The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

March 14 - 30, 2025

Fridays at 8 PM

Saturday 3/15 at 8 PM, Saturday 3/22 & 3/29 at 3 PM

Sundays at 3 PM

Tickets $29*

 *Buy One, Get One Half-Off Discount on Fridays! 

Enter the following discount codes at checkout to access the discount:

Friday, 3/14: Use code FRI314

Friday, 3/21: Use code FRI321 

Friday, 3/28: Use code FRI328

Up In One Productions, the company that brought you last season’s Guys And Dolls, Spring Awakening, and Peter And The Starcatcher, will present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. 

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, it features a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a fresh and vibrant score by William Finn. This bee is a heart-warming and 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 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 and, perhaps, learn that winning doesn’t have to be everything.

The Up In One Production is directed by Caleb Sheedy with music direction by Russell McCook. The musical features Mary Kate Barnett, Lisa Bettencourt, Jalen Carr, Maria Giovanetti, Ory Lopez, Cassiopeia Ottulich, KT Ryan, Kevin See, and Jenna Zipparo with Katie-Beth Anspach, Emerald Hall, and Roxy Rudeas.

Recommended for ages 12 and up due to mature language, mild sexual references, and irreverent depictions of religious figures. 

Produced by Diana di Grandi.

Authors

• Jay Reiss
• Rachel Sheinkin
• Rebecca Feldman
• William Finn

Tony Awards and Nominations for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee