With music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by Rachel Sheinkin, with additional material by Jay Reiss, the show will be directed by Jason F. Cilento and will feature choreography by Kaitlyn Chattin.
Auditions will take place at the Dunellen Senior Center, 234 Orange St., Dunellen, from 6-9 p.m. May 12 and May 13. Callbacks will be held from 3-7 p.m. May 17. Performances will be Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Aug. 15-24.
Rehearsals will take place in the Dunellen Senior Center, with performances at Washington Memorial Park in Dunellen.
For your audition, please prepare a 32-bar selection from a song that showcases vocal range and dynamics, as well as an ability to communicate through the song. The show requires improvisational skills and features audience interaction and participation. An accompanist will be available at auditions.
Actors may be any age, from teens on up. For more information, please contact dunellenskylight@yahoo.com
Character Breakdown:
| Character | Character Description | Vocal Range |
| Carl Dad | Schwarzy's main trainer, the more intense and competitive of Schwarzy's fathers. | G3 - D5 |
| Chip Tolentino | An athletic, social Boy Scout, and champion of the 24th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Chip returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment. | C4 - B5 |
| Dan Dad | The more laid-back and ineffectual of Schwarzy's fathers | G3 - D5 |
| Douglas Panch | The vice principal. After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch returns as judge. There was an "incident" at the 20th annual bee, but Panch claims to be in "a better place" now, thanks to a high-fiber diet and Jungian analysis. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not return his affections. | |
| Jesus Christ | Deity invoked by a speller in need. | |
| Leaf Coneybear | The second runner-up in his district, Leaf gets into the competition on a lark and finds everything about the bee incredibly amusing. He is homeschooled and comes from a large family of former hippies. He has attention deficit disorder and spells words correctly while in a trance. | A3 - A5 |
| Leaf's mom, dad and siblings | All more academically gifted than Leaf, they are even more surprised than he is by his success. | |
| Logainne Schwartzandgrunenierre (Schwartzy) | Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures. She is driven by internal and external pressure, but above all by a desire to win to make her two fathers proud. She is somewhat of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back next year. | A3 - F5 |
| Marcy Park | A recent transfer from Virginia, Marcy placed ninth in last year’s nationals. She speaks six languages, is a member of all-American hockey team, is a championship rugby player, plays Chopin and Mozart on multiple instruments, sleeps only three hours a night, hides in the bathroom cabinet, and is getting very tired of always winning. She is the poster child for overachievers, and attends a Catholic school called "Our Lady of Intermittent Sorrows." She is also not allowed to cry. | C4 - E5 |
| Mitch Mahoney | The official comfort counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students. He has no idea how to offer comfort, but does find himself wishing he could find a way to make the kids feel better. | E4 - A5 |
| Olive Ostrovsky | A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come sometime during the bee. Having found comfort in its words and vastness, Olive made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her to make it to the competition. She starts enormously shy, and shyly blossoms. | B3 - F5 |
| Olive's dad | A fantasy version of Olive's dad coming to the bee from work. | E4 - B5 |
| Olive's mom | A fantasy version of Olive's mom at her ashram in India. | D4 - E5 |
| Rona Lisa Peretti | The top Realtor in Putnam County, a former spelling champion herself, and the returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who loves children, but she can be very stern when it comes to dealing with Vice Principal Panch and his feelings for her. Her interest in the competition is unflagging and drives it forward. | B3 - F5 |
| William Barfee | A finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts and is back for vindication. His famous “Magic Foot” method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy, bullying personality. He develops a crush on Olive. | E4 - B5 |
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