25th anual putnam county spelling bee
DESCRIPTION
Spread I designed. It was to cover the musical that was at GHS this year. Photos and design by me.TRANSCRIPT
2 Folio Copy
beebruisesat the
Stepping out from a fast-forwarded spelling round, Zach Reeves (12) hawks a loogie as William Barfee before spelling “weevil.” “It was inter-esting trying to get everyone to go the same speed from ridiculously fast to ridiculously slow,” Reeves said. Photo by Matt Hart
twentytwo22
22-23.indd 2 1/27/10 1:13:11 PM
3Folio Copy
s students filled the seats of the auditorium on
Nov. 18 for the first production of 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee, the drama department prepared
for their debut, but with an addition to their cast. Along
the front row of the theatre were four less-than-eager
staff members anticipating their guest appearances in
the show as last minute entrees in the Bee.
“I’m scared,” Jason Arrendondo, assistant principal,
said. “My palms are sweaty, my mouth is dry and I for-
got my lines.”
The cast also overcame their fair share of struggles.
Because of the small number of roles required for the
show, the Bee’s female characters were double casted.
While “the more the merrier” may have run through stu-
dents’ minds, it wasn’t without difficulty.
“It was a lot of fun because it was more of a challenge
to work with two people playing one character com-
pletely differently,” Zach Reeves (12) said.
Through the endeavors, the show and its large cast
did go on. While the Bee obviously centered on spelling,
it also went in-depth of the speller’s personal thoughts
and emotions through flashbacks and illusions. One cry
for help even made it to God, who responded sounding
very much like drama teacher Lesa Bettencourt.
“When Bettencourt first started doing drama here
they gave her the nickname Betten-God and that just
inspired her to play God in the show,” Colton Lightner
(10) said.
The show amused students with its physical and
improv comedy, with the “Pandemonium” scene causing
planned confusion and disorder during a stunt.
“Friday night when I picked up Josh Anderson [(11)]
in ‘Pandemonium’, I knocked Ashley Fletcher [(12)] in
the head with his boot,” Reeves said. “She got a huge
bruise on her face that we had to cover up every night.”
“Break a leg” may have been taken a bit too literally.
double casts, staff appearances, stunts pump up show’s inner pandemonium
Hannah Goforth
Belting her feelings of loneliness and abandonment, Sisilia Shaffer (12) harmonizes “I Love You” with her mom and dad as Olive. “She feels abandoned and doesn’t have any friends,” Shaffer said. “She even sings a song, “I Love My Dictionary”, because that’s her only friend.” Photo by Matt Hart
twentythree23
a
22-23.indd 3 1/27/10 1:13:19 PM