Waterworks Players will be holding auditions for our upcoming show The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy!, directed by Elijah Logue. Auditions will be held on Sunday, August 4th and Monday, August 5th at 7:00pm at the Waterworks Players Theatre, 25 SMI Way, Farmville, VA 23901. The production runs October 11, 12, 13, 18, and 19, 2024.

Please prepare 16 bars of music from the show or from a show with a similar vocal style, as well as a one minute comedic monologue of your choice.

Come dressed to move as a portion of the audition will include a dance call.

If you are unable to attend auditions in person, you can submit a short video of yourself singing a prepared piece, delivering a one minute monologue, and demonstrating your dancing skills.

Whether you intend to audition in-person or by video, please fill out the audition form in this googledoc to provide us with your information in advance!

Synopsis

A musical comedy, embracing every father’s nightmare! Wednesday Addams, known for her love of darkness, has fallen in love with a sweet man from a seemingly respectable and ordinary family. As Wednesday falls in love, family members begin to find out, forcing Gomez, her father, to keep a secret from his love, Morticia. Meanwhile, Pugsley and Grandma scheme and Uncle Fester relates by finding a love of his own. Everything will change on the dreadful night the Addams host a dinner for Wednesday’s boyfriend and his “normal” family. What could go wrong?

Characters

• GOMEZ ADDAMS
  Male, tenor/baritone vocals
  Smart, comedic actor
  A suave, yet comical man who takes great pride in his family and revels in all it means to be an Addams. He struggles keeping his daughter’s secret from his wife, whom he adores more than death. Husband to Morticia.
• MORTICIA ADDAMS
  Female, Alto/mezzo vocals
  Strong Matriarch
  Attractive, strong willed woman—the strength of the family. An easy comedic actress with a dry wit. Feels her husband is hiding something from her and will use any tactic to lure the secret out. She is the real head of the family and fears her daughter and her aren’t as close as they used to be.
• WEDNESDAY ADDAMS
  Female, Pop Soprano/Mezzo vocals
  Adventurous daughter
  Wednesday is a 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. She experiences the lovesick drama that comes with first love and when two very different families meet. She longs for the approval of her parents but isn’t afraid to show her rebellious side.
• UNCLE FESTER
  Male (or Female) tenor/baritone vocals
  Vaudeville-style Comedian, That one awkward family member who serves as the musical’s narrator. He’s larger than life, an energetic, joyous, child-like presence. Uncle Fester is incorrigible and, except for the good nature of the family and the ignorance of the police, would ordinarily be under lock and key.
• LUCAS BEINEKE
  Male
  Tenor Vocals
  Attractive male. 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. Lucas is a “normal guy” who’s a little dorky. Wednesday absolutely intrigues him.
• MAL BEINEKE
  Male, high baritone/tenor vocals
  Stuffy father of Lucas and exasperated husband to his rhyming Stepford wife, Alice. At one time was a follower of a grungy, dark band, but has lost that side of himself and has become a stereotypical businessman. Always looking out for his family’s future and how they might look to his colleagues and the rest of the world.
• LURCH
  Male, Groans
  Most Likely a Zombie Butler
  The Addams butler who knows all, but says less. He speaks in moans and groans.
• PUGSLEY ADDAMS
  Male, Alto vocals
  Troublesome Younger Brother
  A funny and sometimes annoying young 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.
• ALICE BEINEKE
  Female, Soprano vocals
  Charming housewife comedic actress
  Mother of Lucas, devoted to her family so she puts aside her own desires. Alice is a quirky female who often speaks in rhymes and falls prey to the latest fads or quick fixes to her family or personal life. While at the Addams family dinner party, she drinks a potion that causes her to let her hair down and speak the truth rather than always appearing as “perfect”.
• GRANDMA
  Female, Character vocals
  Comedic actress
  She’s one feisty old woman. Fun and quirky, but don’t mess with her. Grandma often schemes with Pugsley and offers advice when needed. She’s more of an oddball than a typical, comforting grandmother figure.
• ADDAMS ANCESTORS
  Male & Female, all vocal ranges
  Ancestors of the Addams family now live on “the other side”, but are summoned once a year to come celebrate with the family. They help tell the story, offer advice and interact with the characters throughout the play.

The Addams Family is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com