[NEohioPAL] Auditions for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

[ACT Business Manager]

AURORA COMMUNITY THEATRE 

AUDITION NOTICE

 

ACT seeks 5 men and 4 women characters as below

 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Marc C. Howard, Director

 

May 20 and 21

7:30 pm

 

Callbacks

May 22 7:30 pm

 

Aurora Community Theatre 115 E. Pioneer Trail

 

Bring your own sheet music of a song NOT from the show. Auditioners must sing with an accompanist.
Singing only for auditions. Singing and reading for callbacks.

 

Performances 

8 pm Fridays and Saturdays July 13 – 28; 3 pm Sunday July 22

 


Character Breakdown


No specific age range.  Three characters (Rona, Panch and Mitch) are Adults.  The charm of the show
is that young adults/adults play the remaining spelling competitors.

 


Rona Lisa Peretti Vocal Range: C#4 - Ab5 (Soprano). The #1 Realtor in Putnam County, a former Putnam
County Spelling Bee Champ and returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who loves children but can
be very stern when it comes to dealing with Principal Panch, who has feelings for her that she most
likely does not return.

Vice Principal Douglas Panch No specific vocal range.  After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch
returns as judge. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not return his affections.

Mitch Mahoney Vocal Range: E3 - A4 (B4) (Tenor). The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict,
Mitch is performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing
students.



Olive Ostrovsky Vocal Range: B3 - F#5 (Soprano). A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her
mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come
at some time during the bee. She made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her
make it to the competition.



William Barfée Vocal Range: Eb3 - Bb4 (Tenor).  A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, his
famous “Magic Foot” method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has
one working nostril and a touchy personality.



Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre Vocal Range: C4 - D5 (Soprano). Logainne is the youngest and most
politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures, with two
overbearing gay men as parents. She is a bit of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back
next year.

Marcy Park Vocal Range: B3 - E5 (Soprano/Mezzo-soprano). She speaks six languages (French, Spanish,
Japanese, Russian, Hebrew, and German), is a member of all-American hockey, a championship rugby
player, plays Chopin and Mozart on multiple instruments, sleeps only three hours a night, hides in
the bathroom cabinet, and is getting very tired of always winning. She is the poster child for an
over-achiever.

Leaf Coneybear Vocal Range: A2 - G4 (Bari tenor). Leaf comes from a large family of former hippies
and makes his own clothes. He spells words correctly while in a trance. In his song, "I'm Not That
Smart", he sings that his family thinks he is "not that smart" but insinuates that he is merely
easily distracted.

Chip Tolentino Vocal Range: C3 - B4 (Tenor). A Boy Scout and champion of the 24th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune
moment.

 

 

 

Contact Marc 330-714-6907 marc.howard at live.com

 

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