DCT Performance of “Spelling Bee” a Success
By Kelsey CarperA man dressed in a boy scout uniform stands upon a stage at the Community College of Baltimore County made to look like an elementary school gymnasium. His face is crestfallen at the misspelling of the word "tittup" due to an unexpected distraction, and he begins to throw a tantrum, begging desperately for just one more chance to spell something correctly. The comfort counselor, an ex-convict performing his parole community service, escorts him off the stage with a juice box, and other men and women dressed in children's clothing sing and wave goodbye.
These bizarrely clothed people are actors in the Dundalk Community Theater production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," which was performed from October 29 to November 7. The musical follows six young overachievers in a competition to win the spelling bee, and the audience was roaring with laugher throughout the entirety of the show. Actor Ron Giddings, who graduated from Loyola University Maryland in 2003 and played the role of the boy scout, Chip, in the musical, said working on the production was an amazing experience and was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to play his role. "It is wonderful to work at a place where you know the product will be consistently excellent."
Robby Preigo, a Loyola sophomore engineering major, said that the show was "probably the funniest thing I've ever seen." Loyola senior and chemistry major Brett Messiora said, "Everyone did an incredible job. The whole show was hysterical, and I was laughing the entire time."
