The Academic Theater Department presents this hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicles the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team 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. Showtimes are Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.
The cast list is: Michelle Bly, Evergreen Park as Olive Ostrovsky; Donald Fitzgibbons, Burbank as Mitch Mahoney; Ryan Flynn, Homer Glen as Douglas Panch; Chris Hasson, Palos Hills as Will Barfee; Nick Lucio, Tinley Park as Chip Tolentino; Natalie Sabbath, Evergreen Park as Rona Lisa Peretti; Maura Vizza, Palos Heights as Marcy Park; Brian Walsh, Chicago as Leaf Coneybear; Becca Williams, Palos Hills as Logainne Schwarzandgrubenierre.
