Portage, IN - Regional Performing Arts Company continues their 2024-2025 youth theater season with “The Addams Family Young @Part.” In this mischievous 60 minute rendition of the Broadway musical The Addams Family, Wednesday embarks on a new journey of her life, otherwise known as the unfamiliar emotion of love. There are no secrets in this wacky family, none that can be kept anyway. Wednesday, stone cold at heart, reluctantly confides in someone about the foreign territory she has encountered with a boy by the name of Lucas. Gomez, Wednesday's father, holds true to her, but the task is difficult, especially at a family dinner, where Lucas and his family are in attendance and Gomez is forced to face the wrath of his wife, Morticia. Will the secret be spilled? Will Gomez fall under pressure? We shall see... 

This production features local talent: Michael Williams as Gomez Addams, Loralie Cox as Morticia Addams, Ellie Horan as Wednesday Addams, Madelynn Vasaitis as Fester Addams, Avery Horan as Pugsley Addams, Gianna Essany as Grandma, and Jess Hattabaugh as Lurch. They join a cast of twenty-four actors and actresses from all over Northwest Indiana’s Lake and Porter counties. 

Three shows will be presented at the Hobart Middle School Auditorium: October 25 at 7:00 p.m., October 26 at 7:00 p.m. and October 27 at 2:00 p.m. Admission is $10 for general seating (children under 5 are free). Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance by visiting tix.regionalperformingarts.org. 

Dedicated to serving youth in and around Porter County, Regional Performing Arts Company is a non-profit theater group that showcases young talent in its productions. Requiring students to regularly fill out roles intended for actors of all ages, RPAC helps build confidence and interpersonal skills in their young actors. All board members, directors, choreographers, and members of the production staff are volunteers and professionals in their field who proudly help make theater come alive for these participants. To become involved with RPAC or receive upcoming audition announcements to your inbox, visit regionalperformingarts.org.