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THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Middletown Lyric Theatre
July 21-23
Middletown

Direction & musical staging by Charley Shafor
Vocal Direction by Jay Mills

Cast: Ivy Moody as Logainne Schwartzandgrunenierre,  Ashley Shamp as Marcy Park, Kenzie Hall as Olive Ostrovsky, Seth Allen as Chip Tolentino/Jesus, Paul Dunn as Leaf Coneybear, Jacob Lovelace as William Barfee, Elyssa Carmony as Rona Lisa Peretti/Olive’s Mom, Emma Janson as Madge Mahoney & Jacob Watkins as Douglass Pance

An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home life, the tweens spell their way through a series of [potentially made-up] words hoping to never hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box!

• Thu-Fri, July 21-22 at 8pm
• Sat, July 23 at 3pm & 8pm

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OVER THE TAVERN
Middletown Lyric Theatre
May 27-June 4
Middletown

Directed by Charley Shafor

Cast: Peggy Allen as Ellen Pazinski, Aaron Bates as Chet Pazinski, Tad Ehlers as Rudy Pazinski, Elizabeth Long as Sister Clarissa, Olivia Shamleffer as Annie Pazinski, Jack Sweeten as Georgie Pazinski & Jacob Watkins as Eddie Pazinski

In that most idealized period of 20th-century America, the Eisenhower years of the 1950s, the Pazinski family has a lot going on in their cramped Buffalo apartment. The youngest of the bunch, 12-year-old Rudy, is a smart, wise-cracking kid who’s starting to question family values and the Roman Catholic Church. When Rudy goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa and announces that instead of being confirmed he’d rather shop around for a more “fun” religion, all hell breaks loose. A warm and hilarious look at family, growing up, and God.

• Fri-Sat, May 27-28 at 8pm
• Fri, June 3 at 8pm
• Sat, June 4 at 3pm & 8pm

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