Red Branch Theatre Company Presents SPELLING BEE, Opens 4/16

Opening this Friday, April 16, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be presented by Red Branch Theatre Company, the adult theatre company in residence at Drama Learning Center. Running through May 1, this uproarious play, directed by Jenny Male, promises a spell of enjoyment!

This play depicts six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves. It is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team, with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time. They learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.

Performances
April 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30 &
May 1 at 8 pm*
April 18 & 25 at 3:00 pm*

*Pre-show begins 15 minutes before each performance. Come early to participate in some word game excitement...an opportunity to have FUN and win PRIZES!

CAST
Amy Baughman - Olive Ostrovsky
Sara Cobb - Rona/Olive's Mom
Priscilla Cuellar - Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere
Dean Davis - William Barfee/Olive's Dad
David Frankenberger - Chip Tolentino/Jesus
Drew Gaver - Leaf Coneybear/Carl
Jay Michael Gilman - Douglas Panch/ u/s Barfee
David Gregory - Mitch Mahoney/ Dan
Erica Murphy - Marcy Park

Tickets on sale Now!
Tickets: $18
Students and Seniors: $15
Groups of 10 or more: $14

Reservations Recommended. Please call the box office at 410-997-9352.
For more information visit www.redbranchtheatre.com.

PLEASE NOTE
This play contains some adult language and situations and is rated PG-13.

Location:
Drama Learning Center
9130-I Red Branch Rd.
Columbia, MD 21045

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