Beaufort Children’s Theatre Brings James and The Giant Peach JR. To The USCB Stage!

October 29, 2022November 1, 2022 Beaufort Lifestyle 971 Views

Beaufort Children’s Theatre James and The Giant Peach JR. Cast

USCB Center for the Arts invites you to ”Be at the CENTER of it all” with a fantastic lineup of events for the upcoming season, including JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR., directed by Bonnie Hargrove, Madeline Hesler, Naomi Forrestall, Angela Brooks, and Christi Barr.

It’s Roald Dahl’s amazingly popular James and the Giant Peach – a musical for the whole family to enjoy! Featuring a wickedly tuneful score by the Tony Award-nominated team of Pasek and Paul (Broadway’s Smash Hit Dear Evan Hansen, Dogfight, A Christmas Story the Musical, and the recent blockbuster feature film The Greatest Showman) and a curiously quirky book by Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley). Critics rave: James and the Giant Peach is a “MASTERPEACH!”

When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach … and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach – among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities – but, after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks, and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, they learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building. This show will quickly become one of your all-time favorites!

James and the Giant Peach, JR., puppets pictured here and Insect costumes made by custom designer Pat Wilcox

This exciting production features eighty-four local residents ages 7-18, cast as:
Ladahlords Christopher Jenkins and Alyssa Wells
James JJ Kunkler
Ladybug Rostan Baisch
Grasshopper Hannah Schranz
Spider Ren Dykeman
Earthworm Ian Brooks
Centipede Aidan Rock
Spiker Ava Lute
Sponge Peyton Brock
Matron Nurse Catherine Cozad
Passing Man Jai Desai
Man (with Wallet) Jackson Hamilton
Passing Woman Maddie Colton
Billy Bobby-Cop Raynor Gault
Bobby Bobby-Cop David Barr
Doreen Driggles Sidda Leigh Brock
Violet Funkschmeller Emma Brem
Ridgley Rapscallion Finn Brock
Chris Cryermouth Luke Strebe
Ladies’ Garden Guild: Riley Phifer, Avery Merrick, Lily Kate Ferguson, Josephine Murray, Genevieve Murray, Gray Williams, Leah Murray
Bitsy Botana Alyssa Dibble
Hollywood Agents: Hendrix Spurlock, Hailey Heckert, Iris Hock, Chase Dibble, Anna Claire Stansell, Ivey Savage
Buzz Lauren Grice
Reporters: Riley Kunkler, Kaylyn Smith, Brianna Dibble, Charlie Rhoten, Charlotte Bauer, Everett Johnston, Wynn Staiger, Rials Gault
Ida Walters Lily Grace Johnson
Garden Chorus, Sharks, Seagulls: Easton Woods, Naomi Bonds, Skyler Holmes, Logan Forrestall, Brea Parker, Lelia Gould, Jonathan Greene, Trinity Jolly, Chloe Cowins, Mackenzie Goodrich, Layla Steinhauser, Lorelei Gardner, James Riddle, Amelia Decanio, Jane Irish, Molly Smith, Brynlee Coburn, Hannah Mckinnon, Kori Mueller, Maddie Hardy, Maren Tillapaugh, Mary Margaret Ackerman, Gabriel Davidson, Isobel Amundson, Regan Paxton, Summer Estrella, Spencer Carroway, Eva Breazeale, Seabrook Duryea, Allison
Perlinger, Ceci Wareham
Mr. Trotter James Riddle
Mrs. Trotter Sofia Pagliaroli
Rhino (Puppet) Lelia Gould, Brea Parker
Karla Kreatour Adalyn Aebersold
Male Spider (Puppet) Makenna Beever
Cruise Ensemble: Jonathan Greene, Jane Irish, Naomi Bonds, Skyler Holmes, Maren Tilapaugh, Catherine Cozad, Alyssa Dibble
Screaming Woman Maddie Colton
Jake Maggie Smith
Joe Tripp Thiesen
Lucille Van Kooglestein Avery Blesie
Bunny Mackenzie the Third Katie Cechini
Willy Wonka Luke Strebe
Oompa-Loompas: Josephine Murray, Genevieve Murray, Ivey Savage, Hendrix Spurlock