Our
Auditions
Are you a high school student with a passion theatre? Auditioning for our Rising Stars theatre program is the perfect to showcase your talent and take your skills to the next level. Our friendly and professional team of instructors will guide you through the audition, providing valuable feedback and support along the way.
Addams Family Auditions
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: 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. 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.
Auditions: May 5th
Callbacks: May 6-9th
Audition Process
Audition Packet
1. PREPARE YOUR AUDITION
- Prepare 16 -32 bars of a song of your choice.
- Please bring an accompaniment track (music track with instrumental only – no vocals).
- Sing any song you like that you feel best represents your vocal abilities.
- Consider the style of music in the show and/or the character you feel suits you best.
- Prepare one of the monologues from the show audition sides (in link with audition packet info).
- Not all characters have monologues in the packet. Choose the one you think best demonstrates what you can do.
- Character breakdown can be found below this section.
- Monologue should be memorized.
2. SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION SLOT
- Sign up for your preferred audition time using the link above.
- Auditions slots will be offered as individual 3 minute time slots.
- You must check in for your audition at least 20 minutes before your time slot, so please choose your time wisely.
3. PREPARE THE AUDITION PAPERWORK
- Download, print and fill out the following:
• Audition Application Form
o completed at home with Actor’s & Parent’s signature
• Conflict Calendar
o completed at home with Actor’s & Parent’s signature
o Actors are allowed NO MORE THEN 5 conflicts
• Copy of Grades
• *Optional* Résumé of Acting Experience- Write on the back of your Audition Application form, or use your own template and attach to your application
4. COMPLETE YOUR AUDITION
It’s audition time!
Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your audition time.
- When you arrive, you will check in, get your audition number, turn in your audition paperwork and have your photo taken.
- You will go into the room one at a time to do your audition for the casting directors.
- The Callback List will be posted on the Rising Stars website no later than 8pm on Monday May 5th.
5. ATTEND YOUR CALLBACK
The final step! It’s time for call backs…
- All auditioners will receive at least one call back.
- Callback times for each character will be included on the Call Back Sheet.
- Please carefully read over the full callback list- you may be asked to come in at multiple times for multiple characters.
- Callback material will be available on the website.
- Callback sides do not need to be memorized.
- Please arrive at least 10 minutes early for your call back slot to allow time for check in.
- HAVE FUN! The directors want to work with actors who are kind, collaborative and respectful. Do your best, but don’t forget it’s a PLAY…keep that sense of play in your callbacks and make big choices!
6. CAST LIST
The waiting, the waiting, the WAITINNNNNG!
- The cast list will be posted on the website by 8pm on Saturday May 10th.
- Our first rehearsal will be Tuesday May 20th with Parent Meeting to follow.
Crew Applicaions
Crew Applications can be found HERE.
Applications are due April 28th for lead crew and MAY 5th for all others.
Character Breakdowns
GOMEZ ADDAMS
Vocal Range: Bb2 - G4 (Tenor/Baritone)
A suave man of Spanish descent who adores his wife and children and takes immense pride in being an Addams. Gomez finds himself trapped between his daughter and his wife, being forced to hide Wednesday’s big secret from Morticia. He has great comedic timing and is a strong dancer. Spanish accent a plus! Tango and/or fencing/sword combat experience great!
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MORTICIA ADDAMS
Vocal Range: G3 - Bb5 (Mezzo)
The beautiful, leggy and mysterious head of the Addams family who believes strongly in family tradition. Morticia is unnerved thinking that Gomez is hiding something from her and that her relationship with her daughter isn’t what it used to be. She is confident and sexy with a side of dry wit. She is a strong mover (tango skills a plus!)
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WEDNESDAY ADDAMS
Vocal Range; A3 - E5 (Pop Soprano/Mezzo)
Goth big sister Wednesday has her father’s heart and her mother’s sensibility (as well as her deadly dry wit). Having fallen in love with a “normal” boy, Wednesday must figure out how to introduce him and his parents to her unique family. Wednesday showcases compassion, a bit of stubbornness, and a strong will. She has a strong belt.
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MAL BEINEKE
Vocal Range: C3 – A4 (Tenor/High Baritone)
Mal is the uptight father of Wednesday’s boyfriend, Lucas, and exasperated husband to his rhyming wife, Alice. Once a faithful follower of a grungy, dark band, he has long submerged that side of himself to become a stereotypical businessman, obsessed with his family’s future and impressing others. He finds the Addams far too bizarre for his liking.
ALICE BEINEKE
Vocal Range: Ab3 – G#5 (soprano/mezzo)
Lucas’s mother and Mal’s wife, Alice is a lovely housewife who is devoted to her family. Always charming and cheerful, Alice’s only flaw seems to be a quirky tendency to speak in rhymes. That is, until she accidentally drinks a potion at dinner with the Addams and learns to unleash her wild side. The role requires a strong comedic actress with a strong belt.
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UNCLE FESTER
Vocal Range; C3 – G4 (Optional C5; Tenor/Baritone)
Serving as the musical’s comedic narrator, Uncle Fester brings their own unique personality to the show. They are lovable, childish, enthusiastically strange, and highly incorrigible (except for the good nature of the family and the ignorance of the police, they would ordinarily be under lock and key!). Fester has great comedic timing and a tenor voice. Ukulele or other instrument skills a plus! (While called “uncle” and male pronouns are used, the character is androgynist.)
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PUGSLEY ADDAMS
Vocal Range: A3 – F5 (Alto)
Pugsley is a funny, inventive, and sometimes annoying little brother who loves to be tortured by his big sister. Aware that family dynamics are changing around him, he wants to ensure he won’t lose his sister so he takes matters into his own hands. Believably age 12, but may be played by a child/teen/adult actor of any gender. Strong, high vocals. Preferably 5’ or shorter.
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LUCAS BEINEKE
Vocal Range: C3 – C5 (Pop Tenor/Baritone)
Smart, attractive, and a bit dorky, ‘normal guy’ Lucas has fallen head over heels in love with Wednesday and intends to marry her. He is optimistic and hopeful, yet struggles to find the balance between his ‘normal’ family and the macabre Addams. Strong singer.
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GRANDMA
Vocal Range: G4 – F5 (Alto/Contra)
Fun, quirky and very feisty, Grandma always has a trick up her sleeve and is often cooking up schemes. She is wise, wacky and sometimes a bit crass. She has great comedic timing and versatile character physicality; definitely not a typical sweet grandmotherly figure.
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LURCH
Vocal Range: Eb2 – E4 (Bass)
A man of few words, Lurch is the Addams family butler. His unmistakable commanding presence is accented by grunts, moans, and deliberate movement. Must have great non-verbal story-telling abilities (think: facial expressions and sound). When we finally do hear him sing, Lurch may surprise us with a rich bass voice. Ideally, tall…very tall.
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Ensemble + Thing, And Cousin It
THE ADDAMS ANCESTORS: all genders; all vocal ranges Ancestors of the Addams family now live on ‘the other side’, but are summoned once a year to come celebrate with the family. Dressed in the attire of their various eras of Addams family history, the Ancestors serve as the ensemble (chorus) for the show. They help bring the story to life, sometimes offering advice, and interacting with the characters throughout the play. They appear often, including singing and dancing in several numbers, as well as silently watching or possibly being a part of the magical effects of the show.