Grab a D-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y and welcome to Spelling Bee! This heartfelt Tony-Award winning musical follows a group of wonderfully unique and impassioned adolescents as they compete for the bee championship. Featuring a thrilling score by William Finn, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a joyful night of comedy and quirk that celebrates the pursuit of victory and the gift of being true to oneself.
In Partnership with Gaithersburg Arts on the Green
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Books by Rachel Shinkin
August 1 -10, 2025
Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 p.m.; Sun. at 2 p.m.
$25 Adult; $23 (students aged 15-21); $16 (14 and under)
Purchase tickets:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36017/production/1244730
Recommended for ages 12+
Cast (in order of appearance):
Rona Lisa Perretti: Lauren-Nicole Gabel
Chip Tolentino : Jake Schwartz
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere: Melanie Kurstin
Leaf Coneybear: Katie Barnett
William Barfée: Rob Milanic
Marcy Park: Laura Searles
Olive Ostrovsky: Becca Sears
Vice Principal Douglas Panch: Nate Eagle
Mitch Mahoney: Will Townsend
Understudy/Mascot: Jen Willard
Production Staff
Director: Michael Abendshein
Music Director: Paul Rossen
Producer: Lauren-Nicole Gabel
Choreographer: Arielle Katz
Sound Engineer: Sarah Katz
Lighting Engineer: Jim Robertson
Costumes: Chrissy Barnett Miller
Properties: Nancy Carlin
Set: David Gabel
Artwork: Jennifer Georgia
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
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