Hoosac Valley Goes Creepy, Kooky With 'Addams Family Musical'
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The Hoosac Valley Middle and High School's Performing Arts Department will bring "The Addams Family" to the stage this weekend.
This Friday, more than 50 middle and high school students invite all to what will undoubtedly be a frightful night of laughs and music.
"We have been working on it since January," instrumental and technical director Jacob Keplinger said. "It is a very popular show in high schools right now and it looked fun."
The musical, which is based on the characters created by Charles Addams, was written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music was written by Andrew Lippa.
Wednesday Addams, played by Sam Sherwood, has fallen in love with Lucas Beineke, played by Jackson Keplinger. A dinner at the Addams family estate is planned so the Lucas' seemingly normal family can meet the Addams Family. This creates conflict in the Addams family with Wednesday's mom Morticia, played by Hanna Koczela, feeling conflicted over her ever-maturing daughter's newfound feelings, Wednesday's brother Pugsley, played by Doug LaDoucer, feeling ignored since Wednesday's and Lucas's relationship began and Wednesday's father Gomez, played by Aaron McAdoo simply looking to keep the family together.
Keplinger said the musical involves the entire art department and noted that this was the first time many students even heard of the Addams Family.
"Students didn't really know about it," he said. "But they really like it."
The stage direction is by Nancy Pedercini-Acquista, vocal direction is by Jonathan Rowe and cChoreography is by Sophia Acquista and Victoria Alibozek.
The musical opens Friday, March 24, at 7 p.m. at the Hoosac Valley High School auditorium. There will also be a showing Saturday at the same time.
Tickets can be purchased at the door.
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