music and lyrics by William Finn

book by Rachel Sheinkin

directed by Rick Dethlefsen

September 6th - September 16th, 2012

DOUGLAS PANCH:
RONA LISA PERETTI:
OLIVE OSTROVSKY:
MARCY PARK:
SCHWARTZY:
WILLIAM BARFEE:
CHIP TOLENTINO:
LEAF CONEYBEAR:
MITCH MAHONEY:

Doak Bloss
Angela Lett
Shantel Hamilton
Emily Hadick
Abigail English
Justin Hein
Ben English
Ian Henretty
Ann Carlson

Reviews

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a delightful show that is fun and entertaining, even while delivering moments of bittersweet recognition and reminders of the painful moments involved in growing up — no matter what age you are."
                      -- Lansing State Journal (read full review)

"The committed cast and cute script will have you completely hooked by the second musical number."
                      -- Lansing City Pulse (read full review)

Synopsis

Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.