The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

By Rebecca Feldman 

Book by Rachel Sheinkin

Music and lyrics by William Finn

Additional material by Jay Reiss

Directed by Adrienne Chodnowsky ‘17

Music Direction by Bill Whitney

 

April 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 | 7:30pm

April 23 | 2:00pm

 

“Ladies and Gentlemen, all the children you see on stage are here because of their extraordinary ability and love of language - but only one of them can go on to compete in the National Spelling Bee!” In this raucous musical comedy, six enthusiastic mid-pubescents compete for the greatest win of their short lifetimes. Overseen by adults who aren’t much more mature than the spellers themselves, these young people have to learn that winning the bee isn’t necessarily the win that they’re looking for. And even if they lose, at least they get a juice box!

 

Winner of the 2005 Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book