The Addams Family at The Capitol Theater

Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet High School presents The Addams Family: A New Musical (Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa) on May 17th at 7pm and May 18th at 2 pm and 7 pm. 

The Addams Family Musical is a story of love, secrets, and embracing who you (and your family) are, all told with the classic characters of Charles Addams. Wednesday (Freddie Downey of Windham) is growing up and has fallen in love with her complete opposite, a “normal” boy from Ohio named Lucas (Josmar Hernandez of New London). While trying to help his daughter keep a secret, Gomez (Jaeden Prochorchik of Windham) finds himself torn between loyalty to his daughter and devotion to his wife, Morticia (Aleksandra Popovic of Ellington). With the threat of the family falling apart Uncle Fester (Orpheus Wilson of Ellington) tries his best to keep things together while Pugsley (Antony Ramos Pagan of Windham, U/S Izzy Jacques-Snow of Ellington) tries to blow it all up. Grandma (Ofelia Ochoa of Windham) and Lurch (Jesenia Manley of Willington) are along for the ride as we meet the potential in-laws, the poetic and peppy Alice (Savannah Bryer of Danielson) and her buttoned up husband Mal (Charlie Furness of Killingly). A gloriously ghoulish ensemble of Charlie Rosario (Manchester), Sienna “Sunny” Heath (Killingly), Alec Soto (Windham), Arianna Taylor (Jewett City), Jehieli Blanco (Windham), Mirielle Discola (Montville), Ace Sharpe-Auck (Ellington), and Eva Fleming (Mansfield) join the story as Addams Family Ancestors whose antics can help or hinder the young lovebirds. 

Don't miss out on your chance to watch as ACT students and staff work together to create an immersive Addams Family experience. Tempestuous tangos take the stage with choreography from Ashley Green and the delightful quips of a witty script are directed by the team of Michael Learner, Ava Molnar, and student Assistant Director, Izzy Jacques-Snow. With technical direction from Colin McNamee, Lighting Design by junior Andrew Grzywacz (Hebron), and costumes designed by Sarah Murphy and built by the costume construction students, The Capitol Theater is transformed into a creepy and kooky castle in Central Park with ghostly ancestors from almost every time period. 

This production has students from different pathways and grades on stage and behind the scenes. From the Tech pathway, junior Ofelia Ochoa gets to be on stage for the first time, “to me, being in The Addams Family is a really big opportunity. I’ve never been part of anything theater-like because I was afraid to, but being in The Addams Family makes me feel like I'm needed for something and that I'm cool….I love being in this. It's more of an emotional thing… it's an experience that I'm so excited for and literally so happy to get to be a part of.” Senior Orpheus Wilson is more used to the stage, having been in the Acting pathway since they started at ACT, but is joining us for his first musical, “I’ve been a part of the acting pathway since I joined ACT and am now in my senior year doing my first and last musical here, making this my senior show which makes it even more important to me. I’m playing the role of Fester which is unlike other roles I’ve done before, but it allows me to explore a different side of my creativity when acting.” Charlie, a Creative Writing senior with a penchant for performance, gets to join the fun after being on stage in the Summer Musical Theatre program  “The energy in Michael and Ava’s productions is amazingly positive and an incredibly fun journey. I’ve loved every moment of the production of The Addams Family Musical and feel like it has really made my senior year memorable.” While Savannah has taken the stage at ACT and beyond she reflects on the community that theatre creates, “Being able to do this show has reminded me of my favorite parts of theater. Being a part of a community that is open and excited to be in the show makes the experience so much more enjoyable.”

The Addams Family will be performed at 896 Main Street, Willimantic on Friday May 17th at 7pm and Saturday May 18th at 2 pm and 7 pm. Tickets are $15 for Adults; $10 for Students, Seniors, Children and Military; and $5 for current ACT Students, Alumni, and Staff.

Originally produced on Broadway by Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt, Five Cent Productions, Stephen Schuler, Decca Theatricals, Scott M. Delman, Stuart Ditsky, Terry Allen Kramer, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, Eva Price, Jam Theatricals/Mary LuRoffe, Pittsburgh CLO/Gutterman-Swinsky, Vivek Tiwary/Gary Kaplan, The Weinstein Company/Clarence, LLC, Adam Zotovich/Tribe Theatricals; By Special Arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical

The Addams Family is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied byTheatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com