Primera de les 6 representacions del Jocular Theatre,
la companyia de teatre en Anglès més important de Barcelona que torna amb el
musical guanyador del premi Tony: The 25th
Anual de Putnam County Spelling Bee. La hilarant i
commovedora producció amb música i lletra
de William Finn i llibre de Rachel Sheinkin es presenta a l'Institut Nord-americà
durant dues setmanes. | Entrada: €10 |
JOCULAR THEATRE PRESENTS
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S musical comedy
Break
out your dictionaries! Barcelona's premier English-language theater company, Jocular Theatre, is back with
the Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The hilariously heart-warming production with music and lyrics by
William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin is presented at the North American
Institute for two weeks this spring.
Described
in the Washington Post as the “funniest thing on 7 consonants”, Spelling Bee is set in Putnam
Valley Middle School in Anywhere, USA and revolves around six vibrant, hopeful
misfits as they vie for the prize of best speller. Negotiating prepubescent
pressures and the grueling determination of their competitors, the children
sing and spell their way to discovering that there's more to life than winning,
and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.
Overseen
by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, our young
spellers invite four members from the audience (strictly voluntary) to participate
in each performance, ensuring new and unexpected comedy every night in what the
show's composer describes as “survivor for nerds.”
This
production is Jocular's 15th here in Barcelona and promises to put another stitch in your side
with the company’s trademark non-stop onstage action, larger than life characterizations,
and the added bonus of a top-notch live orchestra. Director Joshua Zamrycki
returns with his 3rd musical
and gives a nerd's eye view of the wonderfully traumatic yet unavoidably
touching road to adolescence. Orchestra Director Mark Bahamonde and Vocal
Directors Ella Galt and Fiona Allan give life to a jubilant score, while
Choreographer Jade Cintron creates an affectionate tribute to the adorably
awkward world of a twelve year old.
Leave
your expectations at the door because you've never been to a spelling bee quite
like this one. There will be mayhem, there will be triumph, and someone will karate-chop
a piece of wood in half. Don't miss out on the extravaganza that The New York Times described
as “irresistible, riotously funny and remarkably ingenious” in its Barcelona
premiere. The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee opens
May 30th at
the Fundació Institut d’Estudis
Nord-Americans and runs for two weeks.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Presented by The North American Institute
WHO:
Music and Lyrics by William Finn / Book by
Rachel Sheinkin / Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Produced
by Jocular Theatre
Directed
by Joshua Zamrycki
Vocal
Direction by Ella Galt, Fiona Allan
Choreography
by Jade Cintron
Orchestra
Direction by Mark Bahamonde
Featuring
Emma Sottardi, Noah Levin, Jade Cintron, Fiona Allan, Peter Shimmin, Ella Galt, Emily Linard, Evan Schweitzer, Tom Grant
Music
performed by David Galvez, Ricard Vives, Albert Oliveres, Künzi, Pau Savall,
Oriol Mora
WHAT:
THE 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee
The
H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S musical comedy
WHERE:
Fundació
Institut d’Estudis Nord-Americans
Via Augusta, 123
WHEN: Friday, 30 May at
8:30pm
Saturday, 31 May at 8:30pm
Sunday, 1 June at 6pm
Friday, 6 June at 8:30pm
Saturday, 7 June at 8:30pm
Sunday, 8 June at 6pm
HOW
MUCH:
15€ General Admission
10€ Children and Seniors and IEN STUDENTS
Tickets
can be purchased on the door
Reservations
can be made at www.joculartheatre.com
facebook.com/JocularTheatre
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