It turns out the Addams Family is rather large.
So large, in fact, it will take a cast of 27 local actors to portray the spooky gang and their extended relations – including the star Wednesday Addams as a grown-up woman — in a play this weekend by Campanile Productions at the Alhambra Theatre.
In this Hopkinsville production of the Broadway play, Wednesday has fallen for “a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family,” and that sets up all sorts of chaos for the family and laughs for the audience.
The cast includes Jehieli De Jesus as Wednesday, Ashely Yates as Morticia Adams and Zavier Ortiz as Gomez Adams.
Becky Dearman plays Fester.
Also in the cast are Amanda Bassingthwaite as a saloon girl; Bryce Robinson as Lucas Beineke; Charlotte Hendricks as Grandma Addams; Chrissie Johnson as a Puritan ancestor; Cora Carter as Alice Beineke; Jake Riggs as Lurch; Logan Kirkman as a soldier; Matthew Couch as Pugsley Addams; Rachel Craig as a bride ancestor; Ryan Riggs as Conquistador; Sam Cotthoff as Caveman; and Shelley Ladd as a flight attendant.
Cast members who are part of the Addams ancestor ensemble are Alicia Zieman, Brinna Quinlan, Emily Beeny, Emma Petrie, Grace Crawford, Krista Dipman, Lantana Hight, Lauren Montgomery, Melia Seabrooks, Rebecca Trevino and Shaylea Turner.
There are three main shows at the Alhambra — 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 26, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27.
Advance tickets are $15 and $20, depending on the location in the theater. If a show doesn’t sell out in advance, tickets will be available at the door for $18 and $25.
In addition, there’s a show at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, but with no advance tickets. Admission is by donation at the door as long as seats are available.
The Addams Family was created for print cartoons in the 1930s and became a popular television series in the 1960s. It has been adapted for films several times, including an animated film currently in cinemas.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
