Howard County Public School System

Hammond HS Theatre

Hammond High School

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Hammond High

THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
 
 
Music and Lyrics by 
WILLIAM FINN
 
Book by
RACHEL SHEINKIN
 
Conceived by
REBECCA FELDMAN
 
Additional Material by
Jay Reiss
 
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
 
Originally produced on Broadway by
David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo
Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre
 
Based upon C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original play by The Farm.

From MTI:

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.

An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents 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 (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.

Hammond HS Theatre

Hammond High School

5/14/26 and 5/15/26

Available Pricing Options

  • Adult : $10.00 + $1.00 fee
  • Student or Senior : $5.00 + $1.00 fee

Performances

Hammond's Musical Theatre class is proud to present this fun-loving production as a way to showcase our hard work this year!

CAST LIST (in alphabetical order)

Briseida Barrera

Olive’s Mom, Student, U/S Olive

Ash Carpenter

Carol Mom, Student, U/S Chip

Rili Chan

Jesus, Student, U/S Mitch 

Nigel Cooper

Mitch Mahoney

Izzy Greeley

Rona Peretti

Zoë Harris

Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre

Maizy Hurlburt

Olive Ostrovsky

Michelle Kinder

Student, U/S Marcy

Owen Kulikowski

William Barfee

Madelyn Lortz

Chip Tolentino

Parker McCormick

Student, U/S Leaf

Jayla Stanilaus

Leaf Coneybear

Jimmy Szewczyk

Olive’s Dad, Student, U/S Barfee

Anna Vinarskaya

Dawn Mom, Student, U/S Rona

Dylan Walton

Douglas Panch

Ariana Wyse

Marcy Park 
   

John Roberts

Director, Music Director

Michael Steinberg

Choreographer

Madelyn Berkowitz

Stage Manager

With support from Technical Theatre students in periods 4a and 4b.

Produced by Mrs. Tobiason.

 

Tickets will be available for purchase at the door for cash and online tickets can be purchased as well.

The house will open 15 minutes prior to showtime.

The show will run 90 minutes without an intermission. 

On Sale

Apr 26, 2026 at 12:00pm to

May 16, 2026 at 12:00pm

Run Time

90 minutes

Venue

Hammond High School

Genre

Comedy , Musical

Box Office Contact

Mrs. Dickie

andrea_dickie@hcpss.org