The Addams Family Somewhere around 1937, the Addams Family first saw the dark of night in a one-panel print cartoon of an unnamed Morticia, a bearded Lurch, and a vacuum salesman talking up his merchandise, surrounded by spider webs and bats. Charles Samuel Addams published about 1,600 works, many for The New Yorker, yet only about 150 of them featured the beloved creepy and kooky characters for which he is most remembered...The Addams Family. The beloved television series, starring John Astin and Carolyn Jones, depicted an Addams clan that had to deal with real family issues, like struggling to get Wednesday and Pugsley to go to school and Fester’s romances. This is why they have endured; they are, above all else, a family. Even though they have a zombie for a butler, a cousin covered in hair, and a dismembered hand in a box named “Thing,” they are actually quite relatable. Despite their surprisingly short television run, the Addams Family has endured for decades, eventually making it to Broadway in 2010. Charles Addams’ kooky characters were a brilliant match for Andrew Lippa’s fun score, and the show has become a hit for theatre companies all over the country. We love the Addams Family because they embrace their strangeness, which we should all do. The message is clear: Don’t be afraid to be different! Stay true to yourself! Follow your heart at all costs! Don’t go into a dark basement alone! Thank you for joining us we take a walk on the mysterious, spooky, and all-together ooky side. Snap, snap! 4 West Ottawa Theater Musical Numbers Act 1 Overture/Prologue……………..........................................Orchestra When You’re an Addams......................Addams Family, Ancestors Fester’s Manifesto………………..........................Fester, Ancestors Two Things…………………….........................…….....……..Gomez Wednesday’s Growing Up………......................……......….Gomez Trapped………………..............................……...Gomez, Ancestors Pulled……………..................................……..Wednesday, Pugsley One Normal Night………..............................……………..Company But Love…………….............................................Fester, Ancestors Secrets…………........................…….......Morticia, Alice, Ancestors Gomez’s What If?..................................................................Gomez What If?...............................................................Pugsley, Grandma Full Disclosure (Part 1)......................................................Company Waiting…………………………....................................………...Alice Full Disclosure (Part 2)......................................................Company 10-minute Intermission Act 2 Opening Act 2..................................................................Orchestra Just Around the Corner……………....................Morticia, Ancestors The Moon and Me……………...............................Fester, Ancestors Happy/Sad…………………........…………………………..Gomez Crazier Than You………………........Mal, Alice, Wednesday, Lucas Not Today………………………...................………………….Gomez Live Before We Die………....................…………...Gomez, Morticia Tango de Amor……………..…….....….Gomez, Morticia, Ancestors Move Toward the Darkness…………………………….......Company Time and Place Present Day New York City, New York The Addams Family 5 Gomez………………..…..................................….Characters ALEX DANNELS* Morticia………………….......………........................SUZY PARKER* Wednesday………………............................…MARISSA SANCHEZ Lucas…...……………........................................NATE GROENHOF* Fester…………...………......................................….GEORGE ILES* Grandma…………….....................................…......GLORIA HUNT* Lurch.......................................................................HAYDN BJORK Pugsley...............…..............................…………... EMMETT DEUR* Mal…………..................……........................JONATHAN McCABE* Alice..................................................................TESSIE MORALES* Ancestors MARISSA COLE* ZACHARY SHOEMAKER* MAX GIBSON* CONNOR SHORT* BELLA KEPHART* MEKIAH SIMMONS* KYLE MAGENNIS IAN SNOAP FIONA McCABE EMMA TRACY HAYDEN RUTAN ANNA VANKAMPEN* Pit Orchestra Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, & Flute....R. CARLOS MARROQUIN-LOZADA Clarinet, Flute, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax............................MASON OUZTS Soprano Sax Alto Sax, Tenor Sax.........................JOSHUA ELWOOD Trumpet, Flugelhorn....................................................TATE SZILAGYI Trombone, Bass Trombone............................................ETHAN DEUR Violin......................................................................NICK RADAKOVITZ Violin.......................................................................ASHLYN GRAHAM