Although Mr. Tamanini, the drama teacher, got a lot of complaints about the play. It is PG-13 for sexual content and language, so some of the audience members were complaining about that kind of play being shown at school.
Danielle, a junior, said, “The play was awesome! I was basically laughing the whole time. Plus, a lot of my friends were in the play, so that’s what drove me to go see it.”
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is about six teenagers that have entered into a spelling bee, competing to win a cash prize and bragging rights. There was also a twist to the play that left it more and more interesting each night; two members of the audience also volunteered to participate in the spelling bee.
In the play, there were six contestants: Oliver, William, Logainne, Marcy, Leaf, and Chip. All of the contestants had their unique quarks about them that made them really funny. Oliver, the newcomer to the competition, is a very shy girl who, throughout the play, is waiting on her dad who never shows up to watch her.
William was a Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year and only lost because of an allergic reaction to peanuts. His “magic foot” was the key to his success in winning the spelling bee.
Logainne, the youngest speller, struggles throughout the play with her two homosexual fathers who are pushing her to her limits to win the spelling bee.
Marcy seems to be the smarty-pants of the six contestants; she speaks six languages, is a member of the all-American hockey team, a championship rugby player, and only gets three hours of sleep at night due to her studying.
Leaf is the second runner-up in his district, and only got to go to the spelling bee because the first place winner could not go. He does not seem very bright, but whenever he spells a word, he goes into a trance and gets them right.
The sixth contestant, Chip, is a boy scout and the champion of the 24th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. By the rumbling laughter in the audience, the funniest part of the play is when Chip has an issue with his male body part during the competition which causes him to misspell a word and lose his title.
Also, on Saturday, November 6, Creekview hosted a competition between 6 schools to compete for the region title. Creekview performed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and 4 of the actors in that play were named All-Star Performers of their region. Those people are: Ryan Sowala, Stormy Gayton, Jacqueline Abernathy, and Madeline Rice.
Written by: Sammi Urban
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