Get ready for ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

Get ready for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” presented by Storm Lake Area Performers of Tomorrow theater troop, or SLAPT. The show centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups.

The production will take place in an unusual venue — Storm Lake Middle School auxiliary gym — which is totally appropriate for this show, says director Jarrod Roth. Musical director is Max Wallace.

Show dates are July 25-27, each show beginning at 7 p.m.

Cast list:

• Rona Lisa Peretti: Taylor Brown
• Vice Principal Doug Panch: Ben Langner-Yarosevich
• Mitch Mahoney: Armando Ponce
• William Barfee: Hersh Singh
• Olive Ostrovsky: Emma Dierking
• Logainne Schwartzandgrubbenierre: Jenna Galvin
• Marcy Park: Maddisen Maloutaphong
• Leaf Coneybear: Seanna Lincoln
• Chip Tolentino: Gavin Beal