Cello............................................................................EBONY ROACH Bass.................................DONOVAN FORTNITEGAMER MEEUSEN Guitars, Accordion, Ukulele, Flute, Piccolo........SAMUEL AVENDANO Drum set.......................................................................DAVID LADUKE Percussion.............................................................THOMAS DUMMER Piano..............................................................MRS. JENNIFER FLORIP Keyboard.................................................................SUE GAINFORTH* Conductor............................................................JAY L. GAINFORTH* * Member of the International Thespian Society Troupe #5081 6 West Ottawa Theater Student Crews ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR BACKSTAGE & STAGE MANAGER JILLIAN ANNABLE IZZY BALBUENA CHARLIE DEWAARD BRAYDEN CHAYER JACKSON FIELD DANIELLE GLOVER FLOOR MANAGER RENEE KINSLER LILY BARTELS ANNA MCCOY LEEZA JONGEKRYG LUCAS MCCOY TEGAN MCDONALD* Set Painting & Props TIMOTHY MCDONALD TYLIEA BETHKE MELISSA RAMOS BRENNA CARITHERS* KENNETH ZWAGGERMAN TENLEY CRAWFORD OUND ASIA DUNTON S OLIVIA FELICELLI CADEN MIKA JANE HOPPE AINE SNOAP* LILY MALDONADO COSTUMES KAITLYN MEYER KATHLEEN CAYABYAB LIBBIE PILARSKI SOPHIA KOON TESLA PIOCKRELL PAIGE VOSS VIDEO DIRECTION & CAMERA OPERATOR DANCE CAPTAIN MASON RUTAN EMMOREY STRAIT SET CONSTRUCTION HAIR & MAKEUP MAX GIBSON* ALEXIS AYERS GEORGE ILES* JAEDYN BRANDERHORST-SAUCEDA MASON RUTAN RAMIE SANCHEZ EMILY CONLON ADDISON CORELL LIGHTS KAMRYN DUMAS SHYLAH DOZEMAN KIRA GUERRIN ANGELINA ONKEOSY* MEGAN JOHNSON SAM REED RAEGAN LANTZ MAURA TRACY JESSICA PAUL SAVANNAH REED* PROMO VIDEO ELLIE DYKEMA USHERS KIRA GUERRIN MAYA ALMAZAN ISABELLA ANDERSON CONCESSIONS HANNAH DICK EMILY BERZOLD BIANCA KROLL MOISES CAMPOS-CRESPO ZOE LONGSTREET KAITLYN HECK RACHEL MESSER LAKIESHA NOVISS PROJECTIONS SHYLAH DOZEMAN The Addams Family 7 Patrons of the Arts The generous contributions of the Patrons of the Arts helps pay for memberships and participation in the Michigan State Thespian Festival as well as students’ enrollment and activities in the International Thespian Society. The International Thespian Society (ITS) is the Educational Theatre Association’s student honorary organization. ITS recognizes the achievements of high school and middle school theatre students. Donor Levels Friends ($25) Angels ($50) Stars ($75) Directors ($100) Producers ($125+) Producers THE CONLON FAMILY THE DANNELS FAMILY DAN HUBER THE ILES FAMILY MARK & SARAH PARKER THE FRED AND LYNN RUTAN FAMILY FUND Directors DAVID & MICHELLE BJORK Stars THE MCCABE FAMILY Angels THE HUNT FAMILY THE KEPHART FAMILY Friends DUANE & LYNN VANKAMPEN 8 West Ottawa Theater Production Team Director & Choreographer...........................................JOE HUBER* Music Director..............................................................ERIN STIER Pit Orchestra Director....................................JAY L. GAINFORTH* Costumes........................................................JANE FRAUENHEIM Set Construction............................................JOHN ARMSTRONG* Technical Director.................................................BRUCE SNOAP* Box Office/Publicity & Playbill...............................DONALD CURRY Hair & Makeup.............................................CINDY BEAUCHAMP* Dance Captain & Hair & Makeup.............................JILL JURCZYK* Scenic Artist & Properties...........................CLAIRE BOUWKAMP Friends ($25) Angels ($50) Stars ($75) Directors ($100) Producers ($125+) Production Coordinator..............................DARLENE VEENSTRA* Volunteers PAUL ANDERSON ABBY GUERRIN ELIZABETH MORALES JOAN BOONE JESSICA HUNT MARK MORALES TOM CALLAHAN PAUL ILES MARK PARKER KERI CONLON SHARON ILES ANGELA REED JACKIE DEUR LISA KEPHART AMEE RUTAN STEVE DEUR SARAH MCCABE MIKAYLA SINGLETARY* KAREN DUMAS LAUREL MCCOY BETH SNOAP RYAN DUMAS JANELLE MCDONALD DEBRA TAYLOR ELIZABETH ELWOOD BETH MAGENNIS LYNN VANKAMPEN Specail Thanks HOPE COLLEGE THEATRE DEPARTMENT Managers and staff at Washington Ave. FAMILY FARE JOE & JULIE MCKEEVER - Coyote KATIE MILSTEAD - Props DALE PIERSON - Photography MEGHAN UNDERWOOD - Poster Design DARLENE VEENSTRA ULIANA ZURITA PHOTOGRAPHY 9 Cast Biographies Haydn Bjork (Lurch): Haydn is making his high school musical debut! Last season Haydn was on crew as a spotlight operator for Grease: School Version. He enjoys playing piano, making music, and drawing. For Haydn, the best part about being in The Addams Family is spending time and working with wonderful people. He looks forward to attending the Thespian Festival this winter. Haydn would like to think his vocal teacher Nicholas Loren for encouraging him to participate in this musical and helping him every step of the way. Marissa