Thursday 30 April – Saturday 2 May 2026
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin
Directed by Graham Hubbard
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Additional material by Jay Reiss
Originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Join us for this BA Acting production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Directed by Graham Hubbard.
This Tony-award winning musical focuses on six middle school children, all armed with own ambitions of winning the prestigious spelling bee. Over the course of the competition, they learn some of life's biggest lessons and navigate the hilarious chaos that unfolds.
*Audience participation features in this production.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Performances
- Thursday 30 April (7.30pm)
- Friday 1 May (2pm & 7.30pm)
- Saturday 2 May (7.30pm)
Cast
Chip Tolentino – Sam Stephens-Liddell
Douglas Panch – Samuel Coath
Leaf Coneybear / Logan's 2nd Dad – Andrew Powell
Logainne Schwartzandgrubeniere – Madaleine Coleman
Marcy Park – Elizabeth Woolley
Mitch Mahoney – Tomohiro Roddy
Olive Ostrosvsky – Catrin Griffith Jones
Olive's Dad / Jesus Christ / Logan's Dad – Liam Cann
Rona Lisa Peretti – Jasmine Chakrabarti
William Barfee – Tom Nye
