Chequamegon High School is preparing to perform the musical comedy, “The Addams Family” School Edition on March 15-16 at 7:30 p.m., and March 17 at 2 p.m. All performances will take place in the Harry D. Frokjer Auditorium at Chequamegon High School.
“The Addams Family” is based on a book by Marshall Brinkman and Rick Elice. The music and lyrics for the show are by Andrew Lippa. The characters are based on those created by Charles Addams.
“The Addams Family” School Edition is an original story comedy that embraces the wackiness found in every family. Every father’s nightmare, Wednesday Addams, is the ultimate princess of darkness, who 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, Gomez Addams, and begs him not to tell her mother.
Gomez must do something he’s never done, 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.
Auditions were held in January and a very talented cast of students from grades 9-12 were selected. The cast includes Nolan Niehoff as Gomez Addams; Hailee Wade as Morticia Addams; Jeremiah Miguel as Uncle Fester; Lyla Beringer as Wednesday Addams; Maia Oswald as Grandma; Kaitlyn Schrader as Pugsley Addams; Alex Tervort as Lurch; Jayden Oscar as Mal Beineke; Clare Yunk as Alice Beineke; and RJ Salvador as Lucas Beineke. The Ancestors are played by Anya Brehnolt, Leelan, Carroll, Lucy Cronen, Tonya Dul, Riley Ensor, Adalei Gauthier, Coco Godbee, Regan Hoffman, Trinity Howes, Destiny Kasirye, Frank Kief, Sherika Rudolph, Kalaniva Salvador, Mallory Smith, Izabella Taylor, Lexie Tervort, Lucas Walker and Elisiana Wirsing.
The musical director is Mark Donner, who is assisted by Ann Kief and Rebecca Eden with the scenery painting and stage crew. Angelina Wilson is the assistant director and choreography; Tia Kropf-Beringer is in charge of costumes and props; Kacey Hanson is handling the program and publicity; Chad Palzkil is doing the social media publicity; Michelle Smith is in charge of tickets and is the lobby coordinator; Terry Wilson is in charge of set and prop construction and is the lights and sound coordinator. Other adults who have supported the production include Tara Tervort, Karen Dums and Bill Weiler.
Students working with lights and sound are Harrison Graceffa, Maren Folstad, Norsen Rodriguez, and Carla Rodriguez-Akriba. Students assisting with scenery painting and stage crew include Lucas Walker, Frank Kief, Autumn Michalski, Tonya Dul, Trinity Howes, Adalei Gauthier, Riley Ensor, Destiny, Kasirye, Grace Hulbert, Evan Carlson, Natalie, Dobs, Vincent Hulbert, Skylar Chrouser, Zoey Ronningen, Harper Burrs, Mariah Beczka, J Nichols, Joe Kaseno, Paige Drymalski, Ivy Korpi D’Amico, Dhamon Morris, Noah Perez and Skylar Goetz.
Tickets will be available from cast members and at the Park Falls and Glidden campus offices.
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