“The Addams Family” had great turnouts on Feb. 1-3. Cast and crew alike believed the show was a success due to the hard work and tight-knit family that everyone involved was a part of.

It took about three months of prep time, which started in November. The majority of the show was blocked by winter break, so by the time the cast returned it was all about polishing the show.

Doing a musical is a complete “polar opposite” from doing a play, Cayla Jones, back stage manager, said.

“It is a longer process, and all the blocking is different because you have to take in account music and dance. All in all, it’s just a different environment on and off stage,” Jones said.

According to many cast members, the show got better every night.

Jamieson Satterfield, senior, said that the show’s success was due to “a crazy talented cast and crew” and “all the hard work the students and our directors put in,” meaning David Hastings, director; Elise Peterson, vocal director; and Chad Coughlin, pit director.

For some this was their first show, like freshman, Max Pardo, who said his favorite part of the show was meeting new people and making new memories.

“I loved every second of it,” Pardo said, “getting to sing, dance, and act every day made the long rehearsals worth it.”

For some seniors this might have been their final bow.

“Many of us have been together for four years or more, and knowing that I got to do my final musical with all of my friends was a great experience, and it was the perfect show to end on for the seniors,” Jones said.

The show had challenges, including when one of the leads, Brittany Taylor, senior, got into a minor car accident the week of the show. Taylor ended up being fine to perform, but the event shook the cast when it happened. There were also many illnesses during the rehearsal process.

Backstage the crews worked hard to make their job unknown and to make the show run smoothly.

“We’re doing our job the best when you don’t know we’re doing it,” Jones said.

The show was also adjudicated for the Blue Star award, from Starlight Theater for best musical. Satterfield said, “It would be a huge achievement because it would make it all worthwhile.”

Pardo agreed that being nominated would be “cool.” However, he sees another value.

“At the end of the day it is just an award, and I wouldn’t measure the success of our show based on whether or not we get nominated or not,” he said.