Pictured are both of Warsaw Community High School Theatre Department’s casts for “Matilda”. InkFreeNews photos by Liz Shepherd.

Press Release

WARSAW — The magic of Roald Dahl’s beloved tale, “Matilda,” will come to life on stage at the Warsaw Community High School’s Performing Arts Center on March 15-17.

Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, March 15; 2:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased in advance online or by calling (574) 371-5040. The box office is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The WCHS Theatre Department production features two separate casts: the “Telly” cast and the “Book” cast. Showtimes specific to each cast are listed in the embedded link above.

A special VIP add-on package is available for select performances for $10, with one accompanying adult ticket for free. The VIP experience includes a backstage tour with Matilda, Miss Trunchbull, Miss Honey, and many more characters from the show. VIP ticket holders will be treated to the magic up close and get to meet the characters that will bring this story to life.

Photo opportunities, a signed poster from the cast, and the potential opportunity to learn some of the show’s choreography, are also included.

“Matilda,” with its whimsical storytelling and unforgettable musical score, is the third production in a series of theatrical stagings by the WCHS Theatre Department.

The musical, based on Dahl’s classic children’s novel, follows the story of Matilda Wormwood, a young girl with extraordinary intelligence and telekinetic powers, as she navigates the challenges of her dysfunctional family and the tyrannical headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, at Crunchem Hall Primary School.