2019 Productions

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
May 2019, The Next Act Theatre Performance Space

Actors in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee posing around a mic stand. The actors playing the spellers are all in various poses as the actress portraying Rona tries to bring calm to the situation.
Gage Patterson (William Barfée), Samantha Sostarich (Rona Lisa Perretti), Stephanie Staszak (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere), Adam Qutaishat (Leaf Coneybear), Ava Bush (Olive Ostrovsky), Romesh Alex Jaya (Chip Tolentino), and Ashley Oviedo (Marcy Park) in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Photo by Traveling Lemur Productions, LLC

Cast
Rona Lisa Perretti – Samantha Sostarich
Vice Principal Douglas Panch – Robby McGhee
Mitch Mahoney – Ernest Bell
Olive Ostrovsky – Ava Bush
William Barfée – Gage Patterson
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere – Stephanie Staszak
Marcy Park – Ashley Oviedo
Leaf Coneybear – Adam Qutaishat
Chip Tolentino – Romesh Alex Jaya

Production Team
Director – Mitch Weindorf
Music Director – Paula Foley Tillen
Choreographer – Alicia Rice
Assistant Director – Beth Lewinski
Costume Designer – Christy Siebers
Lighting Designer – William Newcomb
Sound Designer – Derek Buckles
Set Designer – Chris Budish
Stage Manager – Allison Miller
Assistant Stage Manager – Eli Walker
Graphic Designer – Chad Forrest
Promotional Video Production – Traveling Lemur Productions, LLC
Production Manager – Alex Scheurell

Orchestra
Conductor/Keyboard I – Paula Foley Tillen
Keyboard 2 – Alison Bekolay
Reed – Olivia Dobbs
Cello – Viktor Brusubardis
Drums/Percussion – Ken Marchand