One of the most popular movie and TV franchises will see a new story told this weekend by students at University Heights Academy.
The student production of the Addams Family will be performed Friday and Saturday night at 6:30 at the historic Alhambra Theater.
Rachel Cavanah will play Wednesday Adams in the production and said work on the show began in the fall with auditions and is being carried out with the help of several important people.
click to download audioCavanah said the story of the show is a familiar Addams Family theme involving acceptance and inclusion.
click to download audioThe Addams Family first appeared as a comic in the 1930s and was adapted into a TV show on ABC in the 1960s and reboots on NBC in the 1970s and ABC in the 1990s.
The TV shows spawned a movie franchise in the 1990s and has returned to a new generation of viewers through the Netflix show ‘Wednesday’.
Matthew Couch plays Gomez Adams and said their production will appeal to a large audience that grew up with the gothic family.
click to download audioShowtimes Friday and Saturday nights are 6:30 with tickets $10 at the door.
