The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
CAST LIST

It was an honor to get to spend the last two afternoons with all who auditioned.  These casting decisions were not easy to make – you are an incredibly talented and invested group of theatre artists.  Thank you for sharing your abilities and your passions with us!

 

(In order of appearance)

Rona Lisa Perretti, Olive’s Mom............................Angela Tinio
Chip Tolentino....................................................Patrick Tervo
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere......................Kamerin Villagomez
Leaf Coneybear...................................................Aymeric Burthey
William Barfee....................................................Grant Halverson
Marcy Park.........................................................Brigitte Chenevert
Olive Ostrovsky...................................................Audrey Lipsey
Douglas Panch....................................................Mack Castañeda
M Mahoney.........................................................Megan Driggers
Custodian, Carl Grubenniere................................Clayton Menta
Custodian, Dan Schwartz, Jesus, Olive’s Dad.........Xavier Davidson

Entire Cast: we will meet in the Choir Room on…

• Thursday, September 6 at 3:30 for a Read/Sing through
• Friday, September 7 at 3:30 to begin character work
• Monday, September 10 at 3:30 to begin vocal rehearsal

A complete rehearsal schedule will be posted by the evening of Sunday, September 9.

Thank you!
Annie Kaiser, Director

The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
CALLBACK LIST

We want to thank everyone who auditioned today – you were all very well-prepared and professional, and you really impressed us with your immense talent!  Please remember that the auditions for the winter plays and the Group Musical competition piece will be in October.

Callbacks will start in the Choir Room at 3:30 PM.  Please find your name under the character(s) for whom you are being called back, and familiarize yourselves with both their Audition songs and the Callback songs on Steve’s website.

We will do scene work first (sides will be available at the callbacks,) release some of you, and then do some more singing.

Thanks again!
Annie and the Team

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Rona/Olive’s Mom
Kierra Koehn
Brett Mason
Angela Tinio

Mitch
Megan Driggers
Sydney Steinberg

Olive
Grace Heaton
Audrey Lipsey
Parrish Noce
Miranda Wiler

Schwartzy
Megan Driggers
Ellie Seward
Kamerin Villagomez
Susannah Walters

Marcy
Briana Alexander
Brigitte Chenervert
Amy Gregg
Grace Heaton
Karah Rhoades
Sydney Steinberg
Kamerin Villagomez

Panch
Mack Castaneda
Marshall Knowles

Barfee
Grant Christnacht
Grant Halverson
Marshall Knowles

Chip/Jesus
Xavier Davidson
Clayton Menta
Patrick Tervo

Leaf
Aymeric Burthey
Jack Gordon

Custodian/Carl Dad
Jack Gordon
Clayton Menta

Custodian/Dan Dad/Olive’s Dad
Aymeric Burthey
Jack Gordon
Clayton Menta
Xavier Davidson

We may use some or all of these songs as callback material on Wednesday, 9/5; Ms. Kaiser wants you to have access to them in advance - just in case you want to feel extra prepared. 

 

Chip

Leaf

Marcy

Olive_Barfee

Olive_Olive's Mom Olive's Dad

Schwarzy_Dan Dad_Carl Dad

 

We are very excited for musical auditions on TUESDAY, SEPT 4, from 3.30pm-6pm. Please read the Character Breakdown PDF, then choose ONE piece of sheet music, all labeled by character name. Please become as familiar as possible with the music. We want your best effort, so if that means holding the music, or having it on a music stand, that is okay. But you must prepare! We want to see your face while you perform! 

Call backs are SEPT 5, 3.30-6pm. A call back list will be posted the evening of Sept 4.

Here is an audition packet: Audition Packet. Within the packet are important dates, an audition sheet, conflict calendar, and production contract. It is a time saver if you can print and fill out the audition sheet prior to arriving to auditions on Sept 4. More importantly, you must fill out the conflict calendar before you will be allowed to audition. Please sit down with your parents/gaurdians and mark in any events that may conflict with musical rehearsal dates. The production contract does not have to be signed yet, but you may find it an informative read through prior to auditioning.  

Character Breakdown

Chip**

Schwartzy

Leaf

Barfee

Marcy

Olive

Rona

Panch

Mitch_(Spoken in Rhythm)

Carl Dad_Dan Dad

** There are alternate lyrics for Chip's Lament that change the chorus to "My unfortunate distraction..."  We will be using this alternative version in our production.  Please substitute "distraction" for "erection" if you are auditioning with this piece.

You can visit the MTI site to read more about the musical, as well as listen to the songs. Please keep in mind that we still want to hear YOUR version of the song you choose. The recordings on the site (or on YouTube) should be used as reference only. https://www.mtishows.com/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee 

If you are interested in a tech position for the musical, email Theatre Arts Program Director, Steven Beckingham - beckings@wlwv.k12.or.us. Please email director, Annie Kaiser, with any questions regarding auditions or the musical in general - kaisera@wlwv.k12.or.us

Break Legs!!