The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

November 20 to 22, 2026

A musical comedy about a middle-school spelling bee.

$25 general admission. $20 students and seniors.

Four performances

  • Friday eveningFriday, November 20, 20267:00 PM
  • Saturday matineeSaturday, November 21, 20262:00 PM
  • Saturday eveningSaturday, November 21, 20267:00 PM
  • Sunday matineeSunday, November 22, 20262:00 PM

Dates and tickets

Tickets are on sale for all four performances.

Produced by Zac Bush Productions. Performed at the Xclaim! Center, 502 College St, Bowling Green, KY 42101. The Xclaim! Center is a rented facility. This is not a production of the Xclaim! Center, and it is not affiliated with Xclaim! productions.

Company

  • Trevor Schallert as Chip Tolentino / Dan
  • Amberlin Burgett as Marcy Park
  • Xavier Gravil as Leaf Coneybear / Carl
  • Sarah Pannell as Olive Ostrovsky
  • Macie Womack as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre
  • Adam Wallace as William Barfée
  • Virginia Caudill as Rona Lisa Peretti / Olive's Mom
  • Daniel Blalock as Vice Principal Panch
  • Katelyn Murph as Mitch Mahoney
  • Levi Garrett as Olive's Dad

Booking and lessons

Performer dates and studio lessons

If you need a singer, open Perform. If you want lessons, open Studio.

Perform

Opera-trained. Booked out of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

For bookers

Studio

Beginners, actors, and working singers. In the studio, or online when that fits.

For students

Background

What he sings and what he teaches

  • Sings the jobs himself, using the same technique he teaches.
  • Based in Bowling Green. Travels when the date is right.
  • Voice and acting lessons for beginners, actors, and working singers.

Studio

Beginners, actors, and working singers

  • Beginners

    Breath and posture first, so the sound lasts.

  • Actors & speakers

    Projection and character voice without blowing out your throat.

  • Audition prep

    Cuts, nerves, and telling the story in 32 bars.

  • Working singers

    Maintenance, recovery, and the next role on the stand.

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