"Addams Family" The Musical Seeks Teens

A suave man of Spanish descent who adores his wife and children and takes immense pride in being an Addams. He struggles with having to keep his daughter’s secret from his wife, whom he adores more than death! Smart, comedic actor with vocals and a good mover.

The strength of the Addams family who believes strongly in family tradition. She is a confident comedic character with a dry wit. Morticia is unnerved thinking that Gomez is hiding something from her and will use any tactic to lure the secret out. A comedic actor with strong vocal and dance ability.

Wednesday has her father’s heart and her mother’s sensibility and dry wit. She falls in love with a “normal” boy who she brings home to meet the family. Wednesday is trying to balance her relationships with her “strange” family with that of her new love and his “normal” family. Wednesday showcases compassion, a bit of stubbornness and strong will. Needs a strong voice. A dry comedic actor who has strong dance skills.

The youngest of the Addams Family, Pugsley loves to be tortured by his big sister. He is lost trying to figure out his place now that she has a new boyfriend and family dynamics are changing. He wants to ensure he won’t lose his sister to her new boyfriend so he takes matters into his own hands. Strong vocal ability needed. A good comedic actor who can move well.

Serving as the narrator of the show, Uncle Fester is the family member who is larger than life, lovable, enthusiastic, energetic and highly incorrigible with a child-like presence. A vaudeville style comedian with a strong voice. Fester needs to be a good mover who has a charismatic ability to engage the audience.

Fun, quirky and feisty, Grandma always has a trick up her sleeve. Grandma is wise, wacky and sometimes a bit insensitive. Don’t mess with Grandma! Good vocal ability, Grandma needs to be a very good comedic actor.

A man of few words, Lurch is a very tall male character and is the Addams Family butler who knows all. His unmistakable commanding presence is accented by grunts, moans and deliberate movement. He speaks in moans and groans without becoming a cartoon version of himself. His movement is always very slow and deliberate. Solo singing required.

The uptight and stuffy father of Lucas and exasperated husband to rhyming Alice, cynical Mal meets the Addams with scepticism. He finds the Addams to be too bizarre for his liking and cannot fathom being related to them. At one time a follower of ‘The Grateful Dead’ Mal has lost that side of himself. Always looking out for his family. Male actor with vocals.

Lucas’s mother and Mal’s wife, Alice is quirky but strongly devoted to her family and puts aside her own desires. She presents herself as reserved and collected (even when speaking in rhyme) until she learns to unleash her wild side at dinner with the Addams. Strong vocal ability – Soprano with good comedic ability and able to move well.

The hopeful romantic son of Alice & Mal, Lucas has fallen in love with Wednesday and intends to marry her. He is optimistic and hopeful yet struggles to find the balance between his “normal” family and the Addams. Contemporary pop tenor vocals. A good comedic actor who is able to move well.

The Addams ancestors from various eras serve as the chorus/ensemble for the show and help bring the story to life. They will be featured both singing and dancing throughout the entire show (once relapsed from the family crypt!). We are looking for males and females to fulfil these roles and they are required to be singer/movers who are smart performers. They should have a fun, quirky sense and embrace the character they are given