[Capdist-auditions] Auditions for The Addams Family- Performing SmArts

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PERFORMING SMARTS 
 
PRESENTS AUDITIONS FOR A STUDENT PRODUCTION OF:
 




The Addams Family
 
Directed By:  Eric Shovah
Produced By:  Marlene Countermine
Musical Direction By:  Linda Zannitto 
Choreographed By:  Heather D’Arcy
 
Audition Dates/Times:
Sunday, June 7th (Sign-in at 2:00pm, Auditions from 2:30-5:30pm) or
Monday, June 8th (Sign-in at 6:00pm, Auditions from 6:30pm-9:30pm)
Additional Callbacks May Be Held as Needed



Audition/Performance Location:  
Heatly High School (171
Hudson Ave., Green Island, NY 12183)
 
 Rehearsal Location:  
Congregation Gates of
Heaven (852 Ashmore Ave., Schenectady, NY 12309)
 
Performance Dates:  August 7-9, 2015

THERE IS NO
TUITION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PRODUCTION!

Auditions are open
to students currently in 2nd-12th grade.  
 
If
cast, anyone under the age of 18 will be requested to have a parent/guardian
consent form signed to participate. 



Please
prepare 16-32 bars of music from a Broadway Musical (bring sheet music – in the
correct key). No a capella singing or singing with an MP3/CD!  Also, come prepared to dance.  Some auditioners may be asked to read from
the script or sing from the show.  


Please
bring a calendar of conflicts to the auditions. 
Rehearsals will begin immediately following casting.


Show
Synopsis:  The Addams Family features an original story, and it's every
father's nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has
grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable
family - a man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting
enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother.
Now, Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from
his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the
fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's 'normal' boyfriend and his
parents.


No
roles are precast and the show provides an opportunity for students across the
Capital Region!  


Cast
of Characters:


Gomez Addams – 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,
who he adores more than death.  Strong
comedic actor.


Morticia Addams – she is the
strength of the family.  Feels her
husband is hiding something from her and will use any tactic to lure the secret
out.  A strong dancer and vocalist with a
dry comedic delivery.


Wednesday Addams – she finds love
with a “normal” boy and wants to introduce his family to hers.  Experiences the youthful drama of first love
while maintaining the dry wit and sensibility of her mother.  Strong vocals needed.


Uncle Fester – the androgynous
family members who serves as the musical’s narrator.  He is larger than life, energetic, joyous,
and sometimes child-like.  Similar style
to a vaudeville comic.


Pugsley Addams – a charming, funny,
husky boy who loves being tutored by his sister.  He wants to ensure he won’t lose his sister
to her new boyfriend and so he takes matters into his own hands.  


Lurch – the tall Addam’s butler who knows
all.  He speaks in moans and groans and
needs a distinct stage physicality.


Grandma – a feisty 102 year
old woman.  Fun and quirky, but don’t
mess with Grandma.  A character actress
with strong understanding of stage physicality.


Mal Beineke – stuffy father of
Lucas and exasperated husband to his rhyming wife, Alice.  At one time he was a follower of The Grateful
Dead, but has lost that side of himself. 
Always looking out for his family.


Alice Beineke – mother of Lucas
who is devoted to her family, and who puts down her own desires for her
family.  Quirky and often speaks in
rhyme.  Comedic actress with a wide vocal
range.


Lucas Beineke – 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 Addam’s family.  


The Addams Ancestors – the shows ghostly
ensemble.


 The
director welcomes any questions. If you cannot attend the audition dates listed
but would still like to be in the production and need to arrange an alternate
audition date, please contact the director, Eric Shovah by email at bialystockandbloom at nycap.rr.com,
by phone at (518) 526-1300 or through the website at www.performingsmarts.com.  If you need to set up an alternate time for
auditions, please contact the director PRIOR to auditions.  Thanks and we hope to see you there!


 
 
 
 
 
 		 	   		  
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