<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">The MLS Theatre Company, Thespian Troupe 1422<br></span></font></font></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">of Amherst Steele High School Presents the musical comedy</span></font><br></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"></font></font></span></div></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font></span></font><span style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; "><b><i>The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</i></b></span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> <br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">> Music and Lyrics by <br>> </span></font></font><span style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">William Finn</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></font></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> <br>> Book By<br>> Rachel Sheinkin</span></font><br><br></font></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">November 12, 13, 14, 20 at 7:30 p.m</span></font></b></font></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">November 21 at 2:30 p.m</span></font></b><br></font></span></font></span></div></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Amherst Steele High School Cafetorium<br></span></font></font></span></div></blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">450 Washington Street, Amherst, Ohio 44001</span></font><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><b>Admission at Door</b></span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">$7.00 General Admission<br></span></font></font></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">$5.00 Students<br></span></font></font></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "> House opens half hour before curtain rises</span></font></font></span></div></blockquote><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Priority Seating available </span></font>as advanced sales or at the door</div><div>Contact Gina Welch at <a href="mailto:gina_welch@amherstk12.org">gina_welch@amherstk12.org</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Front Row $15.00</span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Second Row $10.00</span></font><br><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Friday, November 13,</span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "> there will be a </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Dinner Theatre.</span></font></font></font></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Delicious dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. in the North Gym followed by the play.</span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Advanced Tickets</span></font></i></font></span><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "> </span></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">are $15.00 and include both.</span></font></font></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">The MLS Theatre Company presents first musical in 4<br></font></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">years and is one of the first three high school theatre troupes in Ohio to perform this Tony<br></font></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Award winning show. The show centers around a fictional<br></font></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">spelling bee contest set in a geographically ambiguous<br></font></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Putnam County School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the<br></font></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Bee, run by three equally-quirky grown-ups. The spellers<br></font></span></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">learn that winning isn't everything. The 2005 Broadway production, </font></span><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">directed by </font><span style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">James Lapine</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">, earned good<br></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">reviews and recieved countless awards, was nominated for six<br></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Tony Awards, winning two, including Best Book. <i><b>Lorain<br></b></i></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><i><b>County native and Midview High School graduate Dan Knechtges<br></b></i></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><i><b>was the original choreographer of the Broadway<br></b></i></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><i><b>production. </b></i><br><br></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Come join in the fun and comedy.The competition is intense.<br></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">The words are hilarious. Let the spelling begin!<br></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><i>Director- Valerie Farschman<br></i></span></font></b></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b>Music Director- Mark Skladan<br>Tech Director- Pat Sanders<br>Assistant Sponsor- Sue Druga<br>Voice Coach- Jackie Bilancini (alumni)</b></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b>Dramaturg- Lizzy Druga (alumni)<br>House Cast Director- Ian Marty (alumni)<br>Stage Manager- Brian Policz<br>Assistant Director- Rebecca Winebrenner<br>Assistant Music Director- Kaitlyn Knick<br>Choreographer- Jessica Super </b></font><br></span></div></div></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS'; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "> </span></font></b></span><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Crew Heads</span></font><br>> Costumes- Amy Chazar<br>> Props- Jordan Demich Bogner<br>> Sound- Austin Shuman<br>> Lights- Adam Matthews<br>> Set-Andy Box<br>> Make-up- Adelle Polaski<br>> Publicity- Jeremy Noll<br>> House- Elenie Aslanidis <br></b></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">CAST </span></font></b></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b>Rona Lisa Peretti - Erin Mount<br>Vice Principal Douglas Panch - Brian Hewit</b></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b>Mitch Mahoney - Anthony Young</b></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 13px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><i>The Spelling Finalists:</i></b></font></span><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>William Barfee - Chris Parent<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Chip Tolentino - Christian Neely<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Leaf Coneybear - Jarred Adams<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Olive Ostrovsky - Lauren Klimzcak<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Marcy Park - Hilary Carrender<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre - Michele Druga</b></font><br></span></div></div></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS'; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">HOUSE CAST of </span></font></font></b><span style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Spelling Bee</span></font></font></b></span><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> Minuses</span></font></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br>><b> Nolan Barns<br>> Ryan Firment<br>> Haile Mihalcik<br>> Jenna Stack<br>> Kaytee Newton<br>> Kaitlyn Knick<br>> Mckenzie Prieto<br>> Mariesa Robinson<br>> Deseree Kilgore<br>> Sarah Ng Pack<br>> Veronica Hartman<br>> Savanna Carlton</b></font><br> <br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Contact: Valerie Farschman</span></font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS'; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><a href="http://us.mc1116.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=valfarsch@bgsualumni.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 207); font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">valfarsch@bgsualumni.com</span></font></a></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><a href="mailto:valerie_farschman@amherstk12.org"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">valerie_farschman@amherstk12.org</span></font></a></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="mailto:valerie_farschman@amherstk12.org"></a></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif, 'Arial Unicode MS'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"> </span></font><span style="border-bottom-width: 1px; 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