Eric
Gender: Male
A student at school with Matilda. He has the very first solo line of the entire show, so make sure to cast a good singer in this role. He also has some featured moments as one of Matilda’s schoolmates, so it’s helpful if Eric is also an expressive actor.

Amanda
Gender: Female
A student at school with Matilda. She has a few solos and lines, but her most featured moment is when Trunchbull throws her through the air using her pigtails.

Bruce
Gender: Male
One of Matilda’s schoolmates. He has the bad luck to get caught after eating Trunchbull’s cake. Bruce goes through quite a transformation throughout the show and has some important solos.

Hortensia
Gender: Female
Alice, Hortensia, and Tommy are classmates of Matilda who each sing solos, and Hortensia has a few lines.

Alice
Gender: Female
Alice, Hortensia, and Tommy are classmates of Matilda who each sing solos.

Tommy
Gender: Male
Alice, Hortensia, and Tommy are classmates of Matilda who each sing solos.

Lavender
Gender: Female
One of the kids at school with Matilda. She is kind and bright (though not as brilliant as Matilda) and quickly decides that Matilda is her best friend.

Nigel
Gender: Male
One of the kids at school with Matilda. He is enthusiastic, sweet, and always in a bit of a panic. Nigel has a few solos and some great featured moments in the show.

Mr. Wormwood
Gender: Male
Matilda’s father. He is egotistical, rude, and not very bright, not to mention a liar. Though Mr. Wormwood is not a good person and he
is mean to Matilda, his harebrained schemes can be hilariously funny. It’s helpful if Mr. Wormwood seems older onstage and makes a dynamic pair with Mrs. Wormwood.

Mrs. Wormwood
Gender: Female
Matilda’s mother. Like her husband, she dislikes Matilda and does not understand why her daughter loves to read. Mrs. Wormwood is selfish, obsessed with her own appearance, and believes everything she sees on TV. Her dancing lessons with Rudolpho are the most important part of her day.