DIRECTOR: Michael Shamata
CHOREOGRAPHER: Laura Krewski
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Bruce Kellett
Spring/Summer 2010
Arts Club Theatre Company & The Belfry Theatre
Belfry Theatre/Granville Island Stage
A hysteric comedy with a tonne of heart, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opened at the Belfry in Victoria before heading to Vancouver, BC for a summer run at the Granville Island Stage.
I played the role of “Leaf Coneybear”, donned with a helmet (with teddy bear ears) and big blue blanket that became a cape, headband, scarf and airplane wings.
Media
Photos to come.
About the Show
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 a hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show’s Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
Saw The Bee today! Phenomenal! I had been waiting a long time to see this show, well worth the wait! I was well aware of the Leif character before today, so great to finally see the full show! I was one of the volunteers, which added to the fun of the show!
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