Doak, Maddie - Bread Seller

Dowell, Taylor - Egg Seller/Grave Mover/Caroler/Abundance Dancer/Christmas Cracker Dancer

Elizabeth Nee - Charwoman/Grave Mover

Feldkamp, Julie - Scrooge's Mom

Ford, Alyssa - Angel Choir/Want

Franks, Rebecca - Angel Choir

Freeman, Ali - Ghost of Christmas Present

Freeman, Jim - Ebeneezer Scrooge

Freeman, Noah - Jonathon

Gabriel, Lindsay - Charwoman

Gallimore, Cody - Acolyte/Businessman 1/Sailor/Caroler

Geilser, Ava - Young Fan/Angel Choir

Graves, Aliya - Emily/Caroler/Drunk

Grider, Delaney - Abundance Dancer/Link by Link Dancer/Charwoman

Haselsberger, Alana - Fruit Seller

Helsabeck, Oliver - Bob Cratchit

Holmes, Nicole - Sally/Woman 1

Hughes, Chris - Mrs. Mops

Humphrey, Renae - Charity Woman/Caroler/Headless Ghost

Hyland, Mickey - Jacob Marley/Monk

Jeffcoat, Ebonet - Charity Woman/Caroler/Link By Link Dancer

Jeffcoat, Jayden - Anderson Kid/Angel Choir

Jeffcoat, Jazmine - Link by Link Dancer/Chimney Sweep/Gravedigger/Charwoman

Kelly, Madelyn - Sailor Dancer

Kerr, Kelly - Wing of Death/Drunk/Abundance Tapper

Laney, Nan - Angel Choir

LaVenture, Anna - Grave Mover/Abundance Dancer

Lowe, Christian - Scrooge at 12

Lowe, Courtney - Ghost of Christmas Past

Lowe, Dylan - Mr. Smythe/Chimney Sweep/Undertaker/Gravedigger/Mr. Hawkins/Link by Link Dancer

Martha Bowers - Candy Seller

Miller, Jimmy - Ebeneezer Scrooge

Miller, Kayla - Fan/Abundance Tapper

Morris, Olivia - Angel Choir/Anderson Kid

Oliver Post - Chestnut Seller

Oneill, Tamara - Chains-in-Chest Ghost

Perez, Daniella - Angel Choir

Post, Jordyn - Vegetable Seller

Price, Jack - Young Marley/Sailor/Link by Link Dancer/Chimney Sweep/Undertaker/Gravedigger

Railsback, Kristina - Mrs. Cratchit

Railsback, Liam - Gravedigger

Rowland, Austin - Fred/Fezzi/Scrooge's Dad/Link by Link Dancer

Sedano-Roman, Breayan - Acolyte/Businessman 2/Caroler

Smith, Katy - Grace Smythe

Stasaitis, Stephanie - Hand-in-safe Ghost/Grave Mover

Stringer, Margaret - Grave Mover/Skeleton/Fishmonger/Caroler

Sweat, Whitney - Wing of Death/Drunk/Abundance Tapper

Wallace, Emma - Link by Link Dancer

Warren, Ryonna - Woman 2/Caroler

Weston, Callie Mae - Tiny Tim

Widener, Colton - Young Scrooge/Harry/Caroler/Monk

Williams, Briana - Apple Seller

Williams, Kyra - Flower Seller

Zielny, Zoe - Acolyte

We would like to thank everyone who came out to audition for HPCT's James and the Giant Peach Jr. Having such a great amount of talent made our decisions very difficult!
Here is the cast list: 
James- Olivia Trauth
Ladahlord- Liam Railsback
Spiker- Martha Bowers
Sponge- Emrey Nash
Ladybug/puppet- Kimmie Yokely
Grasshopper/puppet- Nicholas Greene
Spider/puppet- Sydney Evans
Earthworm/puppet- Jordan Williams II
Centipede/puppet- Christian Lowe
Matron Nurse/Cruise Ens./New Yorker- Delaney Grider
Mr Trotter/Passing Man/Reporter/Farm Animal/Seagull- Riley Smith
Mrs Trotter/Passing Woman/Reporter/Farm Animal/Seagull- Madelyn Kelly
Karl Kreatour/Reporter/Farm Animal/Seagull- Jordyn Post
Billie Bobbycop/Jake/New Yorker- Olivia Morris
Bobby Bobbycop/Joe/New Yorker- Trinity Swinning
Doreen Driggles/Ida Walters/Lucille Van Kooglestein/Cruise Ens.- Jayden Jeffcoat
Violet Funkschmeller/Bitsy Botana/Bunny MacKenzie the Third/Cruise Ens- Salem Reynolds
Ridgley Rapscallion/Buzz/Cruise Ens/New Yorker- Katy Smith
Chris Cryermouth/Willy Wonka/Cruise Ens./New Yorker- Adam Bousmaha
Baby James/Featured Dancer- Devon Swinning
Ladies’ Garden Guild/Garden Chorus/Angry Crowd/ Cruise Ens./Screaming Women- Whitney Sweat, Ciara Swinning, Lexi Swinning, Trinity Swinning, Delaney Grider
Hollywood Agents/Oompa Loompas/Sharks- Peyton Gee, Devon Swinning
Reporters/Farm Animals/Seagulls- Claire Davis, Dylana Swinning

If you were cast, please email your stage manager Caleb Railsback at smcrailsback@gmail.com, to accept or decline your role by 3 pm Monday. Cast members, look for a follow-up email tomorrow with more information about rehearsals. Our first meeting will be Tuesday evening.

If you were not cast, please do not let this discourage you from auditioning again. We will have plenty of other opportunities to get involved in HPCT's productions in the future, and we would love to see you again!

Karen Hincher, 
Director