Weir High musical set for next weekend
WEDNESDAY ADDAMS — Weir High School’s Gigi Mastrantoni portrays Wednesday Addams in the upcoming musical production of “The Addams Family (Young @ Part.)” Performances are set to take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 21-22 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 23 in the high school’s Milton Weinberg Theater. -- Contributed
WEIRTON — The Weir High School Drama Club has announced it will present the musical “The Addams Family (Young @ Part)” at 7 p.m. Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 23 at the Milton Weinberg Theater, located inside the high school.
Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased online through the school’s website or at the door.
Doors will open 30 minutes prior to each performance.
The show is being directed by Corey Miller. Miller is a language arts teacher and the school’s theater director.
He is being assisted by student stage manager Maria Sikora.
Additional crew members include Jayme Utt, sound; Alena Mallory, lights; and Andrew Sikora, Gavin Dunlap and Violet Magee, stage hands.
The production will feature a cast of Weir High students, including Caden Runkel as Gomez, Lana Sauer as Morticia, Gigi Mastrantoni as Wednesday, Airick Easterday as Fester, Ari Pulliam as Grandma, Rylan Summers as Pugsley and Teague Kelley as Lurch.
Supporting roles include Chasper Gray as Mal Beineke, Sydney Dunlap as Alice Beineke and Jarek Devault as Lucas Beineke.
Miller shared his enthusiasm for the upcoming production, noting the combination of humor and heart which makes “The Addams Family (Young @ Part)” such a crowd favorite.
“‘The Addams Family’ is the perfect blend of spooky fun and family heart,” Miller stated. “Our students have poured their energy, creativity and humor into bringing these iconic characters to life. I think audiences will be surprised by how much warmth and laughter they’ll find in this creepy, kooky family.”
A musical celebration of love, family and the wonderfully weird, “The Addams Family (Young @ Part)” promises to delight audiences of all ages.
For tickets, visit whs.hancock.k12.wv.us.



