Preview Night

MAY 29, 2026

Opening Night

MAY 30, 2026

Performance Dates

MAY 30 – JUNE 14, 2026

Show Dates/Times

Fridays at 8 pm, Saturdays at 3 pm (except first weekend) & 8 pm, Sundays at 3 pm

Student Night – Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 8 PM

This special Student Night performance will also feature our understudies stepping into their roles for a one-night only performance.

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee takes us on a journey with an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents as they participate in the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box.

Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.

Content Disclaimer: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is not recommended for audiences under the age of 13. Content includes mature themes, adult language, sexual innuendos, and sensitive discussions about family, anxiety, puberty.

Special Events

Military Matinee – Sunday, May 31, 2026, 3 PM

2 free tickets for Military & Veterans with ID

Artist Talkbacks – Saturday, June 6 & 13, 2026, 3 PM

Student Night – Saturday, June 6, 2026, 8 PM ($15 Tickets)

Industry Night – Monday, June 8, 2026, 8 PM ($25 Tickets)

CREATIVE TEAM

Melissa Glasgow (She/Her)

Director and Choreographer

Richard Dueñez Morrison (He/Him)

Musical Director

Em Danque (She/Her)

MARCY PARK

Em is thrilled to be making her OTC debut! Em is a student of Grossmont College and is excited to start attending SDSU in the fall. Some of her favorite credits include: Officer Lockstock in Urinetown, Paravicini in Mousetrap, Wendy in Lost Girl (Grossmont College); Debater in What the Constitution Means to Me (North Coast Rep); Ensemble in Tuck Everlasting, Ensemble/Pippin u/s in Pippin (Coronado Playhouse). Special thanks to her theatre professors for all their care and support. Special thanks to MY FELLOW ASIANS! And special thanks to Iker—my love and my rock.

Rachel Dovsky (She/Her)

RONA LISA PERETTI U/S

Rachel is unconscionably exuberant to be part of OTC’s Spelling Bee! Favorite credits include Fiddler on the Roof and Sweeney Todd at SDMT, and singing in the choir of San Diego Symphony’s Brahms Requiem. She holds a BS in Cognitive Science from UC San Diego, where she learned many big words including prosopagnosia and homunculus. Offstage, Rachel adores taking her cat Honey on adventures around town, hosting weekly events for the local young adult Jewish community, and playing an impressive number of board games. Endless thanks to Nadav for his unwavering support – language of origin: love.

Zaine Hahn (He/They)

WILLIAM BARFEE U/S

Zaine is a Palomar College Theater Arts student and is more than happy to be returning to OTC after last summer’s production of Spring Awakening! Some of his favorite credits include Ricky Potts (Ride The Cyclone), Mad Hatter (Alice by Heart) and Nigel Bottom (Something Rotten)! He is very grateful to this company and all of his friends and family who have supported his endeavors. When not on stage he works for the social media team at Palomar and does sick flips with his dog, Link.

Riohn Jones (He/Him)

MITCH MAHONEY

Riohn is an award-winning jazz vocalist and thespian from Sacramento, CA, who is very excited to be doing his first show with Oceanside Theatre Company. Riohn attended the University of California, San Diego for his degree in Theatre. He has done notable work with Sacramento Theatre Company and UCSD including: Archibald Proops (Jekyll & Hyde), Curly (Oklahoma!), Benny (In The Heights), Vocal Director (Something Rotten), Doyle (The Nether).

Iker Leal (They/He)

LEAF CONEYBEAR U/S

Iker is ecstatic to be a part of their first show at OTC!!! Iker is currently an aspiring clown and will be attending clowning school next year (thank you to Melissa for helping me with this dream). You may have seen them previously at Grossmont Community College in Urinetown & Pirates of Penzance, Coronado Playhouse in Pippin & Head Over Heels, or Wildsong Productions in American Idiot & Newsies. He would also like to thank his teachers for their continued support. He wants to give a big big thank you to his partner Em— BREAK YER LEGS MI AMOR!!!

