<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><i style="font-weight:bold">The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</i> at Clague Playhouse from <b>May 16th through June 8th</b>!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Shows on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM and on Sundays at 2PM.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Talk-backs with the director and cast following the show on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 25th.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents 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. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Content warning: This show also includes adult language, sexual innuendo, an irreverent depiction of religious figures, gay parents, references to anxiety and family issues, and a song about an “unfortunate erection.”  And it’s all very funny!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Directed by Fred Sternfeld, Music Direction by Nick Klein, and Choreography by Jen Justice, our cast features</div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Brandon Alexander as Mitch Mahoney / Dan’s Dad / Olive’s Dad</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Samuel Bartlett as Leaf Coneybear / Carl’s Dad</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">A</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">lex Craig as William Barfee</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Brooke Hamilton as Olive Ostrovsky</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Reed Kruger as Chip Tolentino / Jesus</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Lorna Jane Patterson as Logaine Schwartzandgrubeniere</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Camila A. Piñero as Marcy Park</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Leah Saltzer as Rona Lisa Peretti / Olive’s Mom</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Cody Swanson as Douglas Panch</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Grant Guyton as Understudy / Swing for Mitch Mahoney</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Douglas F. Bailey as Understudy / Swing for Barfee and Panch</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Ryan Kacmar as Understudy / Swing for Rona (2nd for Schwarzy behind Emily)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Michael Ryan as Understudy / Swing for Chip and Leaf</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Emily Sedmak as Understudy / Swing for Olive, Marcy and Schwarzy</span></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:left;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:left;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Tickets can be purchased online at </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b><a href="http://bit.ly/ClaguePlayhouseTickets">bit.ly/ClaguePlayhouseTickets</a></b> or by calling the box office at <b>440-331-0403</b> (box office hours Saturdays from 1-6PM and on show dates for two hours before curtain time).</span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">- - - - - - - - -<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Cooper Black",serif;font-size:18pt;color:rgb(192,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"></span>Clague Playhouse, Inc.</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1371 Clague Road</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Westlake, OH 44145</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:info@clagueplayhouse.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">info@ClaguePlayhouse.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">440-331-0403</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.clagueplayhouse.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">www.ClaguePlayhouse.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Follow us on </span></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Facebook</span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">!</span></i></p></div></div></div></div></div>