Auditions for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Key Audition Dates:

Initial auditions will take place in person on Saturday May 24, 2025, at Penfold Theatre: 2120 N. Mays St., Suite 290, Round Rock, TX 78664. Please prepare a comedy musical theatre song of your choice that is not from this show that makes us see you in a role you are interested in. There will be no dance call required for these auditions.

Callbacks will have sides and songs provided that will be sent with email notifications the evening of the 24th. The callbacks themselves will take place the evening of Sunday May 25. 2025.

In the event you are unable to attend initial auditions on Saturday in person but are available for in-person callbacks Sunday (required), you can submit a video audition via the bottom of the audtion form below. If the file is too large, you can email it directly to scott@penfoldtheatre.org.  These will be due by midnight on Friday May 23, 2025.

About the Show

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Directed by Scott Shipman
Music Direction by Susan Finnigan
Choreography by Jacob Rosenbaum

Performance dates: Friday Sept. 12-Sunday Sept. 28, 2025
Open dress rehearsal preview: Thursday Sept. 11, 2025

An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents (comically portrayed by adult actors) 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-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.

A riotous ride, complete with audience participation, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a delightful, fast-paced crowd pleaser and an instant theatre patron favorite.

Rehearsal Schedule

Roles

All roles are available. This is a non-equity production. Actors must be age 18 or over. Although the characters are pre-teens, they are played by adults. For the character breakdown, please see the audition form, below.