ArtReach Educational Theatre, Spotlite Theatrix to stage ‘The Addams Family’ musical

ArtReach Educational Theatre, in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company, is staging “The Addams Family” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at St. Simon’s Church, 717 W. Kirchoff Road in Arlington Heights. Tickets are $20 in advance and $22 at the door, with student/senior tickets $20. For tickets, visit artreachspotlite.com/tickets/.

The musical comedy focuses on 18-year-old Wednesday Addams, who has grown up, fallen in love with a normal boy named Lucas Beineke and wants to marry him. The show is directed by Kevin Foss of Palatine and assistant director Dan Walsh of Des Plaines.

The cast includes Jonah Parra (Des Plaines) as Gomez, Gabbi Jones (Lake Zurich) as Morticia, Gabrielle Kaprak (Niles) as Wednesday, Kevin Foss (Palatine) as Lucas, Ted Rafferty (Schaumburg) as Uncle Fester, David Kinnard (Elk Grove Village) as Lurch, Jason Navarro-Jones (Lake Zurich) as Pugsley, Randi Hirschel (Schaumburg) as Grandmama, Jamie Hoffman (Morton Grove) as Alice, Dan Walsh (Des Plaines) as Mal, and Nora Maday (Island Lake) as Ancestor.