The Perry Theatre Company Cast aims to please with their most recent production “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The play is an audience-interactive comedy and musical that opened November 5th and continued until November 7th.

Shawna Marquis, drama teacher and instructor commented, “[We had] three weeks that we put the show together in. We’re working in class everyday, we’re working some after school, a little bit on Saturday’s, and the Advanced Tech class [built] the set for it.”

The show consists of six “spellers” and four other spelling bee participants who will be chosen from the audience. Senior and cast member Ryan Dunn expressed, “I think the audience will really like it, I’m really excited, I really hope there’s a big turnout because I think they’ll enjoy it.”

After the show opened at Perry, the cast plans to showcase their work in a condensed version of  the play in the upcoming State Festival. Rhea Johnston, a junior and cast member stated,“We’re putting a lot of hard work into it…and the whole program is involved… so not just the people who are on stage, but everyone who is in theatre is really actively involved with the show.”

“[The audience] should look forward to energy, lots of energy, fun dance choreography numbers, laughter…They’re going to connect to the characters.” Marquis added, “[The students] are hard workers, I expect them to bring it at their best. They’re going to make the audience love them.”