Verona Area Community Theater

Charlie Olson

on stage & in the spotlight
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The Highlight Reel

“How I Became a Pirate” — Charlie as Captain Braid Beard 1:49 · JULY 17, 2026
🎥 Watch the full showThe complete How I Became a Pirate recording on Google Drive →
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The Shows

How I Became a Pirate

⚑ Captain Braid Beard — Pirate Captain

Charlie spent two weeks at VACT's summer musical camp learning the ropes — auditions on day one, then choreography, songs, and dialogue every day until the curtain went up. He landed a lead: Braid Beard, the pirate captain — the swashbuckler who spots Jeremy Jacob's digging talent and recruits him into the crew. Front and center with the Jolly Roger through the big numbers and the curtain call.

The Younger@Part® edition, with book, music & lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman — based on the picture book by Melinda Long, illustrated by David Shannon.

  • 🎭ProductionHow I Became a Pirate — Younger@Part®
  • 📍WhereVerona Area Community Theater · 103 Lincoln St, Verona WI
  • 📅PerformanceFriday, July 17, 2026 · 12:45 PM
  • 🌟RoleBraid Beard, the pirate captain (Gr. 3–5 cast)
  • ⏰CampTwo-week musical camp · July 6–17, 2026
Songs in the show
Pirate ChantsA Good One To BootHow I Became A Pirate Talk Like A PirateSoccer By The RulesGreen Teeth Batten Down The HatchesAfter The Storm Where Do We Bury The Treasure?It's Good To Be HomePirates Dot Arggh

A Year with Frog & Toad KIDS

🐭 The Mole

Charlie's first Summer Stage production at Children's Theater of Madison — two weeks of rehearsal ending in a full performance on the MYArts stage. He played the Mole, and by his dad's account came home “buzzing every day.” Exactly the kind of part he'd hoped to land.

Based on Arnold Lobel's beloved Frog and Toad books — a warm, funny musical about two best friends and a year of small adventures.

  • 🎭ProductionA Year with Frog & Toad KIDS · Summer Stage
  • 📍WhereChildren's Theater of Madison · MYArts, 1055 E Mifflin St
  • 📅PerformanceFriday, June 26, 2026
  • 🌟RoleThe Mole
  • ⏰CampTwo-week Summer Stage · June 15–26, 2026
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Charlie's Acting Journey

Up Next · Fall 2026 & beyond
Voice Class & the next audition 🎤
Enrolled in CTM's Fall Voice Class (Saturdays, Oct–Dec) — and eyeing an audition for 101 Dalmatians KIDS. More stages ahead.
July 2026 · VACT
How I Became a Pirate — Captain Braid Beard 🏴‍☠️
A lead: Braid Beard, the pirate captain, in the Gr. 3–5 musical. Two-week camp, an audition, and front-and-center singing, dancing, and acting.
June 2026 · CTM Summer Stage
A Year with Frog & Toad KIDS — The Mole 🐭
His first Summer Stage production — two weeks of rehearsal and a full performance on the MYArts stage as the Mole.
Spring 2026 · CTM
Beginning Acting: Foundations
Building the fundamentals — character, voice, and stage presence.
Winter 2026 · VACT
Gr. 3–5 Drama: Silly Scenes
A first taste of Verona Area Community Theater — scene work, shared on stage.
Fall 2025 · CTM
Create-A-Play
Making theater from scratch — inventing characters and building a story to perform.
Spring 2025 · CTM
Sing Out! B — where it all began ⭐
Charlie's very first theater class, at Children's Theater of Madison. The spark.

Classes & camps at Children's Theater of Madison (MYArts) and Verona Area Community Theater — since Spring 2025.

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