The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a long one-act musical comedy conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers on a fictional spelling beeset in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups. The story is about a group of six-graders arrives at the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, each person all have different kind of special place and eager to win for very different reasons. Olive was a sweet but shy person, she brings only her best friend, which was a dictionary with her to the bee.  William Barfee was a bold and hyperallergic speller who uses his “magic foot” to propel him to greatness. former champion Chip was struggling with his burgeoning puberty. Leaf, who easily distracted was unconvinced that he’s smart enough to be a challenger. Overachiever Marcy was disappointed by her consistent success. Last but not least, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre only wants to impress her gay dads. The show give people a feeling of hilarious, touching, with catchy songs. Each speller telling his/her hopes, struggles, and passions as they make their way through the competition.

From the basic imformation, we could found out that there were many different kind of characters setting in the show. Usually when we watch a play like this, it will only have one or two important characters to bring over the whole story. However, this contain many characters in order to made the show became more interesting or I will say vivid. Beside the setting of the characters, one thing that different than the normal show it was a musical show, which mean the show will probably most present in a form of song. This not only make the show became more lively, but also won’t felt dull and boring when they watch it.