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GOOD COMPANY THEATRE PRESENTSTHE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEEMUSIC & LYRICS BOOK CONCEIVED BY William Finn Rachel Sheinkin Rebecca FeldmanADDITIONAL MATERIALS BYJay ReissORIGINALLY DIRECTED ON BROADWAY BYJames LapineORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BROADWAY BYDavid Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage TheatrePRODUCERSAlicia Washington and Camille WashingtonDIRECTOR & MUSIC DIRECTORHeidi Potter HuntSTARRINGAaron Linford Allred as William Morris BarféeChristian David Clarke as Leaf ConeybearKrystal DeCristo as Logainne “Schwartzy” SchwartzandGrubenierreDre’lan Evans as Mitch MahoneyBrandon Garside as Vice Principal Douglas PanchMickey Larson as Rona Lisa PerettiNiki Rahimi as Marcy ParkJustin Ravago as Charlito “Chip” TolentinoSibley Snowden as Olive OstrovskySTAGE MANAGER AND AUDIO ENGINEER Bridgette LehmannLIGHTING DESIGNER Marley KeithSCENIC DESIGNER Raquel JacksonSOUND DESIGNER Kyle LawrenceCARPENTERS Austin Hull, Taylor Knuth, and Sean BishopCOSTUME AND PROPERTIES DESIGNER Alicia WashingtonCOSTUMES CONCEIVED BY Kyah GreenMAKEUP AND HAIR DESIGNER Daisy Allred SCENIC PAINTER Camille Washington

SYNOPSISAn eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-afrming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box.SONGSThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeThe Spelling Rules/My Favorite Moment of the BeeMy Friend, the DictionaryThe First GoodbyePandemoniumI’m Not That SmartThe Second GoodbyeMagic FootPandemonium (Reprise)/My Favorite Moment of the Bee 2Why We Like SpellingPrayer of the Comfort Counselor10 MINUTE INTERMISSIONMy Unfortunate Erection (Chip’s Lament)Woe is MeSpelling MontageI’m Not That Smart (Reprise)I Speak Six LanguagesJesusThe I Love You SongWoe is Me (Reprise)My Favorite Moment of the Bee 3/SecondPas De DeuxFinaleThe Last GoodbyeRUNTIME: 90 MINUTESThe videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEEIs presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.www.mtishows.com

CAST BIOSAaron Linford Allred (William Morris Barfée). Aaron (he/they) landed the role of a lifetime when he played William Barfee three years ago. Now lightning has struck twice, and he could not be more grateful for another crack at it with such an incredible company. Recent credits include: Matt, SLACabaret 2022 (SLAC); Charles Guiteau, Assassins (SLCC); Smee, Peter and the Starcatcher (CenterPoint). Aaron thanks his amazing wife Daisy, his ridiculous cat Tou-louse, and his wonderful family for their love and support.Christian David Clarke (Leaf Coneybear). Christian is ecstatic to be making his debut at GCT in this production! While earning his BA of musical theatre at Weber State University, Christian played many of his favorite roles including Edgar Allan Poe in “The House of Edgar Allan Poe” and Richard Hannay in “The 39 Steps”. Now adding Leaf Coneybear to his favorite roles, Christian is lled with a re to avenge all the spelling bee losses from his childhood. Krystal DeCristo (Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre) trained at the Universi-ty of Utah, graduating last year with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Musi-cal Theatre Emphasis). She is ecstatic to be debuting with the Good Company Theatre! Her most recent and notable roles are as Ilse in Spring Awakening [Hale Center Theatre Orem; Filmed Production], originating the role of Laura in The Good Shepherds [Peery’s Egyptian Theater], and Lilith/Lily in She Kills Monsters [Kingsbury Hall]. Krystal is currently signed with Talent Manage-ment Group. She would like to thank her amazing partner, Jordan, for his end-less love and support, her family and friends for encouraging this little dream of hers, and the creative team for giving her this wonderful opportunity! Dre’lan Zuriel Evans (Mitch Mahoney) is native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He’s currently a sophomore at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana majoring in Musical Theatre. He began his love for the arts at the age of nine. Evans has appeared in plays and musical productions at local theaters in his hometown and at school including The Wiz (New Venture The-atre), Aida (New Venture Theatre), Good Kids (McKinley Senior High School), Broadway Santa (Playmakers Baton Rouge), Akeelah and the Bee (New Venture Theatre), The Lion King Jr (New Venture Theatre) and Rocky Horror Picture Show (Northwestern State University). Evans has also served as an extra in movies including One Nation Under God (Suretone Entertainment) and Eman-cipation (Overbrook Entertainment); he’s also been a haunted house actor for The 13th Gate Haunted House in Baton Rouge. His love for the arts is out of this world and he’s extremely grateful to have the chance to work the Ogden Musical Theatre family this summer. You can continue to follow Drelan’s jour-ney on Instagram @drelanzevans

