Ah, the intoxicating smell of the graveyard, coming to a stage near you. On October 16, 17 and 18th, Mav Theatre Company is putting on their production of the Addams Family Musical.  

Running the show behind the scenes is Madelyn Kreger, a senior in McNeil’s theatre program taking on the role of Stage Manager. “It’s an adjustment from being an assistant stage manager last year to running the whole thing this year. It’s a lot of spreadsheets and a lot of note-taking.” 

She isn’t always behind the scenes, last year she played a leading role in The Ballad of Maria Marten, McNeil’s UIL One-Act Play. “Mostly I do acting, like in one act, I don’t do a lot of musical acting. So I prefer to do tech behind the scenes instead of that.” On the other side of the curtain is Olivia Gonzales, a sophomore in the McNeil theatre program playing the role  of Grandma. “My favorite part about this  process has definitely been figuring out how I wanted to play grandma, she’s a very fun spunky and cougarish character.” 

Support MavTheatre next Thursday through Saturday at the Raymond E. Hartfield PAC, admission is $10 per student.