Deborah Chow Brennan Photo

From: Photos: First Look At THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Presented By Gallery Players

An eclectic group of six tweens 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 “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake.