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FROM MR. BECKER

Thank you to everyone who helped with this producation.

Thank you to Mrs. Emily Kraftson, our amazing Principal, and Mrs. Banks Spicer, our amazing Assistant Principal, for allowing this production to happen and for ALL YOUR SUPPORT.  You are Weddington!

A REALLY BIG Special Thank You to Jessie Wright for being there during rehearsals to help the students with everything and anything they need from a short break to a bandaid and making amazing props.  I could not have done this without you.

Thank you to Kristina Hill for helping with our scenery. Also thank you to Mrs. Hill's friends who also helped paint our "room" signs.

Thank you to Amy Barnes for making perfect Wonka Bars (she hand cut the letters)!

Thank you to Kim Hyland for all the Pixie sticks which decorate our background.

Thank you to Christina Balaban for taking the students photos and Stacey Swanson for assisting.

Thank you to Mr. Brooks who picked up our scenery from Spotlight Performing Arts Academy in Mint Hill and brought it to Weddington so Mrs. Hill could paint it.

Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Bopp, Mrs. Assell, and Mr. LaBaer for helping move stage and flip forms into the gym.

Thank you to Mrs. Cipolletti, the Weddington Middle School Choir/Theater Teacher for lending us the stages and Wenger Flipforms.

Thank you to the Mint Hill Historical Society for allowing us to borrow an old radio for the Bucket's house.

Thank you to Angela Gordan-Mills, the owner of Spotlight Performing Arts Academy in Mint Hill who lent us lots of props, costumes and scenry boards.

Thank you to Queen's Grant Community School and Miss Schultz who lent us the wireless microphones, sound board and speakers so we can be heard and the acting boxes around the stage.

Thank you to anyone and everyone I missed who also helped with this producation.

A special Thank you to the CAST who worked very hard to put on this show.

THANK YOU TO Liam, Cole, Bronte, Caitlin, Chloe, and Chelsea for coming to help be our stage crew at the last minute.  We could not have done this in the gym with all our props and costumes without you.

A final thank you to my wife, Jamie, who listens to me talk about Willy Wonka all the time.  Thank you for your support through all my producations and teachings.  You are my rock!!!!