The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
by Rachel Sheinkin
Score by William Finn
An eclectic group of mid-pubescents—joined by willing audience members—vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake.
March 11–April 3, 2022
Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
The performance runs approximately 95 minutes with no intermission.
CAST
| Role | Actor |
| Rona Lisa Peretti Charlito “Chip” Tolentino Logainne “Schwarzy” Schwartzand Grubenierre Leaf Coneybear William Morris Barfée Marcy Park Olive Ostrovsky Vice Principal Douglas Panch “Monique” Mahoney |
Kay Rower Peter Kattner III Drew MacCallum Sam Peterson Adam Hoak* Alice Woo Lili Galluzzo Sean Michael Barrett* Kaela West |
PRODUCTION
| Role | Name |
| Co-Producer/Director/Choreographer Co-Producer Technical Director Set Designer/Decorator Lighting Designer Sound Designer Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Properties Manager Construction Manager Rehearsal Accompanist Public Relations Manager Social Media Manager Audience Participation Coordinator |
Robert-Eric West* John Austin* John Oster* Emil Zbella* Samuel Stephen Sean Smyth Brendan Siddall Claire Stevens Rob Gretta* Jim Masini* Andrew Milliken Jill Chukerman Test* Beth Bruins* Melinda “MJ” Deamon* |
*Saint Sebastian Players Company Member