The theme song goes, "They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're all together ooky, The Addams Family." Now, "The Addams Family" is descending on Liberty High School just in time for Halloween.
The Liberty Drama Club will hold performances of the musical at 7 p.m. on Oct. 30, Nov. 5, 6, and 7, and at 2 pm. Oct. 31 and Nov. 7.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. A limited number of tickets allowing for admission an hour prior to the show are available for $15 each.
You can purchase tickets in the lobby of the school on school days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; at Liberty Preferred Insurance on the second floor at 2028 Liberty Road, Eldersburg; or online at www.lhsdrama club.com, which will include a small convenience charge.
A special treat for families will be A Haunted Party, an event held at noon Oct. 31 and Nov. 7. Children will be invited to meet the Addams family, make a spooky Halloween craft and enjoy delicious snacks.
Haunted party tickets are $20 per person and include early admission seating to the show. Children age 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult 18 or older, and that adult must also have a ticket for the haunted party.
Tickets for the party are limited in number and are only available through the www.lhsdramaclub.com website.
Drama teacher Christina Hughes is directing "The Addams Family." Hughes has been the assistant director or co-director on many previous Liberty shows, and is now taking the helm of the Liberty drama program.
"This show picks up with Wednesday [Addams] as a very young adult who has fallen in love with someone normal," Hughes said. "It's a fun show, and I love how much history there is to this."
Hughes is referring to the history of Charles Addams' single-panel cartoons which first appeared in 1940 and were often on the pages of the The New Yorker magazine. The show also incorporates history with the appearance of the Addams ancestors, who return from the grave in period costumes.
"The Addams Family" cast includes senior Jacob Fischer as Gomez, junior Lauren Bishop as Morticia, senior Julie Creutzer as Wednesday, freshman Seth Larner as Pugsley, senior Patrick Owings as Grandma, junior Wil Clancy as Uncle Fester, and senior Jordan Spencer as Lurch.
Sophomore Jack Patterson plays Lucas Beineke, Wednesday's love interest, with senior Drew Pieranunzi playing his father, Mal, and senior Audrey Weise playing his mother, Alice.
Portraying "The Addams Family" characters has been both challenging and fun for the actors.
"It's a challenge playing someone who is so much opposite from my personality," Creutzer said, "but it's fun playing someone so dark and twisted."
For Bishop, playing Morticia has been "extremely intimidating."
"She emanates so much power with such simplicity — it's awesome," she said.
Spencer said he is "having a blast" playing Lurch.
"I have to be completely unanimated, but full of life at the same time," he said.
"I like to think of her as the relative who came over for a Christmas party and never left," said Owings, referring to his Grandma Addams character. "I usually play really absurd characters, so this is right up my alley, but it's been a challenge, though."
Come out and enjoy this story of love on the far side. "The Addams Family" can be found in Liberty High School's Schnorr Auditorium, at 5855 Bartholow Road, Eldersburg.
Mount Airy fire company dinner
Get your appetites ready! The Mount Airy fire company will be holding a turkey, ham and oyster dinner on Nov. 1. The meal starts at 11:30 a.m. and will continue until about 4 p.m. or when the oysters are gone, according to an email from Dave Glenn of the fire company.
The menu features turkey, ham and fried oysters, along with stuffing, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and hot apples. Tea and coffee will be served, and desserts can be purchased from the bake table.
The price for the meal is $20 for adults, $10 for ages 6 to 12 and free for ages 5 and younger.
The dinner will be held at the activity building at 1008 Twin Arch Road, Mount Airy. Contact Glenn at 301-829-0100, mailbox 352, if you have questions.
Broadway Bound Musical Ensemble
Freedom Arts will be offering the fall session of Broadway Bound Musical Ensemble starting on Nov. 9. The musical ensemble gives performers ages 6 to 11 the chance to learn acting and singing techniques under the tutelage of instructors Erica Hansbrough and Christopher Hite.
Participants will work on Broadway songs, and performers may be chosen to work on small groups as well as the big group numbers. The fall session students will perform at the Freedom Health Expo in Jan. 2016.
The class will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday evenings at the South Carroll Senior and Community Center, 5928 Mineral Hill Road, Eldersburg. The classes will run into January.
The tuition fee is $170 for eight to 10 classes, plus the performances. Registration is through the Freedom Area Recreation Council website at www.farc.sportssignup.com/site.
If you need more information, email tutoringart@gmail.com or call the Freedom Area Recreation Council message line at 410-549-6296.
Nancy McKenzie covers Eldersburg, Mount Airy, Sykesville and neighboring communities. Contact her at mckenzietimes@comcast.net or call 410-848-2260 and leave a message.
