The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - 2010 NFA Spring Musical (FULL SHOW)

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Newburgh Free Academy's 2010 high school production of the award-winning musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. Filmed on April 18, 2010, 2:30 PM, NFA North Campus Auditorium (formerly North Junior High School).

TRACK LIST

0:00:47 - 00 - Show begins
0:01:04 - 01 - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
0:09:41 - 02 - The Spelling Rules / Favorite Moment #1
0:15:23 - 03 - My Friend, The Dictionary
0:19:57 - 04 - The First Goodbye
0:24:59 - 05 - Pandemonium
0:31:26 - 06 - I'm Not That Smart
0:37:59 - 07 - The Second Goodbye
0:39:15 - 08 - Magic Foot
0:45:52 - 09 - Pandemonium (Reprise) / Favorite Moment #2
0:50:37 - 10 - Prayer Of The Comfort Counselor
0:53:03 - 11 - My Unfortunate Distraction (Chip's Lament)
0:59:12 - 12 - Woe Is Me
1:04:43 - 13 - I'm Not That Smart (Reprise)
1:08:09 - 14 - I Speak Six Languages
1:18:33 - 15 - The I Love You Song
1:27:24 - 16 - Woe Is Me (Reprise)
1:28:44 - 17 - Favorite Moment #3 / Second
1:41:09 - 18 - Finale
1:43:20 - 19 - The Last Goodbye

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THE CREW

- Director & Choreographer: Mandy Clifford
- Vocal Director: Karen Sheehy
- Conductor: Rick McCurdy
- Camera Operator: Michael Goldin

Stage Crew:
- Roxanne Verrette (Stage Manager)
- Frank Huynh (Assistant Stage Manager)
- Liz Reid (Prop Manager)
- Jess Colombo (Student Director)
- Debbie Ocampo (Sound)
- Alaina Storey (Sound)
- Gerald Cowen (Lights)
- Gaelen McCartney (Lights)
- Eric Chung
- Courtney Scheible

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THE CAST

- WILLIAM BARFÉE (played by Corey Affron): A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts.
- LEAF CONEYBEAR (played by Dalton Gray): The second runner-up in his district, Leaf comes from a large family of former hippies.
- OLIVE OSTROVSKY (played by Bianca Di Cocco): A young newcomer to competitive spelling, Olive doesn't go anywhere without her dictionary by her side.
- MARCY PARK (played by Emily Benziger): A recent transfer and perhaps the smartest competitor, Marcy placed 9th in last year's Nationals.
- LOGAINNE SCHWARTZANDGRUBENIERRE (played by Maria Small): The youngest and most politically aware speller.
- CHIP TOLENTINO (played by Andrew Goldin): A boy scout and champion of the 24th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, returning to defend his title.
- OTHER SPELLERS played by Ryan Olivera, Chelsea Garzione, Amanda Sakow, and Caitlin Caporale.
- RONA LISA PERETTI (played by Amber Neilson): The #1 Realtor in Putnam County, a former Putnam County Spelling Bee champ and returning moderator.
- VICE PRINCIPAL DOUGLAS PANCH (played by Sam Franco): A returning judge after five years' absence from the Bee.
- MITCH MAHONEY (played by Joe Borden): The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students.
- DAN SCHWARTZ & CARL GRUBENIERRE (played by Shaquille Barksdale and Ethan Freedman, respectively): Logainne's fathers. They have set their hearts on their little girl winning the bee.
- MR. & MRS. OSTROVSKY (played by Chaundre Broomfield and Caitlin Caporale, respectively): Olive Ostrovsky's loving mother and negligent father.
- MARIGOLD CONEYBEAR, MR. & MRS. CONEYBEAR (played by Gina Benson, Ethan Freedman and Nina Day, respectively): Leaf's hippie family. They are not very confident of Leaf's abilities.

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THE STORY

(Source: https://mtishows.com/the-25th-annual-...)

In the musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, 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.

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.

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.

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