Juneau-Douglas High School Theatre is performing “The Addams Family Musical” for one weekend only.
In the play, Wednesday Addams is all grown up and engaged to a boy from a “normal” family. In this “hilarious” musical, the Addams Family hosts a meet and greet between the two families — and meanwhile, Morticia, Wednesday’s mother, doesn’t yet know that the couple is engaged.
The play is rated PG.
Performances are Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., with a lunch with the cast of the show from 1 — 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23. The lunch features themed foods like “human fingers served on a bed of poison ivy” (salad and breadsticks), “bloody intestines with fresh eyeballs and skin shavings” (spaghetti and meatballs with parmesan cheese) and “I-scream Sundaes.” Gluten free versions of these “secret recipes” are also available.
Tickets are $10 for students and kids, $15 for senior citizens and $20 general admission. The play is produced and directed by Michaela Moore.
Vocal director and sound is Richard Moore; stage manager and lights is Emily Schnitzius; choreographers are Lydia Smith, Shanae’a Moore, and Michaela Moore; set construction and artwork are Bo Anderson, Hal Turman, and Diane Anderson; set wrangler is Sian Gonzales; prop mistress is Summer Putman; fly technician is Gavin Oxman.
Addams family characters are Gomez, played by Dylan Rice; Morticia, played by Lydia Smith; Wednesday, played by Kayla Kohlhase; Pugsley, played by Matthew Woodland; Fester, played by Hunter Hill; Grandma, played by Bethany Bibb; Lurch, played by Brandon Hard; and Thing, played by William Tolles.
The Beineke family characters are Alice, played by Leah Bibb; Mal, played by Quinn Gentili; and Lucas, played by Jaiden Rettinger.
Other characters are ‘50s Diner Girl (Mirriam Meredith); Cheech (Jacob Munce); Chong (Sydney Long); Elvis (Kevin Garcia); Wizard (Gandalf) (William Tolles); Bride (Taryn Fortin); Marilyn Monroe (Kamy Hamrick); Pebbles (Nancy Barnes); Flapper Girl (Lily Deitz); Princess Leia (Portia Carney); Alice in Wonderland (Hailey Evans); Wendy Darling (Kate Bergey); Victorian (Capri Potter); Civil War Soldier (Allena Valentine); Day of Dead Dancer (Suzanne Nierra); Pocahontas (Alexis Bernhardt); Victorian (Naomi Buck); Bob Ross (Dakota Morgan); and John Travolta (Ege Tezeon).
Gomez and Morticia, played by Dylan Rice and Lydia Smith, embrace as Lurch (Brandon Hard) looks on. The JDHS Theatre department is performing “The Addams Family Musical” for one night only.
JDHS Theatre is putting on a production of “The Addams Family Musical” for one weekend only.
