DOCSLIB.ORG

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory As

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory As Name ____________________________ Date ____________________________ ​ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory As you read, answer the questions below. Please type your answers. ​ ​ ​ Chapter 1: “Here Comes Charlie” What are three examples that support the claim that ​ “life was extremely uncomfortable” for Charlie’s family? Three examples that support the claim that “life was extremely uncomfortable for Charlie’s family are: 1) ______________________________________________________________ 2) ______________________________________________________________ 3) ______________________________________________________________ Why was it torture for Charlie to live so close to the chocolate factory? Chapter 2: “Mr. Willy Wonka’s Factory” ​ What happens to Grandpa Joe when he sees Charlie in the evenings? Other than chocolate, what are two inventions does Grandpa Joe say that Willy Wonka created? Chapter 3: “Mr. Wonka and the Indian Prince” ​ What happened to Prince Pondicherry’s palace? Chapter 4: “The Secret Workers” ​ Why did Mr. Wonka send his workers home never to come back? What is one of the mysteries of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory? Chapter 5: “The Golden Tickets” ​ What is Mr. Wonka’s special present to the five ticket winners? On the basis of probability, Grandpa George says Charlie has no chance at all of finding the golden ticket. What do you think he means? Chapter 6: “The First Two Finders” ​ Do you think the first two finders of the golden tickets (Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt) deserved their find? Chapter 7: “Charlie’s Birthday” ​ Why was Charlie’s family just as excited as him before he opened the chocolate bar? What does Charlie want to do with the chocolate after opening it? Chapter 8: “Two More Golden Tickets Found” ​ How long has Violet been chewing “this piece of gum”? Why was Mike Teavee annoyed with the reporter who was trying to interview him? 7 Chapter 9: “Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble” ​ Why did Grandpa Joe use his money to pay for another chocolate bar? What wakes up Grandma Josephine? Chapter 10: “The Family Begins to Starve” ​ Why had the excitement about the golden tickets faded in Charlie’s home? What are two changes that Charlie made in order to save his strength? Chapter 11: “The Miracle” ​ How did eating the first chocolate bar make Charlie feel? Why do you think the shopkeeper said, “I have a feeling you needed a break like this. I’m awfully glad you got it.” Chapter 12: “What it said on the Golden Ticket” ​ What was Charlie’s family’s first reaction to him telling them he had found the 5th golden ticket? According to what it said on the Golden Ticket, what was the finder able to do when they ran out of chocolate? Why is Grandpa Joe a good choice to accompany Charlie to the factory? Chapter 13: “The Big Day Arrives” ​ Why was it good that all the other children had both of their parents accompany them to the chocolate factory? What were two of the comments the crowd made when they saw Charlie? Chapter 14: “Mr. Willy Wonka” ​ What kind of climate does Mr. Wonka keep for his workers? How did Mr. Wonka act when greeting the five children? Chapter 15: The Chocolate Room ​ How much chocolate does Mr. Wonka say is in his brown river? Why does Mr. Wonka say that the waterfall is the most important? Chapter 16: The Oompa­Loompas ​ How did Mr. Wonka convince the Oompa­Loompas to work for him? Describe Veronica’s behavior after learning about the Oompa­Loompas? Chapter 17: “Augustus Gloop Goes up the Pipe” ​ Why are Augustus Gloop’s parents mad at Willy Wonka? What does the Oompa­Loompa’s song suggest about Augustus Gloop’s character? Chapter 18: “Down the Chocolate River” ​ What is Mr. Wonka’s yacht made out of? Describe the tunnel the chocolate river took the passengers through. Chapter 19: “The Inventing Room—Everlasting Gobstoppers and Hair Toffee” ​ Why is the “Inventing Room” the most important room in the entire factory? How are the everlasting gobstoppers different than gum? Chapter 20: “The Great Gum Machine” ​ Why were most of the children disappointed to find out that the machine just produced a small stick of grey gum? Chapter 21: “Good­bye Violet” ​ What made Willy Wonka’s piece of gum different than a normal stick of gum? What happened to Violet when chewing the piece of gum? Chapter 22: “Along the Corridor” ​ Name three of the rooms that they passed going down the corridor. Chapter 23: “Square Candies that Look Round” ​ When Mrs. Salt accuses Mr. Wonka of lying, what does he reply? Explain what Mr. Wonka means by “square candies that look round”? Chapter 24: “Veruca in the Nut Room” ​ Why does Veruca disobey Mr. Wonka and enter the Nut Room? Why does the Oompa­Loompa song state that they are happy that Veruca’s parents fell down the garbage chute too? Chapter 25: “The Great Glass Elevator” ​ How did Charlie and Grandpa Joe like the elevator ride? Why is Mr. Wonka afraid of a collision? Chapter 26: “The Television­Chocolate Room” ​ Why did Charlie feel a sense of danger after entering the Television­Chocolate room? What is Mr. Wonka’s tremendous idea for television? Chapter 27: “Mike Teavee is Sent by Television” ​ Why is Mike Teavee turned into a tiny boy? What was the message in the Oompa­Loompa’s song about Mike Teavee? Chapter 28: “Only Charlie Left” ​ What did the elevator button labeled “Up and Out” mean? Chapter 29: “The Other Children Go Home” ​ Why is August Gloop now so thin? Why does Mr. Wonka think that Mike Teavee is lucky? Chapter 30: “Charlie’s Chocolate Factory” ​ Why does Mr. Wonka want to give Charlie the chocolate factory? After reading the book: Each child that failed Mr. Wonka because they had certain weaknesses. State each child’s name and their weakness. Why is Charlie different? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Annual Conference September 10-12, 2018 • Salt Lake City
    Annual Conference September 10-12, 2018 • Salt Lake City museums a catalyst belonging for Entry Douglas Ballroom Elevator Main Entry Opening Session | Keynote Session | Poster Session from Hotel parking → Meals | Breaks Sponsor Tables | Silent Auction Gender Gender Neutral Neutral Restroom Restroom Information University Guest House Meeting Rooms Alpine Concurrent Sessions Bonneville Concurrent Sessions Contents City Creek Ensign At-a-Glance Schedule ............................. 1 Key Information ....................................... 2 Concurrent Sessions Conversation Tables UMA Mission & Board ............................. 3 Explore Salt Lake City ............................ 4 Welcome Letters .................................... 5 Schedule Details ..................................... 7 Men’s Women’s Award Recipients .................................. 16 Restroom Restroom Silent Auction ....................................... 18 Museum Advocacy .............................. 19 Resources .......................................... 20 Notes Pages ......................................... 21 At-a-Glance Monday, September 10, 2018 8:00 am – 11:00 am Field Trips see page 7 11:15 am – 12:00 pm General Session CE EDOP Conference 101 Alpine 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Break Explore local lunch spots with your colleagues local restaurants 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm Auction Silent Auction Bidding Douglas Ballroom 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm General Session Welcome Remarks Douglas Ballroom 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Opening Session CE EDOP A Conversation About Belonging Douglas
    [Show full text]
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble
    Lesson Plan Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Grandpa Joe takes a Gamble Overview Learning objective • To be able to explain and demonstrate elements of suspense writing, including the concepts of climax and anti-climax. Learning outcome • To produce a piece of writing in the genre of suspense. Book reference • Chapter 9: Grandpa Joe takes a Gamble. Cross-curricular link • Literacy, Drama. Resources • A wrapped chocolate bar per pair or group; a bag with lots of pieces of paper inside. Starter • Allow the children to experience climax and anti-climax through • Everyone stands in a circle. Someone stands in the middle as an activity, for example: Willy Wonka. The children pass around an imaginary chocolate • Hold up a bag with lots of pieces of paper inside it, and tell the bar. When Willy Wonka says “Stop” the person with the imaginary class that one of the pieces of paper is a promise of chocolate chocolate bar pretends to unwrap it. He or she can decide for the lucky winner. The children pass the bag around and take whether the chocolate bar does or doesn’t have a golden ticket a piece of paper from the bag one by one. It turns out that there inside. If it has a golden ticket inside, the person shouts “Golden is no lucky piece of paper in the bag. Take the disappointed or ticket!” and everyone in the circle stands up and punches the angry reaction and explain it is an example of anti-climax. air and says “Yesss!” If it does not have a golden ticket inside, the person says “No golden ticket” and everyone can fall dramatically to the floor and say “Ohhh.” The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre www.roalddahl.com Registered charity number 1085853 | Company limited by guarantee number 4178505 Illustrations © Quentin Blake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Grandpa Joe takes a Gamble cont.
    [Show full text]
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? 6 Leader of the Minpins Called?
    BOOK QUIZ WHAT DO CHARLIE’S GRANDPARENTS DO ALL DAY IN BILLY AND THE MINPINS, WHAT IS THE 1 IN CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY? 6 LEADER OF THE MINPINS CALLED? a) They eat sweets a) Don Mini b) They stay in bed b) Don Mono c) They play cards c) Don Mani IN GEORGE’S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE, WHAT IN MATILDA, WHAT FIRST AMAZES 2 COLOUR IS THE MEDICINE AFTER GEORGE BOILS IT? 7 MISS HONEY ABOUT MATILDA? a) Gorgeous gruesome green a) Her mathematical ability b) Fearsome fiery red b) Her musical ability c) Deep and brilliant blue c) Her reading ability IN MATILDA, WHICH PUNISHMENT DOES MISS WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE THREE FARMERS 3 TRUNCHBULL GIVE BRUCE BOGTROTTER? 8 IN FANTASTIC MR FOX? a) Puts him in The Chokey a) Doggis, Dunce and Lean b) Forces him to eat an enormous cake b) Moggis, Munce and Mean c) Makes him touch a newt c) Boggis, Bunce and Bean IN CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, IN GEORGE’S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE, 4 WHERE CAN YOU FIND WHANGDOODLES, 9 WHAT HAPPENS TO GRANDMA WHEN SHE HORNSWOGGLERS AND SNOZZWANGERS? DRINKS MARVELLOUS MEDICINE NUMBER FOUR? a) In Caterpillar Country b) In Loompaland a) She disappears c) In Eucalyptus Land b) She blows up c) She bursts her boiler WHAT DOES GRANDMA TELL GEORGE TO EAT 5 THREE TIMES A DAY IN GEORGE’S MARVELLOUS IN THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME, MEDICINE? 10 WHAT DOES THE WORD ‘GRUBBER’ MEAN? a) Cauliflower a) It is an old word for a sweet shop b) Cabbage b) It is a name for someone who is very dirty c) Curly kale c) It is a name for someone who eats too quickly ANSWERS AT THE END OF THE PACK ©2020 The Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd /Quentin Blake.
    [Show full text]
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dream Chocolate Bar
    Lesson Plan Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dream Chocolate Bar Overview Learning objective • To explore descriptive and persuasive language. Learning outcome • To create a design for chocolate or sweet that would make Willy Wonka proud. Book reference • Pre-reading up to chapter 22. Cross-curricular link • Food Technology, Literacy. Resources • Card sort sheets. Starter • Working in pairs, the children tell each other their favourite sweet or chocolate bar and what their dream chocolate bar would look like or taste like. Individuals feed back their ideas to the rest of the class. The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre www.roalddahl.com Registered charity number 1085853 | Company limited by guarantee number 4178505 Illustrations © Quentin Blake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Dream Chocolate Bar cont. Main teaching activity • Look at some of the fantabulous inventions from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. For example, use this quote from Chapter 2: Mr Willy Wonka can make marshmallows that taste of violets, and rich caramels that change colour every ten seconds as you suck them, and little feathery sweets that melt away “ deliciously the moment you put them between your lips. He can make chewing-gum that never loses its taste, and sugar balloons that you can blow up to enormous sizes before you pop them with a pin and gobble them up. And, by a most secret method, he can make lovely blue birds’ eggs with black spots on them, and when you put one of these in your mouth, it gradually gets smaller and smaller until suddenly there is nothing left except a tiny little pink sugary baby bird sitting on the tip of your tongue.
