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2022 Spring Mainstage: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Apr 05 2022

The Goshen College Theater Department presented its spring mainstage musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” between March 25 and April 3 in the Umble Center.

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Based on the fast-paced, funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one

Read more about the production here.

  • Student actor leaps midair under a basketball hoop during the chaotic Life Is Pandemonium musical number

     

  • Actor as Rona Lisa Peretti stands at the microphone laying out the spelling bee rules to nervous spellers

     

  • Student actor playing William Barfee spells with his magic foot onstage during the Putnam County bee

     

  • Two student actors as Chip and Barfee square off, nearly coming to blows during the spelling bee scene

     

  • Wide shot of the full student cast dancing across the gymnasium set during the Pandemonium number

     

  • Actor as Logainne eyes rival speller Chip with fierce determination while waiting her turn at the bee

     

  • Student cast gathers on the bleacher set at the opening of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

     

  • Vice Principal Panch leans toward Rona Lisa Peretti at the judges table, trying to charm her onstage

     

  • Actor as Olive Ostrovsky pleads her case to Miss Peretti at the judges table during the spelling bee

     

  • Student spellers huddle together singing about being weird kids during the spring mainstage musical

     

  • Actor as Leaf Coneybear reacts with surprise to the phone call that lands him a spot in the spelling bee

     

  • Student actor as Olive Ostrovsky stands alone at the microphone spelling her word in a warm spotlight

     

  • Actor playing Chip Tolentino stands up on the judges table mid-song during the spelling bee musical

     

  • Rona Lisa Peretti and Vice Principal Panch share a tense exchange behind the judges table onstage

     

  • Actor as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre steps forward to spell, taking the lead in the county bee

     

  • Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus appears as a guest speller at the microphone during the show

     

  • Rona Lisa Peretti commands the stage while Vice Principal Panch slumps beside her at the judges table

     

  • Rona Lisa Peretti stands between finalists Will Barfee and Olive Ostrovsky near the end of the bee

     

  • The student cast crowds together for a final selfie onstage at the close of the spelling bee musical

     

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