New Light Theatre

06/15/2026

Announcing the cast of New Light Theatre's production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!" 🐝

BEE-turing:
🐝 Charlie Barney as Leaf Coneybear
🐝 Cookie Diorio as Mitch Mahoney
🐝 Adam Hoyak as Chip Tolentino
🐝 Felicity Mundy as Olive Ostrovsky
🐝 Hannah Parke as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere
🐝 David Pica as Douglas Panch
🐝 Angel Sigala as William Barfee
🐝 Alexa Wilder as Rona Lisa Peretti
🐝 Yi Ming Sofyia Xue as Marcy Park

and we couldn't forget Team Understu-BEE:
🐝 Jayson Brown - Leaf U/S
🐝 Kaiya Colquhoun - Marcy U/S
🐝 Jerrod Ganesh - Mitch U/S
🐝 Kevin Gehringer - Chip U/S
🐝 Cecelia Jaskel - Rona U/S
🐝 Alec Lacher - Barf U/S
🐝 Jameson May - Panch U/S
🐝 Noelle McLeer - Schwarzy U/S
🐝 Leah Steege - Olive U/S

Please give a warm Putnam County welcome to our spellers 👏 and we will see you at the bee!

06/12/2026

Did you hear something? 🤔

04/27/2026

New Light Theatre apprenticeship applications are now open! Students interested in joining Spelling Bee as a production apprentice can learn more at newlighttheatre.com/apprenticeship 🐝

04/13/2026

Calling all aspiring Putnam County residents! Audition submissions for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are open now through the 15th! Head to newlighttheatre.com/audition for details.

04/07/2026

We are thrilled to announce the next New Light Theatre production, presented by Delaware Theatre Company! 🐝

New Light Theatre brings the poignant pandemonium of the Tony Award winning musical comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, to the Delaware Theatre Company stage. Join six quirky competitors as they vie for the championship title with heart, hilarity, and a few awkward spells.

New Light Theatre is committed to shining a light in the darkness by using each production to raise awareness and support for organizations that deepen our empathy and connection with one another. In accordance with this mission, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee partners with the Children and Families First, an organization providing support and services children and their families in Delaware need to thrive.

Mark your calendars to save the date, September 16 - October 4, and stay tuned for more information on when tickets will go on sale! We can’t wait to see you at The Bee!

www.newlighttheatre.com

03/16/2026

03/16/2026

“We did it. Aren’t we cool?”

Thank you to all who joined us for The White Chip. We are so grateful.

03/15/2026

Just ONE show left! There are five seats remaining for today’s matinee. Grab them while you can, and join us as we say goodbye to this magical and moving piece in support of newlighttheatre.com/the-white-chip

03/14/2026

Just TWO more performances of The White Chip remaining! Join us tonight at 7:30, or grab one of the VERY few seats remaining for tomorrow’s closing at 2PM at the link in our bio or newlighttheatre.com/the-white-chip

03/13/2026

This trio is here to remind you you only have THREE chances left to catch The White Chip! Do not miss it! Tickets at the link in our bio or at newlighttheatre.com/the-white-chip