Review: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ brings rejuvenating energy to Northeastern’s theatre

Review: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ brings rejuvenating energy to Northeastern’s theatre

C-H-I-L-D means “a young person especially between infancy and puberty,” according to Merriam-Webster. But a dictionary can’t tell you what goes on inside a child’s mind, their story or their background.  The Northeastern Department of Theatre’s spring production featured the award-winning Broadway musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Directed by Brian Jones, the production starred Northeastern student actors, including in-major…

Uno, Deux, Three!: A Global Spelling Bee

Language serves as a beautiful way to have students connect with each other and become a diverse community, a goal that Minnesota State always strives to achieve.  A spelling bee, on the other hand, brings out everyone’s competitive spirit with words that make audience members pull out dictionaries to check its spelling and definition.  So imagine how challenging it was when the best of both worlds brought a total of four contestants to compete …