The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

This Tony Award-winning hit is packed with a cast of unforgettable characters navigating adolescence one word at a time. It’s awkward. It’s honest. It’s absolutely hilarious—and it might just steal your heart. 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 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.