THE ADDAMS FAMILY

This musical starring America’s favorite gothic family features an entirely original plot by The Footlight Players, in which the dark, brooding Wednesday Addams falls in love with a nice, normal young man. Upon confiding in her father, Gomez, about the situation, she asks him not to tell her mother, Morticia, and he must lie to his wife for the first time. When the family hosts a dinner for the boy and his parents, conflict and comedy ensue. Footlight Theatre, 20 Queen St. Days & times vary. $35-$15. (843)722-4487, www.footlightplayers.net