THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Directed by Corinna Sowers-Adler of Bloomfield
Musical direction by Terri Gorgone of Rutherford
WHEN: FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, at 8 PM, AND SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, at 8 PM
WHERE: THE WESTMINSTER ARTS THEATRE, BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE, 449 Franklin Street, Bloomfield, NJ
TICKETS: $15 for adults and $12 for students. For more information and tickets, please call 973.566.9700. Tickets are available online CLICK HERE
Teen musical "spells" a lot of fun for everyone! New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts (NJSDA) presents THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, a 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 around a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. The show is performed by a very talented cast of teenaged pros from NJSDA's ENCORE! Musical Theater Project. THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a wonderful musical for both young and old.
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE features 18 kids from local towns. The cast includes Amber Smith of Bloomfield; Lauren Barr and Dean Schansinger of Montclair; Lilly Baldassare, Maddy Broderick, and Aleah Colon-Alfonso of Glen Ridge; Angelina and Kira Mocera of Clifton; Darius Smith and Rashid Carter of East Orange; Kevin Bergen of Hawthorne; Rebecca Atschul of Cedar Grove; Brandon Bennett of Butler; Aliana Kilmer-Setrakian of Towaco; Gerardo Mastrolia of North Haledon; Miriam Sapoznikov of Fair Lawn; Elizabeth Short of Fords; and Quinn Surdez of Aberdeen.
(Above: Left to right, standing, Rasheed Carter, Darius Smith, Brandon Bennett, Amber Smith, Lilly Baldassare, Dean Schansinger, Maddy Broderick, Quinn Surdez, Kevin Bergen, Lauren Barr, and Aliana Kilmer. Kneeling: Kira Mocera, Miriam Sapoznikov, Aleah Coln-Alfonso, Elizabeth Short, and Angelia Mocera. Photo by Ted Wrigley, New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts)
Founded in 2004, the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts (www.njactors.org) in Bloomfield, NJ has provided comprehensive professional acting training for adults, teens and children. More than 1,200 students, some of whom have gone on to pursue professional acting careers, have taken classes at the school since it opened its doors eight years ago.
