"The Addams Family" Musical Casting Actors
Auditions for October production of "The Addams Family". Seeking cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: Synopsis: The Addams Family musical centers around Wednesday Addams, who has fallen in love with and agreed to marry a "normal" boy named Lucas Beinecke. She confides in her father, Gomez, and asks him to keep the engagement a secret from her mother, Morticia, until she can slowly introduce Lucas and his color loving family to the Addams'. This leads to a fateful dinner where the two families clash, secrets are revealed, and the Addams family must confront change. Additional info: Video auditions will be also accepted. Callbacks are by invitation only and will be held on Wednesday August 6 at 6:30 pm. Rehearsals: most Sunday, Monday & Wednesday evenings starting Monday, August 18 through Sunday October 12. Tech week: Nightly Monday Oct 13-Thurs Oct 16; TBD week between shows. Performances: Fri Oct 17, Sat Oct 18, Fri Oct 24, Sat Oct 25 at 7:00 pm; Sun Oct 19 & Sun Oct 26 at 2:00 pm (cast arrives ~2 hrs before curtain for each show). Strike: following closing performance Sunday afternoon. If you are interested, please apply.
8 roles
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; 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: 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.
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!). Seeking actors with both vocals and dancing abilities.
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