Nashoba Players Spells C-O-M-E-D-Y in Upcoming Musical

WESTFORD, MA: The Nashoba Players are spelling out serious comedy in their upcoming Fall musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, with music & lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman, and with additional material by Jay Reiss. Performances run October 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 7:30pm in the The Parish Center for the Arts (PCA), 10 Lincoln Street. Tickets are $27.75 per person for advance online reservations (includes a $1.75/pp convenience fee); $30 per person at the door (cash & checks only). Cabaret seating available. For ticket reservations and information, please visit www.nashobaplayers.org.

In The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, an eclectic group of six adolescents, all played by adults, vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Multiple spellers enter; one speller leaves! (At least the losers get a juice box.) A riotous ride, complete with audience participation, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the funniest musicals ever written.

Co-Directed by Ryan Solero (of Wakefield) and Douglas Cooper (Acton), the cast features Andrew Costello (Wakefield), Gordon Ellis (Waltham), JulieAnn Govang (Ayer), Annemarie LaTulip (Billerica), Diane and Kenny Meehan (Chelmsford), Taejasvi Narayan (Andover), Lara Simpson (Watertown), Andrew Swansburg (Groton)… not to mention a variety of special guest spellers each night to be announced!

The Nashoba Players, Westford’s Community Theatre Company in residence at The Parish Center for the Arts, will present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee October 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm). The PCA is located at 10 Lincoln Street, across the Common from the J.V. Fletcher Library. Tickets are $27.75 per person for advance online reservations (includes a $1.75/pp convenience fee); $30 per person at the door (cash & checks only). Cabaret seating with tables available. For ticket reservations and information, please visit www.nashobaplayers.org.