The DePauw University theatre and music programs will present four performances of The Addams Family, Sept. 28 through Oct. 1, in Moore Theatre at the Green Center for the Performing Arts located on the DePauw campus.

A musical comedy based on the familiar characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams, originally for The New Yorker and later the iconic ’60s television series, The Addams Family follows the plight of daughter Wednesday, who has fallen in love with Lucas, a boy from a “normal” family. Things explode when Lucas’s parents come to dinner at the creepy Addams mansion and meet the family—including their ghostly ancestors—who must help Uncle Fester in his efforts to give the young couple a happy ending.

Photo: by Ha Chu

Double Trouble: The part of Morticia Addams, which is double cast in the DePauw production of The Addams Family, will be played by Elise Martinez (Thursday and Saturday) and Zoe Kales (Friday and Sunday).The role of Gomez, originally created by Nathan Lane, will be sung by baritone Grant Jackson. 

Featuring music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, the musical adaptation of The Addams Family opened on Broadway in April 2010 and was nominated for two Tony Awards. The DePauw production is directed by Susan Anthony with music direction by Orcenith Smith and choreography by Deborah Grammel.

Show times are Thursday–Saturday, Sept. 28–30 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. Tickets, which are $10 for adults and free to all students, can be obtained online at dpugreencenter.eventbrite.com, or in person at the Green Center box office, beginning 60 minutes prior to any ticketed performance.

Come join this spooky esprit de corpseas they try to pull off “one normal night” for Wednesday and the prospective in-laws!