Full Cast Announced for Tony Nominated Taylor Louderman led Production of ‘The Addams Family’ at Ozark Actors Theatre

Rolla, MO – Ozark Actors Theatre (OAT) presents The Addams Family in their 2026 professional main stage season. This classic comic, turned tv show, turned film is now a musical and gets its full cast announced for OAT’s production!

OAT alum Shaina Vencel and newcomer Matt Paris will lead the production as Morticia and Gomez Addams alongside founding company member Cindy Beger playing Grandma Addams. Audiences will also recognize alumni Caleb D. Long and Evan Wittstock as Uncle Fester and Lurch. Rounding out the family are Hannah McLaughlin as Wednesday, and Adam Belfancha as Pugsley. The stage musical follows the creepy and kooky family as they meet newly established characters in The Addams franchise exclusive to the musical. The roles of Mal, Alice, and Lucas will be played by Taylor Sinclair, Riley Francis, and Lincoln Kimball respectively. Rounding out this mysterious and spooky cast are Citlali Arzabala, Tenaujah Lee, Emerson Mezines, Kayleigh Wiggins, Kevin Edwards, Richard Hall, Conor Hughes, and Kennedy Jones as the Addams ancestor ensemble.

This production will feature a colorful set designed by OAT newcomer, Adam Crinson and stunning lighting design by Michael Sullivan (OAT’s The Sound of Music, CLUE, Spamalot, and Once Upon a Mattress), with a complex and beautiful score written by Andrew Lippa and book by Rick Elice (who also wrote last season’s Peter and the Starcatcher) this material will soar under Louderman with the music direction of Dr. Jenna Lee Moore and choreography by OAT alum Avery Lux.

Though this promises to be a dazzling piece of family friendly theatre it will also be a gratifying piece of art carrying a deeper message. Director Taylor Louderman added, “The Addams Family is the perfect homecoming; a show that celebrates the idea that ‘normal’ is an illusion, and that love and family transcend expectations, appearances, and change.”

The Addams Family is directed by OAT Alumni Taylor Louderman, sponsored by Phelps County Bank, and runs from June 11th to June 28th, 2026. Tickets may be purchased by phone (573-364-9523) or online at ozarkactorstheatre.org.