The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee— unforgettable musical show

This Wednesday I watched the rehearsal of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Although it was only a rehearsal, the actors revealed their professional acting skills and their passion toward the musical playing.

At the beginning of the musical, there were some problems about the light, clothes, and props. However, the actors were not affected by the little errors. They followed the plan perfectly and shown the audiences the best of themselves.

One of the most interesting points of this musical is its character setting. there were almost ten characters on the stage, and all of them had distinctive characteristics. Olive Ostrovsky was a shy girl who longing for company and friends; William was a boy with magic foot who allergic to peanut; Logainne was a young girl who was restricted by her father; Marcy Park was almost perfect, but she quit the competition by herself contentedly; Leaf Coneybear had a big family and hilarious behaviours; Charlito was the champion of the last competition, but he lost the first this year.

From all of these plump characters, I personally like Leaf Coneybear the most.This was a very lovely character, which means the actor must totally released herself into the setting of this character. In the scene where Leaf faced difficulty of spelling, he started a song of monologue, and explained his special way of spelling.He danced around the judges, and faced the audiences to express his feelings. He rushed everywhere as a crazy boy, then kneeled on the floor to show his sadness. At that moment, It felt like the whole stage belonged to him. The actor  of Leaf Coneybear was a girl. She energised every cell in her body to give her character life. On of the most important lessons for actors is to liberate their nature, and I think this girl fully interpreted it with her excellent acting skills.

Contacting with audiences was also a shining point of this musical. First, the judge chose three audiences randomly to be the competitors with actors. They would be given the same kind of words, and spelled them as the actors did. This setting tactfully reduced the distances between audiences and the stage. When I sat under the stage, I thought I was really watching a spelling competition instead of a musical show. After Charlito lost, he was appointed to sell the snackers. He walked onto the stage with the snacker box, and talked with the audience. It rapidly catches the audiences back from the intermission and established a more relaxing atmosphere.

Besides the actors and settings of this musical, other members in this group were also very respectful. Students who played the background music had practiced for more than two weeks. Although they did not show up on the stage, their amazing performances earned them endless applauses. The delicate stage setting also catches my eyes. The background, arrangement, and the Thailand painting and other uncountable details all shown me how careful this musical group were.

Although the musical show only lasted about two hours, the beauty it took me, and every fantastic scene that was unfolded in front of my eyes were unforgettable.