    [Show full text]
  • Willy Wonka's Narcissistic Personality in Roald Dahl's
    PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI WILLY WONKA’S NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY IN ROALD DAHL’S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By BOVIS NARENDRA PRATAMA Student Number: 124214051 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2017 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI WILLY WONKA’S NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY IN ROALD DAHL’S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By BOVIS NARENDRA PRATAMA Student Number: 124214051 ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAM DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2017 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you. -Hillary Clinton vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI I dedicate this undergraduate thesis to my parents. viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to The Almighty God for always giving me blessing, health, and especially strength for finishing this undergraduate thesis. Second of all, I would like to thank my father and mother. Both of them, who constantly support, nurture, and encourage me, are the reason why I can finally finish my undergraduate thesis. Then, I would also like to send my gratitude to my undergraduate thesis advisor, Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Golden Ticket Winner
    Lesson Plan Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Golden Ticket Winner Overview Learning objective • To develop imaginative skills to create a new horrid winner of a golden ticket. Learning outcome • To create a presentation on a new horrid child. Book reference • Pre-reading up to chapter 27. Cross-curricular link • Literacy, Art, Drama. Resources • Thesauri. Starter • As a whole class, use thesauri to mindmap words to describe each horrid child: Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt and Mike Teavee. • Discuss how the name of each character reflects the character’s personality. The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre www.roalddahl.com Registered charity number 1085853 | Company limited by guarantee number 4178505 Illustrations © Quentin Blake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Golden Ticket Winner cont. Main teaching activity • Read the following descriptions of each naughty character aloud to the class. • While listening, the children can stand up and mime or act out the descriptions. Augustus Gloop “Great flabby folds of fat bulged out from every part of his body, and his face was like a monstrous ball of dough with two small greedy curranty eyes peering out upon the world.” Violet Beauregarde “The famous girl was standing on a chair in the living room waving the Golden Ticket madly at arm’s length as though she were flagging a taxi. She was talking very fast and very loudly to everyone, but it was not easy to hear all that she said because she was chewing so ferociously upon a piece of gum at the same time.” Mike Teavee “Mike Teavee... had no less than eighteen toy pistols of various sizes hanging from belts around his body, and every now and again he would leap up into the air and fire off half a dozen rounds from one or another of these weapons.” Veruca Salt “‘My little Veruca got more and more upset each day, and every time I went home she would scream at me, “Where’s my Golden Ticket! I want my Golden Ticket!” And she would lie for hours on the floor, kicking and yelling in the most disturbing way.’” • Show the above descriptions on the whiteboard.
    [Show full text]
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
    The Jefferson Performing Arts Society Presents A Study Companion 1118 Clearview Pkwy, Metairie, LA 70001 Ph 504.885.2000 Fx 504.885.3437 [email protected] www.jpas.org 1 | P a g e Table of Contents Teacher Notes………………………………………………………………………………..………….3 Louisiana Common Core…………………………………………………………….….………….5 Lesson Plans……………………………………………………..……………….……..……………..6 The Book, The Film (1971,) The Film (2005) and the Play…………………...7 Mike Teavee…………………………………………………………….…………………….40 My Pop Studio………………………………………………………………………………..45 At JPAS: The Costume Design……………………………………...……….56 Social Studies……………………………………………. ……………..……….……..64 Science: The Power of Our Imagination….………………….…………90 Additional Resources…………………………………………………………………………….100 2 | P a g e Teacher Notes Theatre Kids! Presents Willy Wonka Junior Lyrics and Music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley Adapted for the stage by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy Allen McDonal Based on the book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Roald Dahl's WILLY WONKA JR., featuring a memorable score by Leslie Bricusse (JEKYLL & HYDE, DOCTOR DOLITTLE) and Anthony Newley, follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka's rules in the factory--or suffer the consequences. Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which features the songs from the classic 1971 family film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
