"The Addams Family Musical" Needs Boys and Girls
Talent entering grades 6-12 is welcome to audition for "The Addams Family Musical". Please see the details below. About the project: Based on comic characters created by Charles Addams in a series of magazine cartoons and popularized by the 1960s TV series and 1990’s movies. In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, the quirky family still has to deal with many of the same challenges faced by any other family, and the spookiest nightmare every family faces is the focus: the Addams kids are growing up. While the Addamses have lived by their unique values for hundreds of years, their dark, macabre, beloved daughter Wednesday is now an eighteen-year-old young woman and has fallen in love with Lucas Beineke, a sweet, smart boy from a normal, respectable Ohio family — the most un-Addams sounding person one could be! And to make matters worse, she has invited his parents to their home for dinner. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change. Additional info: Those auditioning should prepare a song (preferably in the same style) and be ready to read selected scenes from the script after all musical auditions. Please bring a device to play back your accompaniment track. Show Dates are September 10 -20. Selected cast members are expected to be available for all shows. Rehearsals shall begin in August. If interested, please apply.
11 roles
A suave man of Spanish descent who adores his wife and children and takes immense pride in being an Addams. Gomez finds himself trapped between his daughter and his wife, being forced to hide Wednesday’s big secret from Morticia. He has great comedic timing and is a strong dancer.
The darkly mysterious matriarch of the Addams family who believes strongly in family tradition. Morticia is unnerved thinking that Gomez is hiding something from her. She is confident and poised with a side of dry wit. Tango skills a plus! Her movements are understated but her look can speak volumes.
Gothic big sister Wednesday who has her father’s heart and her mother’s sensibility falls in love with a “normal” boy who she brings home to meet the family. Wednesday is trying to balance her relationships with “strange” family with that of her new love and his “normal” family. Wednesday showcases compassion, a bit of stubbornness and strong will. She has a strong singing voice
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. Pugsley is charming and funny, mischievous and teasing.
Serving as the narrator of the show, Uncle Fester is lovable, childish, enthusiastic and highly incorrigible. Fester has great comedic timing and a tenor voice. Ukulele skills a plus!
Fun, quirky and feisty, Grandma always has a trick up her sleeve. Grandma is wise, wacky and sometimes a bit crass. She has great comedic timing and physicality.
A man of few words, Lurch is the Addams Family butler. His unmistakable commanding presence is accented by grunts, moans and deliberate movement. Must have great non-verbal story-telling abilities (think: facial expressions and sound). Lurch has a rich bass voice.
The uptight father of Lucas and cold-shouldered husband to Alice, cynical Mal meets the Addams with skepticism. He finds the Addams to be too bizarre for his liking and cannot fathom being related to them.
Lucas’s mother and Mal’s wife, Alice is strongly devoted to her family. 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. She is a strong comedic actress with a strong belt.
The hopeful romantic and 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 macabre Addams. Strong singer.
All Vocal Ranges. The Addams ancestors from various eras serve as the chorus for the show and help bring the story to life. They will be featured, both singing and dancing, throughout the entire show (once released from the family crypt!). Seeking actors with both vocal and dancing abilities
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