The Addams Family is a wickedly funny musical comedy about love, family, and the challenges of embracing change. Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love with a smart, respectable young man from a perfectly ordinary family, a development that throws the Addams household into turmoil. When the two families gather for a dinner neither will soon forget, secrets are revealed, loyalties are tested, and an evening of hilarious misunderstandings unfolds. Featuring a sharp script, memorable score, and the delightfully eccentric Addams clan, this musical offers a fresh and entertaining look at what it means to be a family.
Auditions are open to all adults age 18+ and no longer in high school
(as of the audition date)
CLICK HERE for a list of characters.
For the role of Pugsley, we may consider casting a youth under age 18, but at this time we are not looking for youth performers.
Auditions will be held as follows
Dates and Times
Wednesday, July 15, and Thursday, July 16th at 6:30. Check in beginning at 6:00 pm, audition begins at 6:30.
Callbacks by invite only, Friday, July 17th: Check in beginning at 6:00 pm, callback begins at 6:30.
Location
All auditions will be held in the Dee Baldock Performing Arts Center (VACT Building) located at 103 Lincoln Street in Verona.
Audition Information
An online registration form must be submitted by Sunday, July 12, at noon. There will be no day-of, walk-up registrations.
Please record all known rehearsal conflicts on your online registration form. Because our rehearsal period is very limited, it is important to minimize any absences. We cannot accommodate regular late arrivals or early departures from rehearsals.
We will not be able to accommodate any absences after September 24. If you have a situation regarding an absence after September 24, you may reach out to Director Corbin Schroeder by email at schroederco11@gmail.com to see if an exception can be made.
Please bring a recent photo to the audition, no larger than 4 x 6.
We will be selecting a cast of between 55-65 adults.
We may or may not cast understudies. If understudies will be cast, those auditioning will be notified at auditions.
If you are absolutely not available for one of the audition dates, an alternate video audition may be considered. You may request an alternate video audition by contacting Producer Sara Ward-Cassady at sara@vact.org no later than Sunday, July 12 at noon.
VACT welcomes actors of every race, ethnicity, disability, age (minimum age requirement), gender identity, and body type.
Audition Schedule
Those auditioning should prepare an approximately 60-90 second cut of a musical theater style song that demonstrates their range and style.
There will be an accompanist at the audition for those who wish to sing with piano. Please bring your own sheet music in a three ring binder with as few page turns as possible and any cuts clearly marked. All staves of music, vocal and accompaniment, need to be present. Please do not bring cut off copies for the accompanist.
If you are comfortable operating a backing track ON YOUR OWN for your vocal audition, we will have a speaker set up for that purpose and a cord to connect your phone or tablet to the speaker. You must be comfortable navigating the technology and the timing of the track without assistance from the production team.
No acapella singing will be allowed.
Auditioners should bring a recent photo, no larger than 4 x 6, to the auditions.
There will be a dance audition required for all auditioners. Please wear clothes and shoes you can move in.
Our choreographer will provide an audition choreography INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO ahead of time for the dance audition number. You will receive that video no later than Monday, July 6th, if you are registered by that date/time.
Those who register after that date/time will receive the video after noon on Sunday, July 12, when audition registration closes.
There will be both a tap audition and a non-tap audition. The non-tap dance audition is required for everyone auditioning. The tap audition is optional.
It is expected that you are AS FAMILIAR WITH THE DANCE ROUTINES AS POSSIBLE before coming to auditions. There will still be time for questions and review at the audition itself before performing the routines for the production team, but that time will be limited.
If you have technical or other barriers that would prevent you from accessing choreography videos, please reach out to Producer Sara Ward-Cassady at sara@vact.org to discuss.
Rehearsal Schedule/Information
Regular rehearsal schedule will be: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 6:30 – 9:00, beginning 08/10/26.
Beginning on August 10th, Mondays will typically be ALL CALL rehearsals for the whole cast.
Small groups and choreography will be on Wednesdays and Thursdays until approximately September 14, so some cast may not be called 3 nights a week.
Beginning approximately September 14, all rehearsals will be ALL CALLS.
Dress rehearsals will be October 12th and 14th. There will also be a full run rehearsal Sunday, October 11th.
Performances will be held in the Badger Ridge Middle School PAC at 300 Richard St. on October 15, 16, & 17 at 7:30pm and on October 17 & 18 at 2:00pm.
Attendance from September 28th forward is mandatory, including all dress rehearsals and performances.