THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - Opens Friday April 26th!

Hello hello fellow theatre lovers!  We, at The Summit Playhouse, proudly continue our 95th season, staging our 306th (WOW!) production, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Scheinkin.

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE a hilarious tale of overachiever’s angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime.  Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.

The 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is running at the Summit Playhouse April 26, 27 and May 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11. Music and lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Scheinkin. Directed by Brian Swasey  with Musical Direction by Jeffrey Campos. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students. For tickets: visit www.summitplayhouse.org/tickets, or call 800-838-3006.

The Summit Playhouse’s production of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is directed by Brian Swasey with musical direction by Jeffrey Campos and is produced by Justine Bailey and Julia Frieri. Featuring Kristin Bennett, Abby Espiritu, Julie Galorenzo,  DaWoyne A. Hill, Clint Hromsco, David Simon, Maria Stephania, Scott Yellen and Daniel Zimberg.

About the Summit Playhouse

Since its founding in 1918, the Summit Playhouse has produced over 300 productions, making it one of the oldest continuously operating community theaters in the United States. The historic institution is devoted to maintaining the practice of theatre arts and encouraging those interested in all aspects of the performing arts and its operations. The Playhouse presents three shows a year: a Fall show in October and November, a Winter show in February and March, and a Spring show in April and May. During the Summer, Kaleidoscope theater for youth, presents a production for - and with! - students. The Playhouse is located off Springfield Avenue, just west of the Summit business district. The Playhouse’s original stone  structure was constructed in 1891 and housed Summit’s first library.

This is a musical comedy that you won't want to miss with a wickedly talented (if I do say so myself) cast and crew.

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We hope to see you soon!