ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Theatre Closes the Season with "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"
ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Theatre will close its 2015-2016 season with the musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin and conception by Rebecca Feldman. The production runs April 14-17 in the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Performance Center located in University Center East.
Directed by Eric Altheide, 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 life, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words hoping to never hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter, one speller leaves!Â
Altheide will be joined by a design team including ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï faculty member Paul Weimer as scenic designer; ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï staff member Kevin Gray as sound designer; and ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students Rachel Thomas as lighting designer, AJ Jones as costume designer and Alex York as production stage manager. Spelling Bee's production also includes community members Patrick Ritsch as music director and Ashley Frary Lutz as choreographer.
The cast of Spelling Bee includes ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students Alec Willis, Emily March, Craig Belwood, Nick Smith, Briana Weaver, Maggie Browne, Ashleigh Dulik, Austin Tenbarge and Enjoli Drake.
Tickets are $10 for ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students, $12 for ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï employees, $13 for non-ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students and seniors (60+), and $15 for adults. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee. To purchase tickets or for more information visit ºÚÁϳԹÏ.edu/Theatre or call the box office at 812-465-1668. Follow us on Facebook at and , Twitter , and Instagram for updates and photos.
Tickets are also now on sale for New Harmony Theatre's 2016 season. New Harmony Theatre kicks off the summer season with Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, running June 17-26. For more information on the remainder of the New Harmony Theatre season visit or call 812-682-3115.
Spelling Bee contains adult language.