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‘Spelling Bee’ wraps up Marysville theater’s 2022-23 season

Published 1:30 am Thursday, May 25, 2023

By Herald Staff

789_speller: Olive Ostrovsky (played Abby Price) concentrates on her spelling word while her competitors, played by (from left) Amanda Petrowski, Alexa Soriano, Haylie Conchelos, and (back row) Jackson Zimmerman try to distract her in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” running May 26-June 11 at Red Curtain Arts Center in Marysville.(Kenny Randall)
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789_speller: Olive Ostrovsky (played Abby Price) concentrates on her spelling word while her competitors, played by (from left) Amanda Petrowski, Alexa Soriano, Haylie Conchelos, and (back row) Jackson Zimmerman try to distract her in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” running May 26-June 11 at Red Curtain Arts Center in Marysville.(Kenny Randall)
Olive Ostrovsky (played by Abby Price) concentrates on her spelling word while her competitors, played by (from left) Amanda Petrowski, Alexa Soriano, Haylie Conchelos, and (back row) Jackson Zimmerman, try to distract her in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” running May 26-June 11 at Red Curtain Arts Center in Marysville. (Kenny Randall)
The spellers ignore admonishments from spelling bee judges Rona Lisa Peretti (played by Kat Ray) and Vice Principal Douglas Panch (Ben St. Hilaire) in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” (Kenny Randall)
The cast of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” includes (back from left) Kat Ray, Maya Tremblay, Ben St. Hilaire, Alexa Soriano, Haylie Conchelos, Jackson Zimmerman, (front row) Abby Price, and Amanda Petrowski. Not pictured are Steven Rigaux and Sage Jennings. (Kenny Randall)

A fun and inspirational musical wraps up the 2022-23 season at Red Curtain Arts Center in Marysville.

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will run May 26-June 11 at the Marysville theater.

The Tony award-winning show has charmed audiences for the last 12 years with its wit and humor. In it, an eclectic group of mid-pubescents (played by adult actors) vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. Only one will be crowned the champion; the others get a juice box.

“Spelling Bee” will run for three weekends, with performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for seniors/students/military. Buy tickets online, over the phone at 360-322-7402, or at the box office from 2-6 p.m.Tuesday-Saturday.

The show is rated PG for language.

The Red Curtain Arts Center is located at 9315 State Ave, Suite J, in the Goodwill shopping center, behind the EvCC cosmetology school, in Marysville.

For more information, go to www.redcurtainfoundation.org.

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