The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 2023

Director Audrey Freund

Production Stage Manager Julia Cube

Vocal Director Sarah Richards

Music Director Keene Cheung

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 lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.

  • Olive Ostrovsky - Samantha Dea

    William Barfée - Michael Lakind

    Charlito “Chip” Tolentino - Cayden Alley

    Leaf Coneybear - Geneva Barker

    Logainee Schwatzandgrubenierre - Ashleigh Kennealy

    Marcy Park - Gwyn Torio

    Rona Lisa Peretti - Nio Russell

    Vice-Principal Douglas Panch - Max Bergstrand

    Mitch Mahoney - Sophia “Espie” Ignacio

    u/s Olive Ostrovsky - Olivia Murray

    u/s William Barfée, u/s Leaf Coneybear - Connor Rankin

    u/s “Chip” Tolentino, u/s Marcy Park - Olivia Picazo

    u/s Logainee Schwatzandgrubenierre, u/s Rona Lisa Peretti - Mikayla Kelley

    u/s Vice-Principal Douglas Panch - Ashley Shilts

    u/s Mitch Mahoney - Brady Sugrue

  • Director - Audrey Freund

    Assistant Director - Clara Williams

    Dramaturg - Bluma Lezak

    Music Director - Keene Cheung

    Vocal Director - Sarah Richards

    Production Stage Manager - Julia Cube

    Assistant Stage Manager - Josie Martinez

    Production Assistants - Camryn Williams, Shayna Javaherian

    Swing Production Assistant - Maile Wong

    Costume Designer - Natalia Darwish

    Hair & Makeup Designer - Lex Verdayes

    Lighting Designer - Aunya Graham

    Lighting Assistants - Connor Rankin, Aedan Bailey

    Scenic & Props Designers - Jesse Sanchez-Villegas, Frank Seed

    Sound Designer - Rhiannon Albers

    Sound Assistant - Aleck Adriano

  • Elise Burcham - Percussion

    Seoin Yang - Piano

    Kaden Cho - Synthesizer

    Liam Kerslake - Cello

    Diane Ji - Clarinet

    Riya Mhatre - Flute/Oboe

    Saul Arana - Alto Sax