The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Swarthmore College Lang Performing Arts Center (2017)
Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin
“Can I have a definition please?”
The swirl of vocabulary words. The thumping of the heart. The glare of the audience. And at stake…the chance of a lifetime. A group of adolescent kids vie for the title of spelling bee Champion in a hilarious, heart-warming snapshot of the terrors and pleasures of growing up. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves. At least the losers get a juice box.
Team
Director Alex Torra
Scenic Designer Matt Saunders
Costume Designer Laila Swanson
Lighting Designer James Murphy
Sound Designer Elizabeth Atkinson
Props Designer Michael Lambui
Assistant Director Zaina Dana
Production Stage Manager Anne Ketcham
Assistant Stage Manager Emma Mogavero
Music Director Shira Samuels-Shragg
Choreographer Dan Dunn
Vocal Coach Rachel Camp
Assistant to the Costume Designer Emma Morgan-Bennett
First Hand (Costumes) Lorraine Anderson
Wardrobe Coordinator Aria Parikh
Wardrobe/Hair & Makeup Karen Avila, Veronica Chua, Robert Conner, Diana Garcia, Isabel Llosa, Juliette Narame, Jolleen Opula, Sumeera Patel, Caroline Reynier, Selina Ye
Photos by Steve Weinik
Cast
Rona Lisa Peretti/Olive’s Mom Josie Ross
Chip Tolentino/Dan’s Dad Zack Weiss
Logainne Schwartzandgrubeniere Citlali Pizarro
Leaf Coneybear/Carl Dad/Olive’s Dad Omar Camps-Kamrin
William Barfeé Ziv Stern
Marcy Park Grace Dumdaw
Olive Ostrovsky Maya Kikuchi
Vice Principal Douglas Panch Collin Spangler
Mitch Mahoney/Jesus Christ Lee Gelpi