    [Show full text]
  • AUDITION PACKET Rahpss
    Providence School Theatre Department Jennifer Hudson, Director Production Dates: April 15-16, 2021 CAST AUDITION PACKET RahPSs CO PROVIDENCE SCHOOL THEATRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL AUDITION NOTICE AUDITIONS FOR THE SPRING MUSICAL“Willy Wonka” WILL BE HELD ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMESIN THE CHORAL SUITE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER2 - 3:30PM-6:30PM - Vocal Audition & Script Read TUESDAY, NOVEMBER3 - 3:30PM-6:30PM - Vocal Audition & Script Read WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER4 - 2:50PM-5:00PM - DanceCall (Easy!) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER5 - 3:30PM-6:00PM- Callbacks The musical will be performedin the New Life Sanctuary LIVE on April 15-16, 2021. Please see Mrs. Hudsonfor a cast audition packet, or a crew questionnaire! Weneed BOTHandyouwill receive community service hours! © Auditioning can be a learning experience and quitefun,so give it a shot! Sign up on the SIGN UP sheetwith a partner! MUSICAL AUDITION NOTICE Department: Providence School Theatre Department Spring Musical: Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” Producer/Director: Jennifer Hudson, Director of Choral & Dramatic Activities Audition Eligibility: Current 6" through 12" graders who maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA Show Dates: April 15-16, 2021, New Life Christian Fellowship Rehearsal Dates: Select dates starting early Dec. after school, several Saturdays in the spring Audition Dates: Monday, 11/2 3:30-6:00 Vocal Solo/Cold Read with Partner Tuesday, 11/3 3:30-6:00 Vocal Solo/Cold Read with Partner Wednesday, 11/4 2:50-5:00 DanceCall Callbacks: Thursday, 11/5 3:30-6:30 Called back actors ONLY CAST AUDITIONS: 1. Please prepare one ofthe following vocal excerpts from the show. Please choose the one song that best demonstrates your voice, range and personality.
    [Show full text]
  • The Atlanta Opera Announces 2011-2012 Season Celebrating Its Fifth Anniversary at Cobb Energy Centre
    Media Contact: Cristina Vásconez Herrera [email protected] 404-881-9194 Laura Soldati [email protected] 404-591-2931 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE ATLANTA OPERA ANNOUNCES 2011-2012 SEASON CELEBRATING ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AT COBB ENERGY CENTRE DONIZETTI’S LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR THE GOLDEN TICKET A COMIC OPERA BASED ON CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY BY ROALD DAHL MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW ATLANTA – The Atlanta Opera’s Zurich General Director Dennis Hanthorn announced today the details of the company’s 2011-2012 season, celebrating its fifth anniversary in the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, and welcoming Arthur Fagen as its Music Director. The Atlanta Opera’s new season will feature Donizetti’s chilling Lucia di Lammermoor; The Golden Ticket, a comic opera based on the book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl; and Mozart’s brilliant Don Giovanni, and will be presented November 12, 2011 through May 6, 2012. Season tickets are on sale now. There are still two operas remaining in the Atlanta Opera’s 2010-2011 season – Gershwin’s American classic Porgy and Bess (February 26, March 1, 4 and 6) and Mozart’s romantic comedy Così fan tutte (April 9, 12, 15 and 17). Tickets are available at www.atlantaopera.org. "The variety in this season’s selections is exciting. Longtime opera fans, families and first-timers looking to indulge in a unique evening out will all find something appealing,” said Zurich General Director Dennis Hanthorn. “Season tickets start at an affordable $75 for three operas, so we hope our current subscribers will entice their friends to share the opera experience with them.
