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Pay Rate: CAT tier 1 and stipend for non-AEA

Audition Dates and Times: Saturday, May 18th and Sunday, May 19th 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (LUNCH) 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Audition Location: 140 W. Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Contact Person Email: casting@WSRep.org

Contact Person Name: Caitlin Quinn

 

Please email casting@WSRep.org to request an audition slot. EPA rules apply. Walk-ins will be accepted on a first come first served basis (AEA then EMC will take priority)

 

EPA rules apply.

Seeking AEA actors, non-AEA actors in the following:

The Addams Family, directed by Kevin Wiczer

 

MATERIAL TO PREPARE:

32 bars of music in the style of the show and a 1-minute comedic monologue.

 

TIME COMMITMENT:

August 26 – October 20, 2019

Rehearsals begin the week of August 26, 2019

Show Opens September 27, 2019

Fridays: 8:00 PM curtain | Saturdays: 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM curtain | Sundays: 2:00 PM curtain

 

CHARACTER TYPE/RESTRICTIONS:

Morticia Addams: Alto/Mezzo Sop. (G3 – Bb5) (Pre-Cast)

 

Gomez Addams: Tenor (Bb2 – G4), 35-55: An attractive man of Spanish descent, who adores his wife, takes great pride in his children, and is immensely proud to be an Addams; caught between his daughter and his wife he feels completely trapped and unable to make either happy, which is his greatest joy; must have great comedic timing, move well, and strong vocals. Fencing skills a plus.

 

Uncle Fester: Tenor (C3 – C5), 30-50: Serves as the musical’s narrator; rotund and child-like, hugely enthusiastic and totally incorrigible; a vaudevillian, needs strong comedy and tenor vocals.

 

Wednesday Addams: Strong pop voice with belt (A3 – E5), 18-25 to play 18: Gothic in a sexy way, witty with a terrifically dry sense of humor; just wants her family to be “normal” for one night to meet the parents of the boy she’s fallen in love with; strong pop belt vocals.

Pugsley Addams: Strong high vocals (unchanged voice) (Invitation only)

 

Grandma Addams: Strong character vocals (G4 – F5) 35+ to play a feisty 102 yr. old woman: Fun and quirky, capable of a comedic physical presence; comedic actress with strong character vocals.

 

Lurch: Bass (Eb2-E4) 25-50: Seeking actors at least 6’1 – the taller the better; a man of very, very few words, often spoken at half speed; most of what he utters is long, plaintive groans, some tinged with irony or exasperation; must have true low bass vocals.

 

Mal Beineke: bari-tenor (C3-A4) 35-50: Stuffy father of 19-year-old Lucas and exasperated husband to his rhyming wife, Alice; thinks the Addams’ are beyond strange and does not want to spend time having dinner with them, much less be related.

 

Alice Beineke: soprano/high belt (Ab3- G#5), 35-45: Mother of 19-year-old Lucas, seemingly mousy housewife who’s devoted to her family so she puts aside her own desires; while at the Addams’ family dinner party, she drinks a potion that causes her to let her hair down and speak her truth; very strong comedic singer/actress.

 

Lucas Beineke: Pop Tenor (C3-C5), 18-25 to play 19: 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.

 

The Ancestors: SATB, (casting 5 Men & 5 Women) 20 and older: Strong contemporary singers/dancers/physical movers. Must be able to hold tight harmonies.