@KaMaMom - I’m sure I’d survive, but my wife and both my parents and my in-laws would likely all have heart attacks.
Last year my D was the lead in a show called: “In the next room- the vibrator play” (all about female sexual frustration in the Victorian period btw)… not a poster we kept 
My daughter was just cast as the grandma and isn’t feeling it either . She doesn’t see herself playing that part but is going to give it her all and hopes she grows to love the part. No one wants to do the show at her high school.
@dramamama3 - curious as to why kids at school aren’t enthusiastic. As I had posted earlier- it was the #1 show last year… and would has lots of things kids like: it’s modern, edgy (for HS), and funny.
@toowonderful They didn’t want to do it because it is so popular now and so many schools in our area have done it recently or are doing by it in the spring. Also the show only showcases such a small amount of actors and the competition was fierce at school and Amazing Kids were ensemble or were cut . They all agree the show will be great with the cast and production team but none of their hearts are in it .
@dramamama3 - interesting points. My schools is about to do it ( I am tech director) and our kids are SUPER excited, so I was curious. To contrast, none of the neighboring districts have done it where I live, so no burn out from our students. I would also differ on the idea that it features a “small”number of actors- there are 10 leads/features (named characters) which is more than many classic shows… but to each their own.
Also, it’s impossible to pick a show that EVERYONE likes…
@toowonderful Was that a high school play? Seems pretty edgy for a HS if it was.
also, agree that Addams Family has several good parts in it - Gomez and Morticia, Wednesday and Lucas, Grandma and Uncle Fester, the Beineke parents and Pugsly Addams.
@NewJeffCT - no, it was college. But goes with my earlier point that the “edginess” escalates pretty quickly in college.
@2wuhanmom - I was just wondering whatever happened with your D and the Addams Family. My school’s production opens next weekend (on Friday the 13th!). Our Alice Bieneke is HILARIOUS - I’ve a feeling she may steel the show! Hope your D had a great time with the part
My daughter was Grandma and ended up loving it in the end. Lots of laughs and a great opportunity to be be a physical actor. Our Alice was phenomenal!
@toowonderful - how nice of you to remember my daughter! She did a great job IMHO and got some nice feedback - but I still hate the show! She is now rehearsing for Into The Woods (Cinderella) - much more to my liking, as she will always be my princess!
I played Alice when I was about 16, and it really is a role that is fun when you are willing give it a chance. I think its so easy to want to go into the audition and be the Morticia or Wednesday, but the directors obviously saw something in her that made them think she would be best for the role, and personally I think Waiting is one of the most challenging songs in the show, and it’s so much fun when you add acting into it.
Also if the sex in the role is what is making you and her uncomfortable I would talk to the director, yes there is some stuff directly in the show’s text that can’t be avoided, but I’m sure some of the actions could be toned down if that’s the issue. Once when I asked my mother’s opinion when I auditioned for a prostitute her response was “you’re not planning on being one in real life, are you?” and I agree, I think that what you do onstage is completely separated from who you are as a person.
As for the show’s merit, I think that most shows that get to the point of being so widely performed have merit, even if it just comes from making other people happy.
In the end it’s your daughter’s decision, but it is her last show with everyone at her high school, and if she quits she may end up miserable as she has to watch the cast bonding. I think that even if it’s not the role she wanted she should do it even if it is just to end her high school career with the people she has been working with the past four years and many of whom she will probably never perform with again.
Congrats to your daughter, and I hope whatever she decides she’s happy with her choice.