    [Show full text]
  • Character Breakdown
    Character Breakdown Willy Wonka / Candy Man Willy Wonka is an enigmatic character; at once mysterious and mischievous but also charismatic. There are a number of directions to take with Wonka, ranging from Gene Wilder's version in the original film, Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, to Johnny Depp's portrayal in the recent film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and everything in between. Pick a young man (or a young woman) who is charismatic, engaging and has a great voice (in the case of a young man, preferably a changed voice). The actor should be able to be funny and serious and change between the two on a dime. It is preferred that Wonka double as the Candy Man, as it helps reinforce that Wonka has staged the Golden Ticket competition and is somewhat controlling this contest along the way. Gender: Male Candy Man The Candy Man goes from neighborhood to neighborhood selling candy, much like an ice cream truck. He should be pleasant, charismatic, and friendly. The Candy Man sings the song "The Candy Man" and has some scene work with Charlie. It's possible for a girl to play this role, but she should play the role as male, otherwise the title of the song may not make sense. Gender: Male Charlie Bucket The role of Charlie Bucket is the emotional heart and soul of the musical. The actor performing Charlie should have an unchanged voice and lots of pluck and enthusiasm. Think a male "Annie." Charlie is in nearly every scene, so make sure you select an actor who can handle the demands of a sizable role.
    [Show full text]
  • The Golden Ticket Review by Stephanieadrian · 1 Comment
    May 2012 The Golden Ticket Review by stephanieadrian · 1 comment ATLANTA Atlanta Opera 3/3/12 Atlanta Opera courageously took a chance on Peter Ash’s new opera The Golden Ticket this season in an attempt to draw younger audiences to the genre. Based on Roald Dahl’s literary classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, with a libretto by Dahl biographer Donald Sturrock, The Golden Ticket is a comic opera that might not have made it to the stage had it not been for the bolstering it received from significant voices like Felicity Dahl, the author’s widow, and James Robinson, artistic director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Ash devised his Britten-inspired score for The Golden Ticket for an ensemble of twenty- three soloists. On March 3, the composer conducted his own opera for the first time. Unfortunately, he had to contend with an unruly brass section. From where I was seated, in the mezzanine, intelligibility was a real problem, in particular when singers were accompanied by competing and unrefined musical figures played by trumpet, trombone and horn. However, the writing for string quartet that is interspersed throughout the opera is quite poignant. Charlie, performed by fourteen-year-old choirboy Ruben Roy, sings a lovely tune over the snoring of his grandparents in Act I and later on a duet with bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch as Mr. Know (Willy Wonka in disguise), the procurer of the confectioner’s shop that lies next door to the mysterious candy factory. At the end of the show, Ash skillfully laces an exquisite violin solo into the score when Charlie and Wonka ascend heavenward in a glass elevator.
    [Show full text]
  • The Golden Ticket Production Available for Rent
    The Golden Ticket Production Available for Rent “There aren’t that many new operas designed to make the audience laugh out loud. The Golden Ticket, which opened Sunday evening, does just that -- and with honest sweet humor -- combining ingenious music that neatly parodies assorted operatic cliches and a clever libretto that has fun with Dahl's delicious morality play.” -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sarah Bryan Miller “The Golden Ticket, based on Roald Dahl’s subversive children’s story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, [is] a deliciously droll fantasy kids will cheer …and adults can savor without risking tooth decay.” -- Chicago Tribune, John von Rhein The Golden Ticket Set and Costumes Rental Package STAGE DIRECTOR: James Robinson SET DESIGNER: Bruno Schwengl COSTUME DESIGNER: Martin Pakledinaz VIDEO DESIGNER: Greg Emetaz CHOREOGRAPHER: Sean Curran LIGHTING DESIGNER: Christopher Akerlind YEAR BUILT: 2010 INSURANCE REQUIRED: $500,000.00 RENTAL FEE: $60,000.00 SECURITY DEPOSIT: Shipping, Load-in/Load-out costs, cleaning, technician per-diem and travel expenses and damage deposit ROYALTIES: Director - $7,500.00 Set Designer - $1,500.00 Costume Designer - $1,500.00 Video Designer - $1,000.00 TERMS: Director has first right of refusal Video and Costume Designer require a 5 day residency TRANSPORTAION NEEDS: 3 54’ Trucks APPROXIMATE CREW: LOAD-IN RUNNING STRIKE Stage Carpenters 8 4 8 Stage Properties Crew 6 5 6 Stage Electricians 2 2 2 Stage Fly 2 1 2 Approximate time 12 hours* <2 hours 16 hours** •To load the production off the truck will take approximately 8 guys 4 hours, then 8 guys and 2 fly men 8 hours to load-in the production.
    [Show full text]