The Addams Family – A New Musical Cast

Griffin Hotchkiss (Gomez Addams)
Griffin is a 16 year old junior at The Jeffco open school. He has been involved in Theater for almost 8 years and has been a part of almost a dozen shows at the Venue. Some of his previous roles include: Billy in Anything goes, Donkey in Shrek, Kristoff in Frozen, and Racetrack in Newsies. In his free time he enjoys playing Volleyball, and piano. He hopes you enjoy the show!
Keira Payne (Morticia Addams)
Keira is a junior at Conifer High School. She is 16 years old and has been with The Venue since its inaugural season. Some of her favorite shows have been Anything Goes, Frozen, and Disaster. She is so grateful for her cast and the people who made this show happen. She hopes you enjoy i
Maddy Fletcher (Wednesday Addams)
Maddy has been involved with Venue through out her elementary, middle school and high school years. She has stared in more than 13 plays and is honored to be involved with the Venue of Conifer
Greg Hertz (Uncle Fester)
Greg is a junior at JeffCo Open School and has worked with the Venue since 7th grade in Anything Goes. His favorite role so far was playing Tony Delvecchio in Disaster! The Musical. He very much appreciates the support of his family and friends in his journey as an actor.
Kai Booth (Pugsley Addams)
Kai Booth is a sophomore at Conifer High School. They hope everybody likes the show. They thank all their directors for teaching them all the stuff they have learned. Kai thanks their cast mates for making the show the best it can be, and they hope you like the show very much.
Skylar Bartt (Grandma Addams)
Skylar Bartt has been apart of the venue theatre for 8 years now and they are playing Grandma Adams. Grandma Adams has a few screws loose but is hilarious. They hope you enjoy the show!
Sam Liffengren (Lurch/Gomez US)
Sam is a senior at Conifer High School. He joined the Venue in its inaugural season and The Addams Family will be his 17th show! He enjoys volunteering his time building sets at the Venue and he also enjoys photography. Sam is also on the Venue board. He would like to thank his mom and dad for all of their support in theatre!
Charlie Mulvihill (Mal Beineke)
Charlie is a Junior at Conifer High School. This is Charlie’s 9th show at the Venue Theatre. His favorite roles have been Olaf in Frozen Jr and Professor Ted Scheider in Disaster. He would like to thank the creative time for making this show happen!
Avery Elsner (Alice Beineke)
Avery Elsner is a Junior this year. She loves to read and sing in her spare time. She is also interested in Photography and Astronomy. A recent fun role for her was Gossip in the play Gossip. Avery sincerely wants to thank everyone that has helped make this performance of the Addams Family possible.
Bryce Merrill (Lucas Beineke)
Bryce is a senior for the 2022-2023 school year and has been in 15+ shows in theaters in the conifer area. from last season his favorite role was Spot conlon in Newsies at stagedoor theater. While Bryce isn't performing in a show he likes to write music, play volleyball, and perform at open mics in the area. Enjoy the show!
Kayla Boyes (Ancestor)
Kayla Boyes is a freshman at conifer high school. i’ve been doing theater for about 7 years now, this is my second show at the venue, outside of theater I sleep a lot, play games, I love the rain, collecting crystals, and playing with my dogs, I hope you enjoy the show!!
Grant Hoskinson (Ancestor/Fester US)
Grant is a senior at Conifer High School. He is a member of the Venue board and has been performing at the Venue since its inaugural season. His favorite role was Jake in Disaster. Grants enjoys 3D printing and machining parts, as well as playing the piano. He hopes you enjoy the show!
Joey Tharel (Ancestor/Wednesday US)
Joey Tharel is a Junior at JRLP and is very excited to be apart of the Venue’s Adams Family Production. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Hannah Boeding (Ancestor/Alice US)
Hannah Boeding is a sophmore at Conifer High School. She has been participating in Venue productions since she was in 3rd grade and is so excited to perform in The Addams Family. Aside from theatre she enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She is greatful to be a part of such an amazing cast and hopes you enjoy the show!
Mila Murphy (Ancestor/Morticia US)
Mila is a junior at Conifer High School. She enjoys dancing, art, and above her theater! This will be Mila's ninth show at The Venue. She would like to think all the wonderful staff who have had a hand in developing her love of theater.
Bird Cassidy (Ancestor/Grandma US)
Bird Cassidy is a sophomore at Conifer High School. She has been in about seventeen productions at various places prior to Addams Family, some of which include, Stagedoor, Venue, Peak Academy, Conifer High School, and Next Stage. One of her favorite roles was the Djinn in Twisted. In her free time she loves to draw, sing, and listen to music. She hopes you get the chills watching this show!
Sammie Abbey (Ancestor/Dancer)
Sammie Abbey is a sophomore at conifer high school. In her free time she is doing theater, drawing, biking, or hanging out with friends. You might have recently seen her in newsies. She would like to thank everyone who made the show possible and her parents. She hopes you have a great time!
Liberty Godwin (Ancestor/Dancer)
As a homeschooling junior, this is Liberty’s third show with The Venue. Liberty’s favorite role thus far has been ensemble in Disaster! The Musical. Liberty has loved working with this fantastic cast and has worked hard on this show, she hopes you enjoy!
Oceana Olsen (Ancestor/Cousin IT )
Oceana is super excited to perform in the Addams Family. Oceana is 15 years old and has been doing theater for 7 years now, some most recent shows being Disaster! and Romeo and Juliet. Hope you enjoy the show
Ikki Shimada (Ancestor/Dancer)
Ikki is in 11th grade at the Jeffco open school. He is an exchange student from Japan. He loves to dance and he has own style of dance called ChicagoFootwork. In Japan, he has been involved with dance in various ways, not only dancing but also organizing dance events to entertain people and attract over 150 participants. This is his first show at the Venue Theater, but he will does his best so please enjoy the show.