The action centers on a factory tour. Wonka invites five young contest winners to sample magical products, take a spooky boat ride on the Chocolate River, meet the mysterious Oompa-Loompas, and come to terms with their own good and bad qualities.

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was first published in 1964 and quickly achieved worldwide popularity. It was the subject of two feature films, the 1971 musical "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" starring Gene Wilder and this year's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," starring Johnny Depp.

Nicole Miller, directing for the Waimea Community Theatre is a middle school teacher and drama educator, and has taught and directed children's theater programs in New York, London, Waimea and Kona. She currently teaches at Hualalai Academy in Kailua-Kona. She directed the December 2003 WCT production of "It's a Wonderful Life" and has performed in several WCT productions, as well as for the Hualalai Academy Black Box Theatre.

The cast includes Dylan Brennan as Willie Wonka, Tyler Van Kirk as Charlie Bucket, Jayne Kerns as Mrs. Bucket, Bill Cruise as Grandpa Joe, and Maren Oom as the Candy Man. The notorious, badly-behaved children are played by Shasta Rizzi, Anna Micco, Sofia Boucher, Kyra Schuyler and Ryan Jalernpan.

The Oompa-Loompas are Laurel Ames Poolman, Raja Jalernpan, Adrianna Zablan, Tori Campbell, Joseph Boyle, Mariko Langevin, Chris Langevin, Annie Sturges, Allison Hinkle, Mindy Campbell, Sierra Shumate, Jenna Gerdsen, Julia Brotman, Kimberly Kishimoto, Briana Paiva and Madeline Oliver.