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The Ellis Theatre Guild to Present "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"

The Hill School's Ellis Theatre Guild is E-X-C-I-T-E-D to announce their spring musical production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Four performances will be held in the Center For The Arts Theatre on Friday, May 17 at 7:15 p.m., Saturday, May 18 at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. Tickets are free and open to the public and can be reserved here.

This heartfelt Tony-Award-winning musical follows a group of wonderfully unique and impassioned adolescents as they compete for the bee championship. Featuring a thrilling score by William Finn, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a joyful night of comedy and quirk that celebrates the pursuit of victory and the gift of being true to oneself. https://playbill.com/production/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee-circle-in-the-square-theatre-vault-0000003219  

Cast:

Payton Barth '26 – Olive Ostrovsky
Joy Booth-Genthe '24 – Rona Lisa Perretti
Elva Cheng '26 – Ensemble (Marcy Understudy)
Deric Choi '26 – Leaf Coneybear
Frankie Halvey '24 – Vice Principal Douglas Panch
Emma Herzog '24 – Marge Mahoney (Olive Understudy)
Ryann Holladay '24 – Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere
Sienna Licata '25 – Ensemble (Barfee Understudy)
Macy Rehak '26 – Ensemble (Leaf Understudy)
Devon Smith '24 – Chip Tolentino
Timmy Woodward '24 – William Barfee
Adam Yao '26 – Ensemble (Chip Understudy)
Sissi Zhen '24 – Marcy Park

Technical Crew:

Fife Akinyanmi '24     
Anaika Bandi '27
Yvonne Bao '25
Araiya Casriel '24         
Emma Collingwood '27 
Diemmy Dang '24         
Sahana Jha '27    
Tonsun Kovitchindachai '25   
Daniel Li '26       
Annie Nguyen '24         
Nhi Nguyen '24
Brooke Zelin '24