THE ADDAMS FAMILY
A NEW MUSICAL
Book by MARSHALL BRICKMAN and RICK ELICE
Music and Lyrics by ANDREW LIPPA
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
Directed by Michael Manfred
Altoona Community Theatre will hold auditions for its production of The Addams Family February 14 & 15 at 6:00PM in the Historic Mishler Theatre.
Call backs are expected to be held February 16.
The Addams Family Performs May 5-8, 2022
Audition Information:
- Prepare 20 to 35 bars of a musical theatre song in style similar to the character you’re most interested in
- Bring a physical copy of your song’s sheet music in your key
- If you do not have a song prepared, you will be taught one
- All auditionees will be asked to participate in a simple dance audition, so wear appropriate shoes & clothing
- There will also be cold readings from the script or similar material
- Auditions are scheduled to start at 6PM. Arrive as close to six as you are able, and be prepared to stay until you’ve completed your singing, dance, and acting auditions
- Auditionees need only come on the 14th or 15th, not both. You will be asked at auditions if you are able to come to callbacks. Not all parts receive a callback, but it does not mean you will not be cast
- AUDITIONS ARE AT THE MISHLER THEATRE. Enter through the front door
- All roles are available. No prior theatrical or ACT experience is required
Show Information:
“They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. Based on Charles Addams’ original macabre cartoons, The Addams Family, a madcap blockbuster Broadway musical, finds the charmingly creepy clan facing a new nightmare – daughter Wednesday has fallen in love…with a nice young man from Ohio! Despite the young couple’s plea for things to just be normal for once, the dinner party hosted by Gomez and Morticia to meet the boy’s parents soon goes devilishly awry, testing the bonds of family, love, and unholy matrimony. It’s a musical comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family!”
The Cast:
Gomez Addams- (30-60) Male, Tenor/Baritone Vocals. Patriarch of the Addams Family. Suave & loving, yet comedic. Takes great pride in his family.
Morticia Addams- (25-60) Female, Alto/Mezzo Vocals. Matriarch of the Addams Family. The strength of the family. Strong-willed, passionate, smart with a dry wit.
Uncle Fester- (20+) Tenor/Baritone Vocals. Serves as the musical’s narrator. Larger than life & energetic.
Grandma- (35+) Character vocals. Feisty old woman. Not your traditional grandma, loves scheming with Pugsley. May be cross-cast but character will remain a woman.
Wednesday Addams- (18-30) Female, Pop Soprano/Mezzo Vocals. Adventurous. Same dry wit as her mother. Struggling with falling in love with a “normal” boy & how to tell her very not normal parents
Pugsley Addams- (15-25) Alto Vocals. Troublesome younger sibling of Wednesday. Funny but sometimes annoying. Loves being tortured.
Lurch- (25+) Male, Groans. The Addams butler who knows all, but says less. Speaks only in moans and groans.
Mal Beineke- (30-60) Male, High Baritone/Tenor Vocals. Stuffy father to Lucas and exasperated husband to Alice. Stereotypical businessman, worried about appearances.
Alice Beineke- (25-60) Female, Soprano Vocals. Charming but quirky housewife. Devoted wife & mother, willing to put her own desires aside for Mal & Lucas. Her time at the Addams family home makes her question always needing to appear “perfect”
Lucas Beineke- (18-30) Male, Tenor Vocals. Attractive but dorky. “Normal” but desperately in love with Wednesday & intrigued by her. Struggles with the differences between their families.
The Addams Ancestors – (15+) All vocal ranges. Summoned from “the other side” to celebrate with the family. They assist in telling the story & interact with the other characters throughout the show.
Thing- Disembodied hand. Non-speaking role. Actor may also work as stage crew.
Roles open to diversity & gender inclusive casting unless gender is specifically noted.
Age ranges are suggested ages for actors who play the role, but may need to play older or younger.