“They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re all together ooky, the Addams Family.” Thespians and company gave a chilling performance of “The Addams Family” musical in Rezac Auditorium Feb. 17 through Feb 20.

“We did [really] good. Not only my cast, but the other cast as well,” junior Molly Swistek said. “I’m very proud of everyone who [was] in the cast and crew.”

Swistek played Alice Beineke for Cast One, giving Swistek a challenge as the character takes on a variety of moods throughout the show.

“It was a little difficult because she has such a range of emotions throughout the entire play, starting out with very toxic positivity and all bubbly, while still being motherly and kind of scolding her child,” Swistek said, “and then during the second act, she is just a menace.”

The show was double cast, with Cast A performing on Feb. 17 and 19 and Cast One performing on Feb. 18 and 20. 

The group dealt with setbacks, including cast members who were quarantined during rehearsals and last-minute set buildings.

“I was out for like a week and that was a bit stressful. I was worried I wasn’t going to be able to perform,” senior Victor Eberle said, “and that was the same story with a lot of other people in the cast. It was very stressful, but I definitely felt very close to my cast once we went into show nights.”

Eberle played Gomez Addams for Cast A, which involved learning how to speak and sing with a Spanish accent and changing certain aspects of appearance to fit the character.

“It was just so fun to be able to be so goofy and smiley,” Eberle said. “Gomez does go through a range of emotions throughout the show, but obviously most of it was joy. It was just so fun to play a character with the energy that everyone associates with Gomez.”

Some members had previous experience in performing in musicals, and others have little to no experience.

“I was in a few musicals in middle school and elementary, but I’ve never been trained how to sing,” Swistek said.

Behind the scenes, different crew teams worked to get everything prepared, from costumes to makeup to set. Swistek was head of the makeup crew for this show, planning out looks and teaching the cast how to do their own makeup.

“By the time I chose to be makeup crew head, I had an idea in my head of what all we would need to be doing. I actually looked up what was done on Broadway, and it was actually similar to what I had done, which is good,” Swistek said.