Those looking for a “spook-tacle” this summer need only turn to the Roxy Theater in Morton, which will be haunted by the Addams family Aug. 4-12.
Presented by Centralia College East with the Fire Mountain Arts Council, “The Addams Family — A New Musical” is “a comical feast, embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and plays out every father’s nightmare,” the Roxy Theater wrote in a news release.
The musical follows a “crisis in the Addams household,” as “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 wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother,” the theater stated.
“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.”
The first show was set to begin at 7 p.m. Friday night. Remaining showtimes are 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, Wednesday, Aug. 9 and Saturday Aug. 12, with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, Aug. 5.
General admission costs $15 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available online at www.MortonRoxy.org or https://www.centralia.edu/about/locations/cceast/summer-musicals.aspx, at the BCJ Gallery adjacent to the Roxy Theater, at the Centralia College East campus in Morton or at the door if seats are available.
Aside from covering the costs of putting on the show, proceeds from ticket sales will fund scholarships at Centralia College East and help support the operation of the Roxy Theater.
The Roxy Theater is located at 233 W. Main Ave. in Morton.
Cast list
Wednesday: Annelise Hamilton
Gomez: Brian Green
Morticia: Anastasia Cooper
Fester: Brandon Pratt
Pugsley: Matt Leggett
Lurch: Zach Poplawski
Grandma: Elysa Ray
Alice: Fiona Thornton
Mal: March Chandler
Lucas: Tim McKnight
Ancestors: Alexis Sabin, April Doolittle, Dustine Wilde, Fred Schwindt, Karen Grabhorn, Kevin Downing, Lance Scogin, Monica Meyer, Sam Johnson, Sarai Pratt, Sophia Green, Valerie Thornton, Vivienne Flores, Vann Cantin
Grim reaper: Bruce Roberts
Production team
Artistic director: Lynne Olmos
Co-producers: Lauri Dennis, April Doolittle
Technical director: Paul Olmos
Choreographer: Scarlet Nixon Klein
Costume director: Louise Fisher
Stage manager: Amber McKnight
Musical co-directors: Brad Nelson, Paul Brassey
Vocal coach: Martha Sturgeon
Tango coach: Wallace Rosa
Orchestra: Alana Nelson, Kjari Nykrein, Dan Wright, Corey Hecker, Jessica Scogin
Lights and sound: Jason Eck, Caleb Wright
Light design: Fred Schwindt
Makeup: Joy Anglesey, Kate Fortin, Drew Ray
Master builder: Jeremy Ross
Set construction: Kevin Downing, Jason Eck, Alana Nelson, Tim Mcknight, Fiona Thornton, Sam Johnson, Fred Schwindt, April Doolittle, Elysa Ray, Amber McKnight, Sean Cooper, Margo Cooper, Mark Chandler
