Spelling Bee digital Program
Thank you for coming to see The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!
Tonight's performance is scheduled to begin at 7pm.
Act I
The Twenty-Fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Company
The Spelling Rules- Panch and Spellers
My Friend, the Dictionary – Olive and Company
Pandemonium – Panch, Chip, Mitch, and Spellers
I'm Not That Smart – Leaf
Magic Foot – Barfée and Company
Pandemonium (Reprise)– Mitch, Chip, and Company
Prayer of the Comfort Counselor – Mitch and Company
Audience Goodbyes 1, 2, 3 (When Applicable) - Company
Act II
My Unfortunate Erection (Chip's Lament) – Chip
Woe is Me – Logainne, Carl, Dan, and Company
Spelling Montage - Panch and Spellers
I'm Not That Smart (Reprise) – Leaf
I Speak Six Languages – Marcy and Company
Marcy's Epiphany - Marcy, Mitch, and Company
The I Love You Song – Olive and Olive's Parents
Woe is Me (Reprise) – Logainne, Mitch, and Company
Second – Barfée, Olive, Rona and Company
Finale – Company
This performance contains flashing lights during "Pandemonium" and "Spelling Montage"
Parents, please note that performances on 8/3 and 8/4 contain suggestive humor and mature language.
Click Here for the Cast
Rona Lisa Peretti - Claire Skatrud
Douglas Panch - Aaron Speigel
Mitch Mahoney - Lily Oehlkers
Chip Tolentino - James Casale
Olive Ostrovsky - Sangita Das-Quingley
Olive Ostrovsky (Swing) - Leyna Blume
Logainne Schwartzandgrubennire - Fiona Byrne
Leaf Coneybear - Henry McCue
William Barfee (Swing) - Amiya Tes
Marcy Park - Julia Goldman
Olive’s Mom / Dan Dad / Jesus Christ - Kathleen Bayer
Olive’s Dad / Carl Dad - Benjamin Gilman
Click Here for the Production Team & Tech Crew
Co-Director and Producer - Aria Lehri
Co-Director and Producer - Amiya Tess
Stage Manager / Technical Director - Ellie Yonchak
Music Director - Claire Skatrud
Assistant Stage Manager - Miranda Collins-Kullberg
Assistant Music Director - Nadia Tess
Lighting Designer / Technical Director - Emily Zinner
Sound Engineers - Haley Larson, Mariana Melin
Spotlight Operators - Sabina Weeks, Noah Semel
Set Design & Dressing - Ellie Yonchak
Graphic Design: Brian Curry
Tech Build Volunteers:, Sara Franco, Haley Larson, Miranda Collins-Kulberg, Emily Zinner, Aaron Spiegel, Samantha Katz, Sophia Ashkenas, Aria Lehri, Amiya Tess
Click Here for the NST Staff
Aria Lehri, Amiya Tess, Boyoung Paik, Brian Curry, Claire Skatrud, Ellie Yonchak, Emily Zinner, Hazel Barzilay, Sophia Ashkenas
Special Thanks
Kristen Mazzochi, Amy Goldman, Deb Tormey, Brian Curry, Chris and Anjala Tess, Sara Franco, Caitlyn Peters, Amanda Goldman, Ciara Bayer, Donna and Steve Yonchak, Kavya Rao, Kate Murray, Scott McCue, Jesse Young-Paulson, Naomi Goldman
And thank YOU for supporting Needham Student Theatre!
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is presented through special arrangement with Music Tehatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited