25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

About the Performance: 
Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.  The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show’s Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.

Directed by: Lee F. Orchard

Performances: 
April 24 – 26, 8 p.m., University Theatre
April 27 – 28, 2 p.m., University Theatre

Tickets:
$15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and non-Valpo students.
Admission is free for Valpo students, faculty and staff.