Bellarine Theatre Company
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Category: Performer
Director: Caitlin Hughes
Job Start Date: February 1st, 2013
Job End Date: March 23rd, 2013
Union Contract: Non-AEA
Location: Tuckerton, NJ & Loveladies, NJ
Bellarine Theatre Company, in partnership with the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, will be staging The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin. Performances will be March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23.
Submissions for …Spelling Bee will be accepted until Jan. 1st.
Submissions should be sent to bellarinecasting@gmail.com.
All roles are open.
In your submission please include a current headshot and resume, the character(s) you wish to be considered for, any conflicts you may have, and a performance reel if you have one.
You will be notified if the production staff would like to see you for an appointment. Please note that not everyone who submits a headshot and resume will be seen. You will be seen at the discretion of the production staff.
Character Breakdown:
CHIP TOLENTINO
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. C4 - B5
DOUGLAS PANCH The Vice Principle. 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.
LEAF CONEYBEAR 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. A3 - A5
LOGAINNE SCHWARTZANDGRUNENIERRE (SCHWARTZY)
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. A3 - F5
MARCY PARK A recent transfer from Virginia, Marcy placed ninth in last year’s nationals. She speaks six languages, is a member of all-American hockey, a championship rugby player, plays Chopin and Mozart on multiple instruments, sleeps only three hours a night, hides in the bathroom cabinet, and is getting very tired of always winning. She is the poster child for the Over-Achieving Asian, and attends a Catholic school called "Our Lady of Intermittent Sorrows." She is also not allowed to cry. C4 - E5
MITCH MAHONEY
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. E4-A5
OLIVE OSTROVSKY 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. B3 - F5
RONA LISA PERETTI
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. B3 - F5
WILLIAM BARFEE
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. E4 - B5
"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 ST, NEW YORK, NY 10019 TEL: (212)541-4684 FAX: (212)397-4686 WWW.MTISHOWS.COM
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