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2010-11 Season 2010-11 season '+-- 0 $ '+- Q_ IPFW Box office: 260-481-6555 • www.ipfw.edu/vpa/theatre v Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne ------ Outstanding Lunch and Dinner • Daily Lunch Specials Menus Featuring Fresh-Cut Steaks, Lobster, and Prime Rib Full-Service Bar • Live Music Friday and Saturday, 8-11 p.m. IPFW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Book by RACHEL SHEINKIN Music and Lyrics by WILLIAM FINN Conceived by REBECCA FELDMAN Set and Lighting Design Costume Design and Supervision MARK R. RIDGEWAY JEANNE PENDLETON Technical Direction Stage Manager MARK DELANCEY SCOTT MAUGHMER Musical Direction by MINDY COX Choreographed by BRITTNEY COUGHLIN Directed by JOHN O'CONNELL The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with, and all authorized performance materials are supplied by, Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com CAST Rona Perretti ............................................................................................ ANNIE ROBINSON V.P. Douglas Panch................................................................................................. NICK TASH Mitch Mahoney ......................................................................................... PRENTIS MOORE Chip Tolentino .................................................................................................... BEN BERCOT Logaine Schwartzandgrubeniere ........................................................... HEATHER MOSER Leaf Coneybear ........................................................................ MICHAEL BARTKIEWICZ William Barfee ........................................................................................ NATHAN GARNER Marcy Park ..................................................................................................... MARCIA SMITH Olive Ostrovsky..................................................................................... KEARSTYN KELLER Putnam County Elementary School gymnasium in the present. SPELLING BEE - CELEBRITY SPELLERS Friday, Oct. 8 Michael Wartell, Chancellor, IPFW Saturday, Oct. 9 Larry Wardlaw, Vice President, Asher Agency Leslie Stone-Hormann, Managing Director, Fort Wayne Youtheatre, and Morning Show Host, WXKE-FM 103.9 (Rock 104) Sunday, Oct. 10 Bonnie Blackburn, Associate Editor, Fort T+ayne Monthly Magazine Niche Publications Division of Fort Wayne Newspapers Michele DeVinney, Freelance Writer and Associate Faculty, IPFW Thurs. Oct. 14 Dan O'Connell, President/CEO, Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau Friday, Oct. 15 Ben Eisbart, Vice President, Human Resources Corporate Compliance Officer, Steel Dynamics Inc. Sharon Eisbart, Owner, Sharon Eisbart Corporate Art Saturday, Oct. 16 Kelly Updike, Executive Director, Embassy Theatre Dirk Rowley, Morning DJ, WAJI-FM 95.1 (Majic 95) Sunday, Oct. 17 Tom Henry, Mayor, Fort Wayne Law prohibits the photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside this theatre without the written permission of the management; violators may be punished by ejection, and violations may render the offender liable for monetary damages. Please turn off all cell phones. This performance was selected for its artistic and academic value. The selection and performance of this play does not constitute an endorsement by Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne or Purdue University of the viewpoints conveyed by the performance. Musical Numbers Act I The Twenty-Fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ................... COMPANY The Spelling Rules ........................................ MS. PERETTI AND COMPANY My Friend, the Dictionary ......................................... OLIVE AND COMPANY Pandemonium .................................. MR. PANCH, SPELLERS, AND MITCH I'm Not That Smart .............................. LEAF, SPELLERS, AND MR. PANCH Magic Foot ................................... BARFEE, MS. PERETTI, AND COMPANY Pandemonium (Reprise)/ My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise) .... MS. PERETTI AND COMPANY Prayer of the Comfort Counselor ..... MITCH, MR. PANCH, AND SPELLERS Chip's Lament ............................................................................................. CHIP There will be one 15-minute intermission. Act II Woe is Me ................................ LOGAINNE, CARL, DAN, AND COMPANY Spelling Montage ............................................................................... SPELLERS I'm Not That Smart (Reprise) ..................................................................... LEAF I Speak Six Languages ........................... MARCY, MS. PERETTI, AND GIRLS The I Love You Song ................. OLIVE, HER PARENTS, AND MR. PANCH Woe is Me (Reprise) ................................ LOGAINNE, BARFEE, AND OLIVE Second .. MS. PERETTI, MR. PANCH, BARFEE, OLIVE, AND COMPANY Finale ............................................................ MS. PERETTI AND COMPANY The Last Goodbye ............................................................................. COMPANY ORCHESTRA Conductor MINDY COX Instrumental Musical Director HOLLY KNOTT Keyboard: HOLLY KNOTT, EILEEN AHLERSMEYER, and ADAM MOYER; Woodwinds: ED RENZ; Percussion: TOM BEUCHEL WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST MICHAEL BARTKIEWICZ (LeafConeybear) was last seen as Pirelli in Sweeney Todd .. .at Northside's Summer Theatre. His past credits include Hades (Irene Ryan nominee) in Eurydice, Tiny Tom in Urinetown, Dewey in The Diviners at IPFW, and Cohen in The Underpants at First Presbyterian Theatre. BEN BERCOT (Chip Tolentino) is a senior theatre major at IPFW. Most recently, Bercot has appeared in Eurydice, Urinetown, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at IPFW. Other credits include Fiddler on the Rorf, Big River, and Les Miserables at Eastside High School. This past summer, Bercot worked at Cedar Point on the Everyone Loves Snoopy lee Show. NATHAN GARNER (William Barfee) is a double major in music/vocal performance and theatre at IPFW. A native of Decatur, Ind., Garner won outstanding male soloist at Southern Wells twice and was second runner up at the East Noble Solo Competition. His roles at IPFW include Robbie the Stockfish in Urinetown and as an ensemble member in Eurydice. Garner also played John the Baptist in Godspell at the Wells Community Theatre in Bluffton, Ind. KEARSTYN KELLER (Olive Ostovsky) was recently seen in Eurydice at IPFW and received an Irene Ryan nomination for her performance. She also appeared in The Yellow Boat as an ensemble member at IPFW. Her other credits include The Music Man and Carousel, both at WoodlanJr./Sr. High School. Keller is a theatre major at IPFW, focusing on acting. HEATHER MOSER (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere) is a sophomore theatre major at IPFW. She was recently seen in Eurydice and The Yellow Boat at IPFW. Moser also does work off-stage for the IPFW Department of Theatre by working in the scene shop and working as an office assistant. ANNIE ROBINSON (Rona Peretti) has appeared in How to Succeed in Business f/Vithout Re,z!ly Trying and Urinetown at IPFW; Fnmkenstein, Beauty ,md the Beast, joseph ,md the Amazing 1echnicolor D1-eamcoat, and TVorking at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre; Titanic and Rent with Fort Wayne Community Schools Summer Musical Theatre; The Apple Ti·ee at Arena Dinner Theatre; and Into the TVoods and Little TVomen at Carroll High School. MARCIA SMITH (Marcy Park) is a sophomore theatre major with an emphasis in acting at IPFW. She was most recently seen as Poppy Norton Taylor in Noises Ojfi Outside of the theatre, she works as a marketing assistant for the College ofVisual and Performing Arts. NICK TASH (V.P. Douglas Panch) is a freshman theatre major, with an emphasis in directing at IPFW. He was recently seen in First Presbyterian Theatre's production of Romeo and juliet. He also appeared in Noises Off! and The Crucible at South Side HighSchool. WHO'S WHO IN THE PRODUCTION STAFF TOM BECKNER (Associate Scenic Designer) is originally from Wawaka, Ind. Beckner is a senior theatre major. His other IPFW credits include assistant stage manager for Two Rooms and Noises Off!, assistant scenic designer for The Taming ofthe Shrew and Urinetown, sound designer for The Diviners, lighting designer for Purely Dance 2009, and scenic designer for Stop Kiss. BRITTNEY COUGHLIN (Choreographer) is a continuing lecturer in dance at IPFW. Coughlin has a B.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Hope College in Holland, Mich. She was a recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award in Dance all four years at Hope. She is co-owner of Stepp in' Out Studio of Dance, where her choreography has won national recognition and awards. She is also an independent aerobics instructor and personal trainer. She tours with the Fort Wayne Dance Collective Touring Company and the Dance Olympus National Tour. In addition, she is a panelist at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective and a member of the Mikautatze Dance Theatre. Coughlin has choreographed several musicals, fashion shows, color guards, show choirs, and body-building routines. Coughlin was most recently seen in Eaten Alive: Seven Deadly Sins and the Mikautatze Dance Theatre's fundraiser. Other theatre performances and collaborations include Babes in Arms, The Music Man, Once Upon a Mattress, Where's Charley, The Power ofWomen, She Loves Me, and On the Town. MINDY COX (Musical Director) received a Bachelor of
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