*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. This google doc link has complete information <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ZpLdRJGsxM1Ke5s82KQz_5tf0ywH10fye74NNSuEKU/edit?usp=sharing>, including audition prep & submission / callbacks / rehearsal commitment / character descriptions and staff biographies. *Samantha Gates* *Theatre Practitioner* *Bucknell University '16* *BA Theatre, Literature Studies*