Audition Dates Set for Fall Musical
April 6, 2023
Produced in collaboration with the Department of Communication and Theatre
& the School of Music
Production Dates: Thursday September 28th - Sunday, Oct. 1st
The DePartment of Communication and Theatre and the School of Music are excited to announce auditions for our production of this highly successful Broadway show! Based on the 1960s TV hit, The Addams Family takes satirical aim at the American middle-class family and-- features iconic characters, biting comedy---AND Goth fashions!
We’re hoping for a diverse, talented, hardworking and fun-loving cast and crew! All experience levels welcome! `
An Interest Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. in Kerr Theatre to answer questions about auditions and opportunities to work on the show. (Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Managers, Assistant. Directors, Dance, Costumes, Make-Up—more?)
If you are unable to audition on Tuesday, April 25th because of other commitments, please email Susan at santhony@depauw.edu, and we will arrange another time for you.
For any questions please contact Susan Anthony at santhony@depauw.edu
Characters
Gomez Addams – Castilian, passionate, “trapped” between his all-consuming love for his wife Morticia---and his promise to keep Wednesday’s secret.
Morticia Addams – sultry, cool, iconic, can’t imagine Wednesday as old enough to marry and suspicious that Gomez is keeping a secret from her.
Fester – sibling to Gomez , sentimental, in love with the moon, wants to help Wednesday with her romantic dilemma.
Grandma – Scary herbalist, wicked sense of humor
Wednesday Addams – daughter of the Addams family, normally morbid and now finding herself “pulled in a new direction” as she now is in love with Lucas, described as a “normal” young man.
Pugsley Addams – Wednesday’s younger sibling, likes to be tortured by Wednesday, afraid she will leave the family to be with Lucas and is determined to break up their relationship.
Lurch- very formidable servant, kind of terrifying, hardly speaks or sings---until the end.
Mal Beineke - Lucas’s father, obsessed with business, he’s lost his humanity & is losing his wife.
Alice Beineke - Lucas’s mother, determined optimist, likes to rhyme, unsatisfied with the sad change in her formerly loving husband, and is tired of “waiting” for him to realize what he’s risking.
Lucas Beineke – young man in love with Wednesday, determined to be “crazy enough” to win her
Ensemble: The Addams “Ancestors” – 5m, 5w (or more if desired)— Ghosts from the Addams family past---people from all different historical periods. [Fester won’t let them go back to their crypts until they help Wednesday]. Involved in many of the musical numbers.
AUDITION SIGN-UP DETAILS
The Addams Family vocal ranges pdf.
To audition for the Ensemble, Lurch, Mal, or Grandma:
You may sing any song (one verse or 32 bars). Bring sheet music OR you may sing without any accompaniment. **Please note: The ensemble will be involved in many of the production numbers—singing and dancing—and so will (probably) be called for most rehearsals.
To audition for one of the following characters, please prepare the music assigned to that character (below) for your 4-minute audition:
Tempo: "A driving tempest;" Quarter = 132
Tempo: Intro (ms. 1-19) Quarter = 132;
Tempo: Half note = 96 (Quarter= 192)