“Can you spell irresistable? Drat! I mean, irresistible?”

— The New York Times

Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.

This hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicles the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. It’s a quirky cast of characters for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time. A JT Premiere!

Directed by Desha Crownover. Music and Lyrics by William Finn. Book by Rachel Sheinkin. Conceived by Rebecca Feldman. Additional Material by Jay Reiss. Based on C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original play by The Farm.

March 10 - 19, 2010
Casa del Prado Theatre, Balboa Park

Recommended for ages 12 and older.

Performed at Casa del Prado Theatre, in Balboa Park. Click here to purchase tickets online!

VP Panch - Fred Strack
Rona Lisa Peretti / Olive’s Mom - Megan Phillips
Mitch Mahoney - Johnny Martin
Olive Ostrovsky - Kayla Solsbak
William Barfee - Ben Sutton
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre - Kelly Prendergast
Leaf Coneybear - Ben Shaffer
Marcy Parks - Casey Jaquez
Chip Tolentino / Olive’s Dad - Austin Klich
Carl-Dad - Jake Fineman
Dan-Dad/Jesus - A.J. Foggiano

Spellers / Good-bye Chorus / Leaf’s Family - A.J. Foggiano, Jake Fineman, Max Oilman-Williams, Scott Roberts, Elizabeth Morse, Marissa Acosta, Alexa Bitsko, Rachel Friedman

Stage Manager - Spencer Williams
Assistant Stage Manager - Marissa Moorhead
Light Board Op - Hannah Corder
Stagecrew / Spots - Colette Huber, Megan Decker, Rebecca Dolan
Sound - Maddy Harvey, Mashun Tucker
Costume / Makeup - Haley Rose Cox, Alexandra Benson, Claire Steitz, Rebecca Morrison
Box Office - Anna George, Cassidy Lutosky
House Manager - Chris Zimmer Huber

Ushers - Pierre Cozic, Brooke Henderson, Luke Barbarita, Cecilia Harchegani, Erica Johnson, Ruby Ross

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San Diego Junior Theatre’s 2011 production of 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. Originally produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre. Based on C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original play by The Farm. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684. Fax: 212-397-4684. www.MTISHows.com. Production sponsored in part by the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, and the County of San Diego.