Ohio State Dept. of Theatre:The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Six adolescents and four members from the audience compete in a county-wide spelling bee held in a school gymnasium in this Tony Award-Winning musical comedy. As the teens spell their way through the bee, they tell stories about their lives and families, their hopes and fears, as well as the ins and outs of competitive spelling. The fast-paced musical ends in a finale that looks at how the spelling bee affected these high-achieving students, giving the audience a glimpse at how their lives turned out.