AUDITIONS
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Join us for a comedic musical centered around six awkward middle-schoolers competing for the spelling championship.
Auditions will be held July 7th and 8th, with appointments available from 6 pm to 10 pm. Please be sure to email MacKenzie Ulibarri at om@gilberttheater.com to reserve an audition time slot.
CHARACTERS
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee features performance opportunities for actors of all levels of experience. Listed below are the supporting roles that are available. We hope to reflect the diversity of our community, so all roles are open to all races and ethnicities.
Rona Lisa: Number one realtor in Putnam County and a former spelling bee champion.
Vice Principal Douglas: Resuming his duties after a five-year hiatus.
Mitch Mahoney: Official Comfort Counselor.
Olive Ostrovsky: A newcomer with a dictionary in her hand.
William Barfée: A finalist from last year with a “magic foot”.
Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre: Youngest and most politically aware.
Marcy Park: Over-achiever.
Leaf Coneybear: Homeschooled and wearing a homemade cape.
Chip Tolentino: Boy Scout and former champion.
(All other character’s double)
Carl Grubenierre: One of Logainne’s fathers; he has set his heart on his little girl winning the Bee, no matter what he must do, including sabotaging William’s foot. Usually played by the actor who plays Leaf.
Dan Schwartz: Logainne’s other father; he is more laid back and content than Carl but is still intent on his daughter winning the Bee. Usually played by the actor who plays Mitch.
Leaf’s Dad: Doubtful and finds his son annoying and unintelligent. Usually played by the actor who plays Barfée.
Leaf’s Mom: Overprotective and doubtful of her son’s abilities to stand up to the competition. Usually played by the actor who plays Logainne.
Leaf’s Siblings: Not very confident of Leaf’s abilities, to say the least. They often ridicule him for having lower intelligence compared to everyone else in the family. Usually played by the remaining spellers (both cast and the volunteer audience spellers).
MUSIC CUT TRACKS
Click the links below to access the cut tracks.
Barfee Audition Cut – Magic Foot
Chip Audition Cut – My Unfortunate Erection
Leaf Audition Cut – I’m Not That Smart
Marcy Audition Cut – I Speak Six Languages
Mitch Audition Cut – Prayer of the Comfort Counselor
Olive Audition Cut – The I Love You Song
Rona Audition Cut – My Favorite Moment
Schwartzy Audition Cut – Woe Is Me
SHEET MUSIC AND MONOLOGUES
Click the links below to access the sheet music and monologue pdfs.