Addams Family, The Musical Auditions

Addams Family, The Musical Auditions

Leeds Arts Council is excited to announce auditions for our Fall production, Addams Family, The Musical, directed by Brandi McClaran. Auditions will be held on July 31st and August 1st from 6:30pm to 9pm. Please be prepared to sing 16-32 bars of a musical theatre type song. Please bring your sheet music to the audition. An accompanist will be provided. There will be a short dance combination and cold reads from the script. Below you will find the show synopis and character breakdown. If you have any questions, please email Brandi McClaran at broadwaybound38@yahoo.com
In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. Nonetheless, this quirky family still has to deal with many of the same challenges faced by any other family, and the spookiest nightmare faced by every family creates the focus Lippa, Brickman, and Elice’s musical: the Addams kids are growing up. The Addamses have lived by their unique values for hundreds of years and Gomez and Morticia, the patriarch and matriarch of the clan, would be only too happy to continue living that way. Their dark, macabre, beloved daughter Wednesday, however, is now an eighteen year-old young woman who is ready for a life of her own. She 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 the Beinekes 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.
ADDAMS FAMILY CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
GOMEZ ADDAMS: Male actor, playing age 45+. A man of Spanish descent who
takes great pride in his family and revels in all it means to be an “Addams.” He struggles
with having to keep his daughter’s secret from his wife, whom he adores more than
death. Smart, comedic actor with bari-tenor vocals (Bb to G)
MORTICIA ADDAMS: Woman, playing age 40+, in shape, attractive, leggy, the
strength of the family. An easy comedic actress with a sexy, dry wit. Feels her husband is
hiding something from her and will use any tactic to lure the secret out. A strong
dancer/mover with alto/mezzo-soprano vocals (G to Bb)
UNCLE FESTER: Male actor, playing age 40-60. The androgynous family member
who serves as the musical’s narrator, he is larger than life, an energetic, joyous, child-like
presence. A vaudeville-style comedian with tenor vocals (C to C)
WEDNESDAY ADDAMS: Woman, playing age 18-21. Wednesday is an attractive, in
shape girl who has the same dry wit and sensibility of her mother. Finds love with a
“normal” boy (Lucas) and wants to introduce his family to hers. Experiences the youthful
drama that comes with first love. Lucas can actually put a smile on her face. Strong pop
belt vocals (A to E)
GRANDMAMA: Woman. She is a feisty102-year-old woman. Fun and quirky, but don’t
mess with Grandma! Comedic actress with strong character vocals (G to F)
PUGSLEY ADDAMS: Young male actor, playing age 13+. A charming, funny,
husky boy who loves being tortured by his sister, he wants to ensure he won’t lose his
sister to her new boyfriend so he takes matters into his own hands. Strong, high vocals.
(A to F)
LURCH: Male actor, playing age 40-60. A very tall male character, the Addams butler
who knows all. He speaks in moans and groans without becoming a cartoon version of
himself. His movement is always very slow. Character actor with low bass vocals (Eb to
E)
MAL BEINEKE: Male, playing age 45+. The stuffy father of 19-year-old Lucas, and
exasperated husband to his rhyming wife, Alice. At one time was a follower of The
Grateful Dead but has lost that side of himself. Always looking out for his family. Male
actor with high baritone/tenor vocals (C to A)
ALICE BEINEKE: Woman, playing age 40+ . Mother of Lucas, devoted to her family
so she puts aside her own desires. In shape, quirky female who often speaks in rhyme.
While at the Addams Family dinner party, she drinks a potion that causes her to let her
hair down and speak her truth. Comedic actress with soprano/belt vocals (Ab to G#)
LUCAS BEINEKE: Male, playing age 18-24. Attractive, in shape young man. Fell in
love with Wednesday Addams and plans to marry her. Experiences the youthful pain and
drama of young love and struggles with the differences between his family and the
Addams family. Contemporary pop tenor vocals (C to C)
CHORUS OF ANCESTORS: All chorus members will take on an Addams Family
Ancestor “character” – Bride, Groom, Flapper, Hippie, Pilgrim, Caveman, Soldier, Saloon Girl, Spanish Conquistador and many more. The ancestors help tell the story and interact with the family.