The Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams, is known as a strange, kooky, and unconventional macabre clan with a passion for darkness and an unwavering commitment to one another. Pomfret School Theater portrayed these quirky characters, embodying their fierce devotion and self-possession in its production of The Addams Family Musical. 

As the opening number suggests, “When you’re an Addams, you do what Addams always do,” the cast mirrored their characters’ confidence on stage, fully inhabiting their roles with commitment and precision, and celebrated the show's themes of identity, loyalty, and unapologetic individuality.

"At its heart, The Addams Family is a story about belonging — about the courage it takes to be fully yourself and the grace it takes to love others exactly as they are,” says History Teacher and Pomfret School Theater Director Gavin Flood. “That message resonated deeply with our students, and I couldn't be more proud of the cast and crew for the community they built together."

At the heart of the story is Wednesday Addams (Rowan Lehmann ’27), who shocks her family by falling in love with Lucas Beineke (Remy Jacquet ’26), a boy from a far more conventional household. When the Beinekes are invited to dinner, tensions simmer as two very different definitions of “normal” collide. Gomez (Lars Han ’27) and Morticia (Sabrina Salazar ’28), along with Pugsley (Jotham Burrello ’28), Uncle Fester (Zane Ender ’26), Grandma (Josephine Maguire ’28), and Lurch (James Haley ’26), do their best to welcome Lucas’s parents, Alice Beineke (Jenny Huang ’27) and Mal Beineke (Owen Schmidt ’26). The evening quickly spirals when the families play Obligación de Revelar — a game that demands complete honesty. 

Secrets surface and assumptions unravel. In true Addams fashion, chaos gives way to clarity. By the final curtain, both families discover that love is rarely tidy — and that authenticity, however unconventional, is what ultimately binds people together.

“The Addams Family is a show about bringing people together despite their differences. I think that with this in mind, the cast bonded over the fact that we are all different,” shares Sabrina Salazar ’28, who plays Morticia. “This year specifically, we had lots of new faces, and I think that by embracing each other’s backgrounds and ideas, we were able to grow as a community.”

Lance DiBenedetto ’26, James Haley ’26, Owen Schmidt ’26, and Alex Trapani ’26 made their Pomfret School Theater debuts in their final year on the Hilltop, while Jotham Burrello ’28 and Kyle Kim ’27 embraced their first theatrical roles after arriving last fall. Leah Huang ’28 transitioned from backstage crew in last year’s Hadestown to the cast this season, embodying the very spirit of growth and individuality the show celebrates. At the same time, The Addams Family marked a closing chapter for five seniors — Henry Chen ’26, Zane Ender ’26, Remy Jacquet ’26, Jenna Vertefeuille ’26, and Eric Wang ’26 — whose final bows reflected years of dedication to Pomfret School Theater.

By the closing curtain, it was clear that this production understood the spirit of its opening line. “When you’re an Addams, you do what Addams always do” became more than a lyric — it became a throughline. The cast and crew committed fully to their vision, trusted one another, and embraced the boldness the story demands. In doing so, they proved that great theater, like the Addams family themselves, thrives on confidence, cohesion, and the courage to be exactly who you are.

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