Submitted by Zach Johnson, Viking Middle School
BALDWIN-WOODVILLE, WI – Nearly one hundred talented middle school cast and crew members invite you to witness their portrayal of this iconic family. Watch and laugh along as Gomez works to hide the truth from his lovely bride Morticia, Wednesday navigates young love, and the rest of the Addams family works to feign normalcy when the Bienke family arrives for dinner. The music and plot will hopefully leave viewers warm-hearted and having had a few good laughs.
“These kids have worked tirelessly on choreography and line delivery,” says director Chandra Lamb. “Comedy is not easy to land, especially for young performers; we hope the community will be able to witness the hard work they’ve put in and laugh with us along the way.”
Highlights of the show includes Kingston Arndt as Gomez, Louisa Willink as Morticia, Rhyan Nichols as Wednesday, Grant Halstead as Uncle Fester, Gracie Kusilek as Grandma, Braelynn Sobottka as Pugsley, Kallie Schutz, Adam Olson, and William Bedford making up the Beineke family, and Eli Lium as butler Lurch. There also will be significant understudy use this year by Kailee Wilson and Carly Rassbach.
The directing, technical, and creative team involved in producing The Addams Family entails Chandra Lamb (Director/Choreographer), Eric Becker (Director/Backstage), Heather Kittelson (Assistant Director/Choreographer/Costumer), Amanda Arnold (Assistant Director/Choreographer), Adam Bassak (Technical/Stage Director), Rob Skamfer (Technical Director), Morgan Trunkel (Set Design), and Zach Johnson (Assistant Director/Backstage).
Based on the family created by Charles Addams himself, with the book adaptation by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa – Viking Middle School’s adaptation of The Addams Family is set to open on Thursday, March 14th at 7:00 PM, with subsequent performances on Friday, March 15th at 7:00 PM and Saturday, March 16th at 2:00PM.
Tickets for the show are $8 and will be available on Wednesday, February 28th at bwsd.ludus.com. A limited amount of tickets will be available for cash only purchase forty-five minutes before the show. We look forward to seeing you at The Baldwin-Woodville High School Performing Arts Center and appreciate your support of the arts in our community!
