Audition Materials For

The Addams Family

Thank you for registering for our Shining Stars production of The Addams Family School Edition!

Below you will find audition and callback information.

Auditions will be held Tuesday November 19 & Wednesday November 20 in the Loma Prieta Forum from 6-9pm. Students are expected to attend ALL days of audition and callbacks if necessary. Please arrive for your auditions and check-in at least 10 minutes early.

You will be taught the dance portion for auditions. All students auditioning must participate.

Please wear comfortable clothing that does not limit movement. No slippers, flipflops, or bare feet.
Tennis shoes, or dance shoes are preferred.
Remember during this portion of the audition, we are looking to see if you tell the story through your dancing, not if you are sthe world’s greatest dancer! We are spending as much time noting your attitude and willingness to try and learn something new that may be out of your comfort zone as we are looking at pointed toes and smooth moves.

AUDITION INFORMATION AND MATERIALS:

There are links on the TIM website to the workshop songs, lyrics, and Sides.

Link to Audition Materials:

https://www.theatreinthemountains.org/addams-family-audition-materials

PRACTICE THESE SONGS AND SIDES!

The Director and Vocal Director suggest everyone learn the Ancestors (Ensemble) vocal cut and pick 2-3 other Character vocal cuts to learn as well.

Scenes (Sides)

Prepare to read for any role you would like. But also be prepared and ready for other characters the Director might ask you to read for.

We are open to casting outside of your identified gender – truthfully some of our best casting does not follow gender lines but tries to fit the student in the role that is best for their abilities and personality.

BRING: Printed song lyrics, printed scenes, bottle of water, & a great attitude!

Callbacks will be held on Thursday November 21 from 5:45-8:45pm in the Loma Forum.

You may be asked to dance again, you may be asked to do cold reads from the script.

If you are not asked to come back for callbacks – it just means we already know what role we want you to play.

Thank you for registering and we can't WAIT to see you at Auditions!

Sincerely,

The Addams Family Production Team

Cast Of Characters

Gomez Addams 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.

Morticia Addams The strength of the Addams family who believes strongly in family tradition. Morticia is unnerved thinking that Gomez is hiding something from her. She is confident with a side of dry wit. Feels her husband is hiding something from her and will use any tactic to lure the secret out.

Wednesday Addams Big sister Wednesday who has her father’s heart and her mother’s sensibility and dry wit 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.

Pugsley Addams 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 in to his own hands.

Uncle Fester Serving as the narrator of the show, Uncle Fester is larger than life, lovable, childish, enthusiastic and highly incorrigible.

Grandma Fun, quirky and feisty, Grandma always has a trick up her sleeve. Grandma is wise, wacky and sometimes a bit crass. Don’t mess with Grandma!

Lurch A man of few words, Lurch is the Addams Family butler. His unmistakable commanding presence is accented by grunts, moans and deliberate movement.

Mal Beinecke The uptight and stuffy father of Lucas and exasperated husband to rhyming 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.

Alice Beinecke 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.

Lucas Beinecke 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.

The Ancestors 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!).