Do you have an inner Oompa-Loompa dying to see the light of day? If so, your timing couldn’t be better. And the veil of darkness this time of year couldn’t be better.

Of course, you know what we’re talking about: that short-statured, green-haired, orange-skinned and white-panted creature that lurks behind one’s Ego with protruding knees, which appeared first in the book and later in the two film versions of Roald Dahl’s deliciously mischievous Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Why do we ask, you ask? Ahhh…because all Oompa-Loompas will be getting in for free at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Midtown Kingston this Friday night, December 16, when the 1971 film classic starring Gene Wilder plays on the big, big, big screen as part of its “Family Classics for the Holidays” film series.