The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Book by: Rachel Sheinkin
Music and Lyrics: William Finn
Season 10-25 June 2011
Venue ANU Arts Centre
TheStory
The competition is intense. The words are hilarious. Let the spelling begin! The show centers around a fictional spelling bee in Putnam County, New York. Six kids face off in the battle of their lives. Three adults help adjudicate the proceedings: a nostalgic former spelling bee winner, a mildly insane Vice Principal and The Official Comfort Counselor completing his community service to the state of New York.
ProductionTeam
| Director | Tim Sekuless |
| Musical Director | Rose Shorney |
| Choreographer | Jordan Kelly |
| Production Manager | Gaby Schmid |
| Assistant Production Manager | David Tricks |
| Stage Manager | Samantha Pickering |
| Backstage crew | Dennis Bittisnich |
| Set Design | Ian Croker, Tim Sekuless |
| Set building and coordination | Ian Croker, David Tricks, Gaby Schmid, Pam McManus, Mario Larocca |
| Set Artwork | Ian Croker |
| Lighting Designer | Chris Neal |
| Lighting Operator | Johno Quinn |
| Followspot operator | Cody Denham |
| Audio Operator | Andrew Snell |
| Audio System Technician | James McPherson |
| Radio Mic Technicians | David Tricks, Alex Rogers |
| Costume Designer | Judith Satrapa |
| Costume Assistants | Gaby Schmid, Sean Ladlow, Annette Sharpe, Emma White |
| Publicity Team | Pam McManus, Melita Caulfield, Gaby Schmid |
| Props Manager | Jessica Cooke |
| Poster Design | Graphic Ark |
| Program Design and Construction | Graphic Ark, Melita Caulfield, Gaby Schmid |
| Photography | Sandi Keynes, Melita Caulfield |
| Front of House Manager | Graham Bauerle |
Cast
| Miss Rona Peretti | Karla Conway |
| Vice Principal Douglas Panch | Berin Denham |
| Mitch Mahoney | Phil Marlan |
| Chip Tolentino | Jeff Van de Zandt |
| Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre | Rebecca Franks |
| Marcy Park | Jenny Lu |
| Leaf Coneybear | James Court |
| William Barfée | Blake Appelqvist |
| Olive Ostrovsky | Alison Noble |
The Putnam Band
| Bass | Eric Dallas |
| Flute | Bernadette Evans |
| Cello | Lada Marcelja |
| Clarinet/sax | Kirsten Nilsson |
| Clarinet/sax | Bronwyn Paschalidis |
| Keyboard | Ewan Putnam |
| Keyboard | Catherine Rheinberger |
| Percussion | Ron Tito |