“The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
MARGATE – Fool Moon Theatre Company’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be performed July 21, 22, 23 and 28, 29, 30 at the Margate Community Church, 8900 Ventnor Ave. (entrance on Thurlow Avenue). Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.
The heartfelt Tony Award-winning musical follows a group of wonderfully unique and impassioned adolescents as they compete for the spelling bee championship. It’s a joyful night of comedy, quirkiness and fun tap-your-foot songs. Chicago Centerstage calls the show “utterly hilarious, surprisingly warm, and almost criminally entertaining.”
Director Kim Tucker, a Stockton University adjunct professor with a strong background in education and theater, is presenting her second show with Fool Moon Theatre after stage managing last summer’s production of “Godspell.” Her husband, Rob Tucker is musical director
The cast of Fool Moon veterans and new performers includes Michael Moore, Kate Read, Mike Palmreuter, Joey Mangum, Nate Ginet, Celine Fleenor, Chikita Wallace, Gary Poetsch and Rosanna Consalvo Sarto.
Spelling Bee is Fool Moon’s second show this season. The troupe performed Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers in May. “Clue” will open in September and “The Christmas Extravaganza” will be performed in December.
Ticket prices are $35 regular admission, $30 for seniors and $25 for students. Advance tickets are available on Eventbrite. Cash, check and Venmo will be accepted at the door. For group sales, text 609-457-0903
Find more information, see https://www.foolmoontheatre.org/ and on Facebook or email foolmoontheatre@gmail.com.
