The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

the 25th annual Putnam county spelling bee

Music and Lyrics by WILLIAM FINN   

Book by RACHEL SHEINKIN

Conceived by REBECCA FELDMAN 

Additional Material by JAY REISS

Director: JAY BERKOW

Choreographer: LUKE JAMES CLOHERTY

Music Director: CHRIS GRAY

Stage Manager: EMMA BELEW

Costume Designer: RACHEL LOHRBERG

Scenic Designer:  EVERETT AUSTERMAN

Dedication 

This production is supported by the Robert and Faye Luscombe Collaborative Projects Endowment fund and dedicated to the memory of

Robert Luscombe

It's with tremendous gratitude that we celebrate Robert Luscombe's career which included serving as the Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Western Michigan University. Bob was a founding member of the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, WMU's Partners in Dance (PID) Board, and Kalamazoo County's Education for the Arts Program. As an early president of both the Gilmore and PID, he helped shape the direction of the organizations. Bob also served as Director of the Michigan Youth Arts Festival for 15 years, bringing artistically talented Michigan youth to WMU for interactive instruction and performance opportunities.He is the recipient of the College of Fine Arts Outstanding Service Award, the Governor's Arts in Education Award, Wayne State University's Distinguished Alumni Award, Art Serve Michigan's Arts Advocate and Educator of the year awards, and is a lifetime, honorary member of the Michigan Dance Council.

Always ready with sound advice, a welcoming smile, an occasionally wry comment, and a tremendously positive spirit, Bob’s support was highly valued by those in CFA. Those of us who worked with him will always be grateful for his guidance, support and friendship.We are grateful for his profound impact on Western Michigan University and its aspiring artists. The students of the College of Fine Arts continue to feel his commitment to them through the legacy he has left at WMU.

Cast 

All roles have been double-cast for this production. Please see the performer with the respective show dates below. 

Rona Lisa Peretti 

Meghan Corbett (5/22, 5/29, 6/4, 6/6)

Lizzie Black (5/21, 5/23, 5/30, 6/5)

Douglas Panch 

Aaron Capello (5/22, 5/29, 6/4, 6/6)

Zach Trent (5/21, 5/23, 5/30, 6/5)

Mitch Mahony 

Enzo Santiago (5/22, 5/29, 6/4, 6/6)

Chloe Davis (5/21, 5/23, 5/30, 6/5)

Chip Tolentino 

Jesús Barajas (5/22, 5/29, 6/4, 6/6)

Jonathan Tuinstra (5/21, 5/23, 5/30, 6/5)

Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre 

Kathryn Jaeger (5/22, 5/29, 6/4, 6/6)

Madeline Hatfield (5/21, 5/23, 5/30, 6/5)

Leaf Coneybear 

Gav TenBroeke (5/22, 5/29, 6/4, 6/6)

Adam Nyhoff (5/21, 5/23, 5/30, 6/5)

Marcy Park 

Isabella Jolie Abuan (5/22, 5/29, 6/4, 6/6)

True Chin-Parker (5/21, 5/23, 5/30, 6/5)

William Morris Barfee 

Ben Marshall (5/22, 5/29, 6/4, 6/6)

Eathan Bingaman (5/21, 5/23, 5/30, 6/5)

Olive Ostrovsky

Lulu Bushman (5/22, 5/29, 6/4, 6/6)

Grace Zucco (5/21, 5/23, 5/30, 6/5)

 ORCHESTRA

Music Director: Chris Gray 

Synthesizer: JJ Treadway 

Percussion: Drew Deur

Cello: Russell Elkus

SETTING

The Regional Finals of the Putnam County Spelling Bee  

PRODUCTION STAFF

Assistant Director: Alyssa Zamora 

Assistant Stage Manager: Noah Pigza

Sound Supervisor: Dave Clemens

Sound Consultant: Christopher Ross-Ewart

Sound Crew: Matt Galli, Ethan Pegouske

Scenic Artists: Everett Austerman

Technical Direction: Patrick Niemi

Assistant Costume Designer: Camryn Shankool

Costumer: Sean Hatton

Stitchers: Ian Whistler, Caro Arana, Amelia Patmore, Kasey Brown, Micaela Johnson, Camryn Shankool, Rhyan Shankool

Costume Running Crew Head: Sean Hatton

Arts Management Assistant: Gracie Niec and Luke Cloherty

Song List 

• The Twenty-Fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Company
• The Spelling Rules- Panch and Spellers
• My Favorite Moment of the Bee - Rona
• My Friend, the Dictionary – Olive and Company
• The First Goodbye – Company
• Pandemonium – Panch, Chip, Mitch, and Spellers
• I'm Not That Smart – Leaf
• The Second Goodbye – Company
• Magic Foot – Barfée and Company
• Pandemonium (Reprise)– Mitch, Chip, and Company
• My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise) - Rona
• Prayer of the Comfort Counselor – Mitch and Company
• My Unfortunate Erection/Distraction (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
• My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise) - Rona
• Second – Barfée, Olive, Rona, and Company
• Finale – Company
• The Last Goodbye – Company 

SPECIAL THANKS

• Stage Lighting and Sound
• David Colson
• Indra Lacis
• Rob Pennock
• Paul Terzino
• Millennium Restaurant Group