‘Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Coming to Hayden Liberty Center

The Liberty Center Association for the Arts proudly presents the musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

This Tony-Award winning musical, with lyrics and music by William Finn based on the book by Rachel Sheinkin, follows a group of wonderfully unique and impassioned adolescents as they compete in the Putnam County Spelling Bee.

The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a joyful piece that literally places select audience members on stage to participate in the bee. Don't miss this interactive night of comedy and quirk that celebrates the pursuit of victory and the celebration of being true to oneself.

Jan Bahner returns to the LCAA to direct the PG-13 rated, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which runs April 27-30 and May 4-7.

Visit www.libertycentersedalia.com for tickets.

Cast and crew for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are listed below:

Rona Lisa Peretti / Olive’s Mom - Amollie Stoermer
Douglas Panch - Jeromy Layman
Midge Mahoney - Kayla Bradley
Chip Tolentino / Carl Dad / Olive’s Dad - Matthew Dillon
Leaf Coneybear - Kendal Johnson
William Barfeé - David Stoermer
Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre - Megan Drianis
Olive Ostrovsky - Lillibeth Sokolowski
Marcy Park - Kary Patrón
Ensemble Speller / Dan Dad - Marco Caesar
Ensemble Speller / Leaf’s Mom - Savannah Simon
Director - Jan Bahner
Assistant Director - DyNisha Hawkins
Technical Director - Carl Hutcherson
Costumer - Amber Hutcherson
Musical Director - Caitlin Bird
Producer - Brad Henderson
Producer - Melissa Turner