Actors Job For “The Addams Family" Musical
“The Addams Family" a new musical needs actors. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Additional info: WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING: For your initial audition, you will need a 1 minute cut of a song in the style of the show that you love to sing. Please bring an accompaniment track with you. Tracks are easy to find on YouTube, iTunes, musicnotes dot com, or karaoke-version dot com. Just bring your phone and they’ll plug it in! No a cappella auditions accepted. Video auditions will be accepted if necessary. Call backs must be attended in person. Final selected vocal/reading/dance call backs December 12. Please note that not all roles will have a call back audition, so not being invited to call backs does not mean that you will not be cast in the show. REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: A first read through with the cast will be held on December 19. Rehearsals will be most M/T/Th/Fr evenings as well as most Saturdays beginning on January 4. There may be additional short rehearsals on Sunday afternoons if needed. Most cast members will not be called to rehearse every day, BUT must be prepared to attend any rehearsals in which they are called. Upon move-in on February 11, required rehearsals will be held Monday-Friday for all cast members each night until the first performance date. Please come prepared with a list of any conflicts you may have with the rehearsal schedule, including weekends. (Note: No conflicts after February 11.) PERFORMANCE DETAILS: Performances will be held February 23-25 and March 1-2, with required load out on March 3. Cast members are also required to help with set. If you are interested, please apply.
10 roles
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 relapsed from the family crypt!). Ancestors should be talented singers, good character actors, and should be able to move well, as the ensemble will be required to dance in many songs.
Vocal Range: Bb2 - G4 - 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. Spanish accent is a plus!
Vocal Range: G3 - Bb5 - The beautiful, leggy and mysterious head 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 sexy with a side of dry wit. She is a strong mover (tango skills a plus!)
Vocal Range; A3 - E5 - 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 belt.
Vocal Range; C3 – G4 (optional C5) - 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.
Stage Age: 102, Vocal Range: G4 – F5 - 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.
Vocal Range: Eb2 – E4 - 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.
Vocal Range: C3 – A4 - The uptight and 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.
Vocal Range: Ab3 – G#5 - 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.
Vocal Range: C3 – C5 - 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.
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