The Bee Begins...

Well, tonight is the official opening night of SummerTide Theatre's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. On Sunday, the cast moved down to Gulf Shores, Ala., and into our condo. We have a gorgeous living space on the beach on Fort Morgan. To date there has been no oil on the beach, although some cast members said some sticks had been washed on shore today with oil on them.

Last night we had a preview night for press and the Chamber of Commerce. The show went really well. One of the best things about this show is the volunteer spellers. Last night was the first time we had volunteers who none of us knew. It is so unpredictable! I got nervous before the show last night, mainly because I was worried about how the volunteers would react to the situation they were about to be put in. They were great!!! We had a teenage girl, a really tall, buff man and a mother who had her family in the audience. They loved it. In addition to spelling, we drag them around the stage in two musical numbers. The rest of the audience applauds them for their ability to keep up and follow the directions we yell at them under the music.

If you are in the Gulf Shores area, you should definitely come check out our production! The cast is fantastic!

Leaf Coneybear- Bobby Becher (@bobbybecher)

Chip Tolentino- Bentley Black (@BentleyBlack)

Marcy Park- Katie Burton (@Katie_A_Burton)

William Barfee- Lawson Hangarter (@law_son)

Olive Ostrovsky- Erica Hansen (@EricaLHansen)

Mitch Mahoney- Michael Luwoye (@prettyboy14)

Douglas Panch- Nick Shabel (@ohthisistoomuch)

Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre- Caroline Schmidt (@CaroSchmidtty)

And I play Rona Lisa Peretti.

The show runs every night Tuesday-Sunday at 8 PM at the George C. Meyer Performing Arts Center if Gulf Shores, Ala.

It seems we're living out our dreams...