Winner of the TONY and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is about an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents who vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home life, the tweens spell their way through a series of [potentially made-up] words hoping to never hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers e...
Winner of the TONY and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is about an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents who vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home life, the tweens spell their way through a series of [potentially made-up] words hoping to never hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box.
Playing at The Bug Theatre
Feb 5 - 27th
Fri and Sat at 7:30 PM
Tickets: $20 in advance/$25 at the door/$17 for groups of 6 or more in advance only
Featuring the talents of:
Leaf Coneybear: Andrew Alber
Marcy Park: Tiffany Sieu
Olive Ostrovsky: Emma Maxfield
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre: Katherine Foote
William Morris Barfee: Dale Schuett
Chip Tolentino: Kalond Irlanda
Vice Principal Panch: Mike Moran
Mitch Mahoney: Adam Kinney
Rona Lisa Peretti: Jen Morris
Director: Colin Roybal
AD/Stage Manager: Cameron Leonard
Music Director: Michelle Fitzgerald