It’s musical season! This winter, the ABC District Musical program produced the macabre musical, The Addams Family.  This program was started by Jodi Improta, a previous director at Whitney High School, and is now continued by Ariel Improta, choreographer and theater teacher at Whitney High School, John Zamora, director and theater teacher at Cerritos High School, and Aaron Al-Imam, the vocal director. This program serves as a way to connect theater students throughout the district and encourage friendships through one big performance. Students from Whitney, Cerritos, Gahr, and Artesia worked hard to put on a stellar show and they did not disappoint. The Addams Family is a dark comedic musical where morose daughter Wednesday falls in love with someone “normal.” Both families try to get along and chaos ensues, prompting the question, will love bring together these families despite their differences?

With an inside look at the production, multiple cast members were asked about their experience. Clementine Jepsen, playing the silly ball of hair Cousin It, exclaims that being a part of The Addams Family was an “enjoyable, social, and exciting experience.” He expresses that everyone in the cast is so talented and worked hard to put on a fun and exciting show. Cast members Ignaly Von and Jacob Semira play some of the many Addams family ancestors and state that “When Your an Addams” is their favorite song and dance number of the musical.