Darlington Fine Arts presents ‘Addams Family’ musical
The show will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Rome City Auditorium.
Darlington’s fine arts department will present “The Addams Family: A New Musical” Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Rome City Auditorium.
In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. Nonetheless, this quirky family still has to deal with many of the same challenges faced by any other family, and the spookiest nightmare faced by every family: the Addams kids are growing up.
The Addamses have lived by their unique values for hundreds of years and Gomez and Morticia, played by seniors Nolan Wilson and Brie Bishop, would be only too happy to continue living that way. Their dark, macabre, beloved daughter Wednesday, played by junior Maggie Inman, is now an 18- year-old who’s ready for a life of her own.
Wednesday has fallen in love with Lucas Beineke, played by sophomore Nick Powell. Lucas is a sweet, smart boy from a normal, respectable Ohio family — the most un-Addams sounding person one could be. And to make matters worse, she has invited the Beinekes, played by seniors Alan Shorey and Stacey Chen, to their home for dinner. In one fateful, hilarious night, secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.
The audience can expect to see some iconic Addams Family favorites throughout the play including Pugsley, Fester, Grandma Addams, Lurch and Thing.
The stage ensemble will bring the stage to life in the form Addams Family ancestors spanning the era of the caveman era to the Egyptians and flappers.
The show runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Rome City Auditorium. Doors will open Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., with showtime at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday matinee begins at 2:30 p.m., after doors open at 2 p.m.
Tickets for the event can be purchased in advance online at www.darlingtonschool.org/ musical, or at the door on the day of the show.
General admission tickets are $10. Tiger Booster Club members and current Darlington families may request reserved seating for no additional cost. The general public can purchase tickets in the reserved section for $15 each.
All reserved tickets are offered online only and are available on a first-come, firstserved basis.