Audition Notice:
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, Additional Material by Jay Reiss
Directed by Fred Sternfeld
Music Direction by Ben Malkevitch
Choreography by Jen Justice
Auditions: by appointment on Saturday, September 14 between 12:30PM - 5:30PM and Monday, September 16 between 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Show Dates: May 16 - June 8, 2025 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8PM and Sunday at 2PM
The Story: an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents competing 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.