CAST BIOS CONT.Brandon Garside (Vice Principal Douglas Panch). Brandon could not be more excited to be returning to the stage for his third production at GCT. He was last seen as Dean in Gloria and portrayed Dallas in musical Pirated! in 2016. His lone collegiate credit before changing majors was as Sam Craig in Our Town at Weber State University in 2010. He would like to thank and acknowl-edge his wife, Lindsea, for her continued love and support.Mickey Larson (Rona Lisa Peretti) is an Ogden enthusiast and arts advocate. She serves on the board of Next Ensemble. She holds a BA in Musical Theatre from Weber State University and owns Larson Pool Plastering. Mickey’s cred-its include Peter Pan (Peter), Annie Get Your Gun (Annie), The Sound of Music (Maria), 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (Rona Lisa Peretti), Assassins (Squeaky Fromm), 5 Carols (Kitty). She is the Mother of 2 delightfully irreverent chil-dren. xoxoNiki Rahimi (Marcy Park). Niki Rahimi is thrilled to be doing her rst show at GCT. Recent credits include SLACabaret 2022 (Trudy), #SLACabaret 2021 (Narrator) at Salt Lake Acting Company. Hello Dolly (Ernestina) at Pioneer Theatre. University of Utah credits: Illyria (Mariah), The Book Club Play (Jen), and Macbeth (Donalbain/Lady Macduff). Niki would like to thank her family and friends for their endless support as well as the cast and crew for all of their hard work.Justin Ravago (Charlito “Chip” Tolentino) is E-C-S-T-A-T-I-C to play one of his dream roles. Recently, he was seen as Sam in Lippa’s The Wild Party with Hart Theater Company. Other past roles include Cosmo (Singin’ in the Rain), Horton (Seussical), and Hans (Frozen). He is an undergraduate senior at the University of Utah studying Quantitative Analysis of Markets and Organiza-tions. Fun fact: nine-year-old Justin won his hometown spelling bee with the word “hydrosphere”.Sibley Snowden (Olive Ostrovsky). Sibley Snowden has loved being on stage for as long as she can remember. She was most recently a musical theatre ma-jor at Weber State University. She is thrilled to be back performing with Good Company Theatre to portray a dream role. Some of her favorite roles include Charlaine in “Ain’t Misbehavin”, Radio in “Caroline or Change”, Yonah in “Chil-dren of Eden” , and Eponine in “Les Miserables”. She wants to thank her family and friends for their endless support; and hopes that this comedic story leaves a special impact on those watching. Enjoy the show!

