The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Friday, August 11th | 7PM
Saturday, August 12th | 7PM
Sunday, August 13th | 2PM
About Putnam County
Not an actual recognized county, Putnam is made of several small rural towns that have come together to nurture and celebrate their citizens. In 1998 this community came together to start their annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, creating an educational opportunity for their accelerated learning students. Supported by Putnam’s local businesses many of these students have even gone on to participate in the National Spelling Bee. On behalf of the Putnam County Spelling Bee’s Board of Directors and local sponsors we welcome you and wish all of our spellers the best of luck!
Sponsors of the Bee
We’re incredibly thankful to our sponsors. Without their support, it wouldn’t be possible for us to put on our annual spelling bee.
Musical Numbers
Act I
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Company
The Rules: Spellers and Panch
My Friend, the Dictonary: Olive
Pandemonium: Spellers, Panch, and Mitch
I’m Not That Smart: Leaf
Magic Foot: Barfee, Rona, and Spellers
Pandemonium (Reprise): Company
My Favorite Moment of the Bee (II): Rona
Prayer of the Comfort Counselor: Mitch
Act II
Chip’s Lament: Chip
Woe Is Me: Schwartzy, Carl, Dan and Company
Spelling Montage: Spellers
I’m Not That Smart (Reprise): Leaf
I Speak Six Languages: Marcy and Girls
The I Love You Song: Olive and Olive’s Parents
Woe is Me (Reprise): Schwartzy, Barfee, and Olive
My Favorite Moment of the Bee (III): Rona
Second: Olive, Barfee, Panch, and Rona
Finale: Company
The Last Goodbye: Company
Cast
Rona Lisa Perretti / Olive’s Mom | Gwen Kirkland
Vice Principal Douglas Panch | Vinnie Santiago
Mitch Mahoney | Kate Stango
Chip Tolentino / Olive’s Dad | Jacob Gannon
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre | July Roche
Leaf Coneybear | Lauren Hyne
William Barfee | Katie Durham
Marcy Park | Reilly Lincavicks
Olive Ostrovsky | Eliana Russotti
Carl Grubenierre | Amanda Magurne
Dan Schwartz | Alex Beardsley
Jesus / Leaf's Sister | Alayna Ellis
Young Rona / Leaf's Sister | Ee Ellis
Leaf's Sister | McKenna Brockett
Coneybear Father | Mia Butler
Rehearsal Volunteer Stand-ins: | Maya Johnson and Katelyn Higgins
Understudies
Carl Grubenierre | July Roche
Dan Schwartz | Kate Stango
Leaf's Sister | Reilly Lincavicks
Leaf Coneybear | Amanda Magurne
Mitch Mahoney | Alex Beardsley
Marcy Park | Alayna Ellis
Jesus | Ee Ellis
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre | McKenna Brockett
Creative
Director | Bradley Ellis
Choreographer | Erin Gannon Guerrera
Assistant Choreographer | Alayna Ellis
Music Director | KC Beauregard
Sound / Technical Designer | Shawn Kelly
Set / Prop Artisan | Jill Butler
Improv Coach | Sharon Monnes
Magnolia Theatre Board
Susan Nugent, Shawn Kelly, Bradley Ellis, Dave Christensen, and Marcie Monaco
Participant’s Favorite Words
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Petrichor
Rona Lisa Perretti
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Tempestuous
Vice Principal Douglas Panch
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Felony
Mitch Mahoney
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Spaghettification
Chip Tolentino
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Snollygoster
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre
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Anatidaephobia
Leaf Coneybear
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Borborygmus
William Barfée
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Oxter
Olive Ostrovsky
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Ubiquitous
Marcy Park
Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Conveived by Rebecca Feldman
Additional materials by Jay Reiss
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Originally Produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre
Based upon C-R-E-P-U-S-C-L-E, an original play by The Farm
The Barrington Stage Company workshop of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE was originally co-directed by Michael Barakiva and Rebecca Feldman