EXPIRES: September 8, 2025
Talent Needed for “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Show
Description
The company is holding auditions for “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Show and looking for performers, please see the details below.
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
About the project:
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.
Additional info:
Callbacks: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 7:30pm
Rehearsals Begin: Sunday, September 14, 2025
Directed by Tea Pusey
Runs Friday, November 7 – 30, 2025
Performances are Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30PM, Sunday Matinees at 2:00 PM
No missed performances or tech week rehearsal can be accommodated.
9 Project roles
Chip Tolentino
18
-56.
An athletic, social, boy scout and champion of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment. Usually also plays Jesus in the show.
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Application deadline closed.
Logainne Schwartzandgrubeniere (Schwartzy)
18
-56.
Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures. She is driven by internal and external pressure, but above all by a desire to win to make her two fathers proud. She is somewhat of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back next year.
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Application deadline closed.
Leaf Coneybear
18
-56.
The second runner-up in his district, Leaf gets into the competition on a lark and finds everything about the bee incredibly amusing. He is home-schooled and comes from a large family of former hippies. He has severe Attention Deficit Disorder and spells words correctly while in a trance.
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Application deadline closed.
William Barfee
18
-56.
A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts and is back for vindication. His famous "Magic Foot" method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy, bullying personality. He develops a crush on Olive.
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Application deadline closed.
Marcy Park
18
-56.
The ultimate over-achiever, Marcy has never been given another option. She comes from a family where excellence is expected and so simply produced. A parochial school student, she assumes God, too, expects perfection. She sees herself as a mass of problems but she keeps them to herself. Having moved often because of her parents' work, she knows she can beat the local competition.
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Application deadline closed.
Olive Ostrovsky
18
-56.
A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come sometime during the bee. Having found comfort in its words and vastness, Olive made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her to make it to the competition. She starts enormously shy, and shyly blossoms.
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Application deadline closed.
Rona Lisa Peretti
18
-56.
The number-one realtor in Putnam County, a former Putnam County Spelling Bee Champion herself, and the returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who loves children, but she can be very stern when it comes to dealing with Vice Principal Panch and his feelings for her. Her interest in the competition is unflagging and drives it forward. Usually also plays Olive's Mom.
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Application deadline closed.
Douglas Panch
18
-56.
The Vice Principal. Frustrated with his life, he finds the drive of the young spellers alien to him. After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch returns as judge. There was an "incident" at the Twentieth Annual Bee, but he claims to be in "a better place" now, thanks to a high-fiber diet and Jungian analysis. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not return his affections.
Application deadline closed.
Mitch Mahoney
18
-56.
The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students. He has no idea how to offer comfort, but does find himself wishing he could find a way to make the kids feel better. Usually also plays Dan Dad and Olive's Dad.
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: E3
Application deadline closed.
