The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee

music and lyrics by William Finn
book by Rachel Sheinkin
conceived by Rebecca Feldman

for Old Town Playhouse
director: Brett Nichols
music director: Tony Bero
vocal director: Rick Church
producer: Ray Weigel

Performances: September 10-October 2, 2010
Tickets on Sale: Monday, August 2 at 10:00 am

Each year, the best and brightest across the country gather for spelling bees, and so it is in Putnam County. Six unlikely heroes, each experiencing their own agony of adolescence, learn that winning isn't everything and losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. This quirky cast of outsiders, for whom the spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time, will charm you with their melodrama, anguish, and joy. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a rollicking good time for everyone, with energetic musical numbers, audience participation and of course, big words to spell!

CAST

What a great couple of nights! On behalf of the entire creative team, I would like to thank you all for coming out and auditioning for Old Town Playhouse production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!! You were all terrific! As was mentioned at auditions, this is a very difficult show to cast given the variety, specificity and limited number of the roles. 

If you were not cast, but are interested in helping out with the production, please send an e-mail to otpspellingbee@gmail.com. If there is a specific area you are interested in working, please specify that in your e-mail. 

First read through will be Thursday, July 15th beginning at 7pm at OTP.