PLAYHOUSE PLAYBILL

Thank You!
To our generous sponsors of Spelling Bee

Also a special thanks to

Crown Casters & Handtrucks,

EK Bailey Construction
Neon Lighting & Display, Messerly Dry Wall, Mike Adams Painting, Adams Interiors

What a year 2020 turned out to be – for all of us! The great thing is, we were able to take having to close our doors for the safety of our actors, staff and patrons and find the silver lining in putting the down time to the very best possible use. The desperately needed remodel to the façade of our beloved Playhouse was able to actually happen. We have for a very long time designed, planned and down right hoped we could actually remodel the front of our theatre. There are many many people to THANK, but let us start with those who actually contributed to physically making this a reality:

Washington Terrace City
EK Bailey Construction
Neon Lighting & Display
Messerly Dry Wall
Mike Adams Painting
Adams Interiors
Moss Industrial

There are not enough words to THANK the Playhouse Family that came when called to put hours and hours of muscle into cleaning, hauling, repairing, etc etc etc!! Whenever we called, our Playhouse family came almost running to contribute and help with whatever the task to help with Playhouse projects. THANK YOU, friends. We love you and are so grateful for your support! Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse is truly your community theatre and we look forward to many seasons of theatre enjoyment with you!

-Kim & Jacci Florence

Director's Note

I am excited to bring Spelling Bee to life again and with mostly the exact same cast!! We had so much fun the first time and had such a terrific outpouring of love from the audiences- we just had to do it again! Rehearsals have been like the best family reunion ever- this cast really loves each other. It is a very funny show with such a sweet message of acceptance and worth.

I had a dear sweet friend who really loved this show. She was tragically taken from us too early. She was looking forward to seeing this show again, so I’d like to dedicate this show to Jana Taylor Wangsgard. I’m sure she will be watching, and laughing, from her seat on the front row in heaven. We miss you, Jana.

And now, sit back and come with all of us to the Bee!!!!

Leslie Richards - Director

The Farm

The Farm was founded in 2000 by Rebecca Feldman, Artistic Director. It is a collective of writers and performers, including Jay Reiss, Dan Fogler, and Sarah Saltzberg. The Farm’s interest is in the role of improvisation in creating new work for the theatre. The Farm initially designates a two-week intensive period in which to discover, develop, and rehearse a play from the impulses borne mainly out of the pressure of a deadline. Previous projects include “Super” (at Atlantic Theatre Studios), “Why I Hate Florida” (workshop at White Wave in DUMBO) and “C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E” (at the Present Company Theatorium in October 2002), on which “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is based. The character and original dialogue of “Beth Marguiles,” “Vice President Douglas Panch,” “Mr. Barfee,” and “Logan Schwarzengrubenierre” were created by Rebecca Feldman, Jay Reiss, Dan Fogler, and Sarah Saltzberg, respectively.