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An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was performed in The Carrboro ArtsCenter, February 21st-23rd. 

Production Staff:

Director: Emma Scaggs
Music Director: Alex Baker
Assistant Music Director: Amber Vigil
Stage Manager: Emma Clements
Assistant Stage Manager and Lighting Designer: Emma Salyards
Co-Producer: Marika O’Hara
Co-Producer: Zoë Lord
Properties Designer and Apprentice Director: Lauren Flors
Costume Designer: Laura Youngblood
Set Designer: Ava Pukatch

Cast:

Olive Ostrovsky: Logan Kelly
William Barfee: LJ Enloe
Logainne Schwartzandgrubeniere: Emily Pirozzolo
Leaf Coneybear: Grayson Hahn
Chip Tolentino: Gian Gibboney
Marcy Park: Xiao-Ming Porter
Rona Lisa Peretti: Maria Cade
Mitch Mahoney: Andrew Linden
Douglas Paunch: Jacob Messer