Little Radical Theatrics
25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee Auditions
February 24th 7-10 PM and February 27th 7-10 PM at ArtsWestchester 31 Mamaroneck Ave White Plains, NY. ALL ROLES OPEN TO ALL AGES 18+
Directed by Michael Mirra
Musical Direction by Heather Edwards
Executive Producer Fatima Viegas
Rehearsals begin March 9th, 3 weekday evenings 7-10 PM and Sundayafternoons/evenings. Rehearsals will take place both at ArtsWestchester and at the theater at the Grinton I Will Library.
Performances April 25th - 27th at the Grinton I Will Library 1500 Central Ave in Yonkers, NY
- Rona Lisa Peretti: The number-one
realtor in Putnam County, a former Putnam County Spelling Bee Champion herself, and returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who loves children, but she can be very stern when it comes to dealing with Vice Principal Panch, who has feelings for her that she most likely does not return. It is implied that she sees much of herself in Olive Ostrovsky.
- Vice Principal Douglas Panch: After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch returns as judge. There was an incident at the Twentieth Annual Bee, but he claims to be in a better place now (or so we think), thanks to a high-fiber diet and
Jungian analysis. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not return his affections.
- Mitch Mahoney: The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students.
- Olive Ostrovsky: A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an
ashram in
India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come sometime during the bee. She made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her to make it to the competition.
- William Barfée: A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts. His famous “Magic Foot” method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy personality. He has an often-mispronounced last name: it is Bar-FAY, not BARF-ee/ He develops a crush on Olive.
- Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre: Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures, with two overbearing
gay fathers. She is somewhat of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back next year.
- Marcy Park: A recent transfer from
Virginia, Marcy placed ninth in last year’s nationals. She speaks six languages, is a member of all-American hockey, a championship rugby player, plays Chopin and Mozart on multiple instruments, sleeps only three hours a night, hides in the bathroom cabinet, and is getting very tired of always winning. She is also not allowed to cry.
- Leaf Coneybear: A homeschooler and the second runner-up in his district, Leaf gets into the competition on a lark: the winner and first runner-up had to go to the winner’s
Bat Mitzvah. Leaf comes from a large family of former hippies and makes his own clothes. He spells words correctly while in a
trance. In his song, I'm Not That Smart, he sings that his family thinks he is not that smart, but he insinuates that he is merely easily distracted. Most of the words that he is assigned are
South American rodents with amusing names.
- Charlito Chip Tolentino (Tripp Barrington in the original workshop, Isaac 'Chip' Berkowitz in the Chicago production): A boy scout and champion of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title. Relatively social and athletic (he plays little league and is a boy scout), Chip expects things to come easily but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment.
Any questions please e-mail
littleradicals@aol.com or call
914-589-1669.
Hope to see some of you at auditions!
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