CREATIVE BIOSBased upon C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, an original play by The Farm.The Barrington Stage Company workshop of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE was originally co-directed by Michael Barakiva and Rebecca Feldman.The Farm was founded in 2000 by Rebecca Feldman, Artistic Director. It is a collective of writers and performers, including Jay Reiss, Dan Fogler, and Sarah Saltzberg. The Farm’s interest is in the role of improvisation in creating new work for the theatre. The Farm initially designates a two-week intensive period in which to discover, develop, and rehearse a play from the impuls-es borne mainly out of the pressure of a deadline. Previous projects include “Super” (at Atlantic Theatre Studios), “Why I Hate Florida” (workshop at White Wave in DUMBO) and “C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E” (at the Present Company The-atorium in October 2002), on which “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is based. The character and original dialogue of “Beth Marguiles,” “Vice President Douglas Panch,” “Mr. Barfee,” and “Logan Schwarzengrubenierre” were created by Rebecca Feldman, Jay Reiss, Dan Fogler, and Sarah Saltzberg, respectively.Heidi Potter Hunt (Director and Music Director). Heidi has worked as a di-rector, actor, music director, choreographer, stage manager and producer in Theatre for the past 30 years. Heidi’s passion for music and theatre started at an early age and continued through her education at UVU on a vocal schol-arship, where she trained in vocal performance, was on the modern dance team and furthered her experience in the Theatre. Heidi has since served as the Production Manager, Associate Producer and Director for Utah theaters. Recently, Heidi was the guest director/choreographer for “Hello Girls” at Davinci Academy of the Arts, and Last summer she directed, music directed and choreographed “Broadway on 25th.” Some of her favorite music director credits include “A Chorus Line,” “Mamma Mia,” “School of Rock,” “Footloose,” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat.”She is so grateful for this opportunity to have her directorial debut at the “Good Company Theatre.” Enjoy the show! Bridgette Lehman (Stage Manager and Audio Engineer) is a stage manager and sound designer local to Ogden, uttering between theatres along the Wasatch Front. She is a Weber State graduate and is happy to stage man-age her rst show at Good Company Theatre! Recent credits include sound designs for Ogden Musical Theatre’s Shrek! The Musical, Little Women, Five Carols, and stage managing Weber State’s Something’s Afoot!

Raquel M Jackson Scenic Design Raquel M Jackson is a Philadelphia native living bi coastal between Atlanta and Las Vegas whose designs have been seen globally on television and on stage Raquel has 15 plus years of experience as a set decorator for film and television and a scenic designer for stages Among her many accomplishments and featured interviews Raquel is the founder of the Black Female Interior Designers Black Male Designers organization in 2015 connecting over 1000 black female and male designers worldwide Visit www equiposedesigns com on social media setdesignerraquel Kyle Lawrence Sound Design he him his Kyle has 15 years of experience in theatre as a performer designer director and teacher He studied musical theater at Weber State University and has a Level 2 Certification in Evidence Based Voicework from Maddie Tarbox Vocal Studio Past work for Good Company Theatre includes composing music and or sound effects for Man and Moon Two Character Play Ripped The Jungle and The Children He also composes music for original children s musicals and recently provided music for the Classical Greek Festival s production of Medea at Westminster College Marley Keith Lighting Design Marley is in her Senior Year at Weber State University She s a Design and Tech Management major at Weber State with an emphasis in lighting and sound She started getting into the lighting world after high school where she found a huge passion for the arts but was unable to draw or paint She s bad at that She s recently been involved with productions at Weber State Peery s Egyptian Salt Lake Acting Company The Eccles Center and more The production experience for this show has been awesome and she s incredibly appreciative to the cast crew and entire production team for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Daisy Allred Hair and Makeup Design Daisy Allred she they is a genderqueer designer actor and student who has loved the theatre all of her life She is grateful to be able to participate in this production as a hair and make up designer for the very first time She is currently studying theatre arts at Salt Lake Community College She would like to thank her family for supporting her through every endeavor and her husband Aaron aka Will Barfe for following her every step of the way Alicia Washington Properties and Costume Design Producer is the Founder and Co Director of Good Company Theatre She received her BA in Musical Theatre from Weber State University and has trained with SITI Company and The Second City Camille Washington Scenic Painter Producer is the Co Director of Good Company Theatre She received her BA in Art History from the University of Utah and her MA in Exhibition and Museum Studies from the San Francisco Arts Institute She was Top 3 at the Sara Jane Adams Elementary School Spelling Bee in the early 1990s

GOOD COMPANY THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORSYolanda StangeAlicia Washington, CHAIRCamille Washington, VICE CHAIRColleen Washington, TREASURERJohn WorthingtonGOOD COMPANY THEATRE ADVISORY BOARDMiriam AllredBrien JonesTeresa MartinezSPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWINGSean Bishop and Taylor KnuthBrenden LundMario MartinezColleen WashingtonEveryone who’s been a part of GCT since we opened in 2012!