Singer's Theatre presents "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"
Posted: November 19, 2010
The Denison University Singer’s Theatre Workshop presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a Tony-winning musical by William Finn. Performances are at 3 and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, and 3 and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5, in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Directed by Belinda Andrews-Smith, the performances are free and open to the public.
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” is a musical comedy that chronicles six pre-adolescent misfits competing for love, understanding and first place in the spelling championship of a lifetime.
Traditionally, members of the audience are asked to participate in the spelling bee and the Denison production will honor this convention. In each performance four new audience volunteers will be recruited to participate on-stage as guest spellers. The contestants are chosen through pre-show lobby interviews and audience questionnaires. Spellers of all ranges of talent are welcome.
The show features John Arnold ’13 (Chapel Hill, N.C.), JD Carter ’12 (Sarasota, Fla.), Ben Chiewphasa '14 (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Molly Coyne ’12 (Smyrna, Ga.), Katherine Damisch ’11 (Northbrook, Ill.), Alexa Dorris ’12 (Indianapolis), Ben Flox ’14 (University Heights, Ohio), Xander Jarowey ’11 (Waban, Mass.), Alec Lee ’13 (Knoxville, Tenn.), Hillary Maloney ’13 (Pittsburgh), Jenni Messner ’11 (Aurora, Ohio), Herb Porter ’13 (Columbus, Ohio), Ian Shapiro ’13 (Xenia, Ohio), Vanessa Theus ’13 (Beloit, Wis.), and Yu Itaka ’11 (Saitama, Japan).
Calendar Listing:
CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Singer’s Theatre Workshop production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” by William Finn, at 3 and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Belinda Andrews-Smith at 740-587-6351 or visit www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Singer’s Theatre Workshop production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” by William Finn, at 3 and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5, in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Belinda Andrews-Smith at 740-587-6351 or visit www.denison.edu.
About Denison:
Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.
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