Thank you to everyone who auditioned! Everyone who auditioned has been cast. If you auditioned and do not see your name on a cast list please contact us, because that was a clerical error on our end. We are so excited for this wonderful summer season of shows!
What do I do now?
Step One: Check the Cast Lists
- Look for your name below. We were able to cast everyone who auditioned in at least one show. If you auditioned and your name is not on one of these lists, please contact Cori immediately. This means that we made a mistake and didn’t copy things correctly.
- If you auditioned for more than one show, please be sure to check all of the cast lists. Your name may appear more than once!
Step Two: Contact the Director
- Please email the director for your show to let them know that you will be accepting the role.
- If you decide not to participate in a show that you were cast in, please let the director know as soon as possible.
Step Three: Register for your Show
Once you have been cast in a production, we will post the course code for that show on the Limelight website, and you will need to register with the park district. You can do this:
- Online! Online registration available for all shows.
- Over the phone by calling 630-554-1010. You can only register over the phone if you have an Annual Waiver on file.
- In person by going into one of the park district buildings to fill out the registration form and pay the registration fee. Visit www.oswegolandparkdistrict.org for building addresses and operating hours.
Please check all cast lists below! If you have any questions, please contact Cori at cveverka@oswegolandpd.org.
Tumbleweed Trail Cast
Please email director, Julie Kiser at jkiser@oswegolandpd.org to accept or decline your role. NOTE – All actors will be performing in both shows. If they are double cast in a role that is listed, they will also have a part for the other performance night.
DELILAH BOYLE: Soleil Contino, Effie Hennesy
ABIGAIL BOYLE: Rosie Hennesy
PAUL BOYLE: Ross Hatzinger
GUS and GIDEON: Samantha Anders, Logan Groh, Payton Hatzinger, Max Holstein (Pairings to be completed 2nd week of rehearsal)
JIMMY THE TUMBLEWEED: Jax Garrison, Laila Green
UNCY CHET: Graham Fox
AUNT JESSABELLE: Madelyn Engel, Audrey LaFountain
GRAMMY: Ryann Janis
COUSIN FRED: Jayden Kersh
JED STOCKBURN: Brian Reveles
MAXWELL STOCKBURN: Justin Taylor
CLAIRE STOCKBURN: Mia Martin
HARVEY CORNWELL: Sedona DeBolt
PHIL: Charlie Janis
TERRY: Hannah Groh
BETSY: Daphne Miller
WILL (Lead Will): Chayse White
WILLIAM: Lyra Contino
WILLY: Mathieu Kieffer
ROPES: Jack Kremer
SHERIFF JASPER: Alexis Flores
KING GOLD: TBD
Lion King Jr. Cast List
Please email director, Nikki Harris at nharris@oswegolandpd.org to accept or decline your role.
Rafiki: Ava Rose Michelon, Abby Miller
Mufasa: Ross Hatzinger, Jack Kremer
Sarabi: Alexis Flores, Addie Jurgenson
Zazu: Sammie Burk, Ava Maxwell
Scar: Jessica Dove, Jax Garrison
Simba (young): Grayson Fisher, Aela Munyaneza
Simba (adult): Hunter Ahrens, Jayden Kersch
Nala (young): Liliana Diggle, Avery Paisker
Nala (adult): Sedona Debolt, Hailey Mueller
Sarafina: Emily Bensinger, Emma Lammert
Shenzi: Hannah Groh, Marah Pierce
Banzai: Mason Gullet, Payton Hatzinger
Ed: Samantha Anders, Ava Karg
Timon: Lindy Donovan, Megan Kratsch
Pumbaa: Leah Gullet, Hailey Modaff
Lionesses
Jainey Anderson
Soliel Contino
Jordan Fikis
Grace Kochanek
Valerie Kuhs
Audrey LaFountain
Olivia Lamb
Charlotte Mattern
Madison McNanna
Madeline Mundsinger
Lily Packley
Inaaya Siddiqhi
Emma Szatkowski
Chayse White
Ella Yee
Hyenas
Hallie Anderson
Madelyn Engel
Grace Garretson
Laila Green
Logan Groh
Thomas Hall
Fiona Hayes
Madeline Hayes
Effie Hennesy
Rosie Hennesy
Max Holstein
Mathieu Kieffer
Teagan Mace
Jacob Modaff
Savannah Murphy
Eva Ramirez
Ensemble (Animals, Grasses, Etc)
Emilia Carr
Lucas Carr
Lyra Contino
Piper Contino
Teagan Davis
Marlee Doty
Quyn Folley
Bella Gedmin
Charlie Janis
Emily Kmiec
Jane Kochanek
Grace Misek
Madelyn Misek
Jayda Neal
Jaylee Rick
Kelly Stanley
Molly Voller
So Untamed Cast List
Please email director, Ben Brawner at bbrawner@oswegolandpd.org to accept or decline your role.
Roselyn: Audrey Mikelson
Marie: Lucie Kupres
Delphine: Maddie Fox
Josephine: Maddy Mirallegro
Travers: Jack Rogalla
Laurent: Francisco Rodriguez
Latimer: Mark Melton
Fernand: Abraham Ortiz
Catherine de’ Medici/Female Chorus: Renique Kersh
Madeline/Female Chorus: Tessa Melton
Female Chorus
Tessa Eads
Marsha Noelken-Anderson
Male Chorus
Tim Davis
Sedona DeBolt
Kenneth Pantaleon
Grace Smith
Ben Stalker
Willy Wonka Cast List
Please email director, Katie Meyer at kmeyer@oswegolandpd.org to accept or decline your role.
WILLY WONKA: Ryan Sendef, Joshua Whitfield
CANDY MAN: Zexin Jiang, Allison Sass
CHARLIE BUCKET: Kylie Ferris, Natalie Meldon
GRANDPA JOE: Mark Melton, Stewie Simons
MR. BUCKET: Parker Dove, Josh Holstein
MRS. BUCKET: Lucie Kupres, Kirsten Stephens
GRANDMA JOSEPHINA: Tessa Melton, Maddy Mirallegro
GRANDMA GEORGINA: Sedona DeBolt, Madelyn Schotz
GRANDPA GEORGE: Jeremy Davis, Matthew Gutzwiller
PHINEOUS TROUT: Praise Oranika, Francisco Rodriguez
AUGUSTUS GLOOP: Ethan Ivanov, Tyler Johns
MRS. GLOOP: Bryn Meyers, Scarlett Licina
MIKE TEAVEE: Brayden Hardersen, Jakob Sendef
MS. TEAVEE: Delaney Donahue, Akshara Gunda
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE: Annie Holstein, Madelyn Rousonelos
MRS. BEAUREGARDE: Lexi Nebel, Lexi Nielsen
VERUCA SALT: Davinci Calcara, Audrey Mikelson
Mr. SALT: Kenneth Pantaleon, Max Schotz
JAMES: Talen Gilbert, Elijah Kackert
MATILDA: Emily Bensinger, Gabrielle Morris
OOMPA-LOOMPAS (Will be double casted)
Colleen Casey
Soleil Contino
Annika Kmiecik
Carissa Koopman
Scarlett Lane
Rylie McNanna
Olivia Mikelson
Allison Mensik
Grace O’Reilly
Krystyn Reyes
Mya Radzanowski
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Chayse White
Emily York
GREAT CITY CHORUS/ SQUIRRELS (Will be double casted)
Hunter Ahrens
Anna Boness
Sarah Boness
Aryan Chandra
Alexis Flores
Grace Garretson
Kerry Hall
Brenden Keller
McKenna Lee
Emi Rausa
Genevieve Simmons
Grace Smith
Ben Stalker
Erin Tracy
Lily Yelensky
If They Were Free Cast List:
Bill McAllan, Director – Ryan Sendef
Carole Blair (“Peg”) – Hailey Berk
Helen Granger (“Irene”) – Lucie Kupres/Allison Sass
Jean Ray (“Jill”) – Annie Holstein /Kyra Gonzalez
Gloria Rose (“Florence”) – Laura Noelken
Betty Arnold (“June”) – Jessica Gladis
Hallie Davis (“Hazel”) – Nikki Harris
Barbara Grant (“Stella”) – Maddie Fox
Tracy Clark (“Katherine”) – Tessa Melton/Annika Kmiecik
Warren Hart (“Edward”) – Matthew Gutzwiller
Jeffrey Cook (“Mr. Harrigan”) – Judah Torres
Cliff Porter (“Delivery Boy”) – Ben Stalker
Ida Parker, Screenwriter – Renee Niederkorn
Dawn Berkowitz, Continuity Girl – Marsha Noelken-Anderson/Micaela Aguirre
Leo Feinberg, Producer – Stewie Simons
James Alton, Cinematographer – Tim Davis
Jerry Falk, Sound Man – Alexis Flores
Jacques Chauvet, Director – Jeremy Davis
Vincent La Cava, Musical Star – Abraham Ortiz
Dolores Tate, Musical Star – Kyra Gonzalez/Annie Holstein
Sid Bloom, Studio Production Chief – Tristan Ramos
Joseph Callahan, Code Representative – Mark Melton
Here are our 5 productions this summer: If They Were Free, The Tumbleweed Trail, Disney’s The Lion King JR, So Untamed, and Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka.
Other Opportunities
Interested in Student Assistant Directing? Review the Student Assistant Director Expectations then apply HERE.
Want to help in other ways? Fill out these forms if you are interested in Tech Crew, Pit Orchestra for Willy Wonka, or helping with set, costume, and prop Projects.
Fall Radio Plays
- Sign up for radio plays is on a show by show basis, so check back four weeks before each performance to sign up for each show.
- Actors who have been cast in each radio play will rehearse all day (beginning around 10:00am) on Saturday for a 7:00pm performance.
- All actors in radio plays will need to register for $5. Fee increases to $10 the day of the performance. Course codes will be provided in each cast list email.
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| October | The Black Eyes of The Crow | Sign up in Fall |
WLTC Radio Theatre Series
The WLTC Radio Division presents radio dramas based on classic films, literature, and some original works and adaptations. Radio shows are typically performed at 7:00pm one Saturday a month January through April and September through November.
Actors invited to perform in one of these radio dramas are typically in HIGH SCHOOL and older. Roles are cast based on need. For example, if the show requires a part to be played by a young actor, then a young actor will be contacted. All actors must meet certain criteria in order to facilitate the quick rehearsal process that this type of show needs. Those criteria are:
- A demonstrated ability to take initiative and practice lines/character work outside of the rehearsal process.
- A proven track record of rehearsing quickly, taking direction, and making adjustments in character in a way that contributes to the positive work environment of a production.
- A consistent commitment to professionalism in the rehearsal process, as well as the ability to use that professionalism to improve the quality of the performance.
- Actors who meet these criteria should indicate interest in performing in the radio series by filling out the electronic form link above.
Each play is a mix between veteran actors and those new to this type of production. In an effort to be inclusive, actors who indicate interest will be cast according to their availability, and not being cast in one production means that actors will likely be cast in one of the following ones.