25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Show Synopsis

Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.

The 25TH Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show’s Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.

Production Dates & Times

April 16, 2010 – 8:00 PM
April 17, 2010 – 8:00 PM
April 18, 2010 – 2:00 PM

April 23, 2010 – 8:00 PM
April 24, 2010 – 8:00 PM
April 25, 2010 – 2:00 PM

April 30, 2010 – 8:00 PM
May 1, 2010 – 8:00 PM
May 2, 2010 – 2:00 PM

Cast List

Mitch Mahoney/Dan Dad/Olive’s Dad – Joey Andrade
Rona Lisa Perretti/Olive’s Mom – Michelle Margulies
Vice Principal Douglas Panch – Vic Kruczynski
Olive Ostrovsky – Rachel Savage
Logainne SwartzandGrubenniere – Jessica Campbell
Marcy Park – Christine Verzosa
William Barfee – Luke Savage
Leaf Coneybear/Carl Dad – Hans Foy
Chip Tolentino/Jesus – Taylor Lawton

WLCOC Production Staff

Director – Linda Oroszko
Musical Director – Lenny McGuire
Choreographer – Anika Blodgett / Lisa Hughes
Co-Producers – Lisa Mielnicki/Barbara St. Pierre
Set Design/Construction –  Mark Goodney
Costumes - Jeff Garceau
Props –  Michele Wronski
Lights/Sound –  Beth Gustin / Mike Gustin
Publicity/Promotion –  Cherie Ronayne/Lisa Mielnicki
House Manager –  Ed Savage
Program – Ed Savage

Production Credits

Musical Comedy

Music and Lyrics by – William Finn
Book by – Rachel Sheinkin