College to Hold "Putnam County Spelling Bee" Auditions

The Moorpark College Theater Department is seeking actors for a July production of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

The Tony-winning musical is centered around a middle school spelling competition and features six quirky students and a few adults with their own idiosyncrasies.

Preliminary musical auditions will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Monday, May 20 and preliminary acting auditions from 6 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday May 21, with callbacks from 6 to 10 p.m. on May 23. 

Auditions will be held on the Moorpark College campus in the Performing Arts Center in the studio theatre. Anyone interested in auditioning should bring 30 bars of sheet music or a karaoke CD to sing an upbeat song and be prepared to read from the script.  An accompanist will be present for the audition.  

“The summer production always promises a ton of fun,” said John Loprieno, director and Theatre Arts Department Chair. 

He went on to say the summer show is becoming an incredible outreach for the performing arts program.

“We like to get as many incoming high school students as possible involved to get them excited about starting as a new Moorpark College student in the Fall,” Loprieno said.

The show will open July 25 and run through Aug. 11 at Moorpark College.

Tickets may be purchased through the Moorpark College Performing Arts Center Box Office at 805-378-1485 or online at www.moorparkcollege.edu/pac.  

For additional information regarding the Moorpark College Summer Theatre Arts, contact John Loprieno at (805) 378-1469 or at jloprieno@vcccd.edu. 

Moorpark College is located at 7075 Campus Road in Moorpark, 93021.