Notes from the Director
This show is a campy, fun-loving musical that follows one of the most unique families that we have all grown to know and love. My goal with this show was to not only help the actors familiarize themselves with a side of the characters that we know, but to find a little splash of something we have yet to see with this cooky family.
We join the Addams Family and their ancestors 10 years in the future where Wednesday is no longer a little girl, and she faces the struggle to find her own place in this world. Pugsley is learning that he may lose someone he thought would always be by his side. Meanwhile Gomez and Morticia struggle with their relationship, as any couple does. The family muddles through an evening of disasters as outsiders tempt them with the “normalcy” of the world.
However, through those darkest moments, the family finds themselves again and with the help of good ol’ uncle Fester, they discover that love will always triumph—love for family, love for each other, and love for the unknown. Something we should all look towards as humans in a world of chaos: some semblance of peace in the darkness.
“The unknown may be frightening, the darkness overwhelming, but if we don’t run from it, we may see our mysterious, miraculous lives finally illuminated. If we move toward the darkness, we might find love and acceptance. For when it is dark enough, we can see the stars.” -Rick Elice, book writer for The Addams Family.
-Courtney Conklin (Director)
