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Riverside Community Players presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

  • Performer stumbles and drops papers while walking up the stage
    Michael Shane Eastman as Panch, stumbles towards the microphone to make an announcement during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 Adrian Taylor
  • Performer reaches into the sky with a sock puppet on hand during a play production
    Andrew Amaya as Leaf, reaches in the air out of excitement while with the other contestants during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 Adrian Taylor
  • Performer holds snacks on stage
    Ty Rogoff as Chip, wanders back to the stand after being put on snack duty during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 Adrian Taylor
  • Performers dance on stage to a musical number during a play production
    The contestants of the spelling bee dance around to a musical number during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 Adrian Taylor
  • Performer sings on stage during a play production
    Melissa Dupont as Logainne, sings after spelling a word for the spelling bee during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 Adrian Taylor
  • Performer holds snacks on stage
    Ty Rogoff as Chip, wanders back to the stand after being put on snack duty during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 Adrian Taylor

Presented by Riverside Community Players is the musical comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Directed by Mia Mercado, opening on Friday June 21st through July 7th!

Performers walk back on stage after an altercation
Adri Rodriguez as Mitch (Right) escorts Michael Shane Eastman as Panch back to the stand after he had a meltdown during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 an icon of a camera Adrian Taylor

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy structured around a spelling bee competition taking place with each character playing a different part in it. Comedy bits and gags are sprinkled throughout the production, making for a very entertaining and fun viewing experience, with each cast member getting their own time to shine and take away the stage with the spotlight on their character.

Woman performing on stage celebrates
Sophia Casto as Marcy, celebrates after spelling a word out for the spelling bee during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 an icon of a camera Adrian Taylor

The characters in the production are not just here to make you laugh. They have layers of depth and are given time to expand on their individual stories, some of which being very emotional, notably Gioia Cali as Olive who has a musical number detailing their entire past and relationship with their parents.

Performers embrace each other on stage during a play
Raymond Henley as Barfee (Left) and Gioia Cali as Olive embrace each other during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 an icon of a camera Adrian Taylor

Every showing of this production by the Riverside Community Players will be unique in its own way as the performers improv their own jokes and lines depending on the audience members attending and the production has a very unique aspect where members of the audience can sign up beforehand to potentially have a guest role in the play, performing on stage alongside the rest of the cast!

Performers dance their way off stage
The cast of the play say goodbye one last time before dancing away off stage during the production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Riverside Community Players on June 19th, 2024 an icon of a camera Adrian Taylor

Opening night is tonight, Friday, June 21st at 8PM! Other showings include June 22, 28, 29, July 5, 6 all at 8PM and earlier showings on June 23, 30, July 6, 7 at 2 PM. You can purchase tickets to see the show on the Riverside Community Players website

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