Dallas McLaughlin (He/Him)

DOUGLAS PANCH

Dallas McLaughlin is a multi-Emmy winning performer, writer and director from Southern California. OTC audiences most recently saw him as EKO in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. Other notable credits include Merchant of Venice (Lincoln Center), The Ferryman [West Coast Premiere] (New Village Arts), Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime [Regional Premiere] (CCAE Theatricals), Tootsie (Moonlight Amphitheater), Waitress (Moonlight Amphitheater) 39 Steps (New Village Arts), and Jurassic Park: The Musical (UCB NY/LA). Television credits include Yo! Gabba Gabba (Nick, Jr), The Aquabats! Super Show! (HUB), and Film InDiego (PBS). Dallas is also an award-winning storyteller/comedian whose last two albums both debuted at #2 on the Apple Music Comedy charts. Find his stories, album links and all that other nonsense @dallassmclauglin on IG. He enjoys burritos and his wife’s bewilderment of Harry Connick, Jr’s career. 

Cooper Ogden (He/Him)

WILLIAM BARFEE

Cooper is beyond excited to be making his Oceanside Theatre Company debut in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! Cooper is currently pursuing an education in Theatre at MiraCosta College! Recent Credits include Lord Pinkleton in Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Yellow Boat (MiraCosta College), Mock Turtle & Alfred understudy in Alice by Heart (Palomar College), and Patrick Star in The SpongeBob Musical (CST). Cooper would like to thank his friends and family for their unconditional support! He would also like to thank the creative team of Spelling Bee for giving him the opportunity to be a part of such a wonderful project!! @cooperallenogden

Amy Oliverio (She/Her)

LOGAINNE SCHWARZANDGRUBENIERRE

Amy is extremely honored and beyond grateful to be sharing her love for the stage with all of you! Some of her favorite/recent credits include First Day in December (Linda), 89 Carson Junction Road (Shelia), Head Over Heels (Gynecia), Nunsense (Reverend Mother), Vanities (Joanne), and Lucky Stiff (Rita La Porta). As her love for performing is ever growing and flowing, Amy is excited to announce that she will be attending Savannah College of Art and Design in the Fall to receive her MFA in Acting! Amy is incredibly honored to be a part of her first OTC production and would like to thank her family, friends, and past educators for ALWAYS supporting her! She would, also, like to thank Melissa and Richard for being an awesome team to work with and for presenting her with this amazing opportunity! Enjoy the show!

Carly O’Rear (She/Her)

OLIVE OSTROVSKY

Carly O’Rear is thrilled to be making her OTC debut in Spelling Bee! Recent credits includeThe Light in the Piazza (Franca/u.s Clara), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Siobhan), Peter and the Starcatcher (Molly Aster), The Wolves (#00). Carly is a recent graduate of USD where she studied Music and Theatre. Known as Miss Carly to many in Oceanside, she is a voice teacher at Coastal Music Studios and music instructor for North County Children’s Choir. She would like to thank her family and the Carl Fan Club for their unwavering support!

Loretta Pfaff-Carano (She/They)

LOGAINNE SCHWARZANDGRUBENIERRE U/S

Loretta is thrilled to make their Oceanside Theatre Company debut in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! Loretta is currently a 18 year old college student attending MiraCosta College. A few of Loretta’s favorite credits include: Trial of Richard III (San Diego Shakespeare Society), The Ferryman (New Village Arts), The Secret Garden (The Grand Tea Room), and Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (MCC Theatre). @lorettapfaffcarano

Sarah Salonga (She/Her)

RONA LISA PERETTI

Sarah is thrilled to be making her debut at OTC! She is a theatre artist and educator dedicated to cultivating the next generation of performers. She holds an MFA in Musical Theatre from SDSU (Outstanding Graduate Award). Her interdisciplinary background includes a BA Education, BSc Biochemistry, Registered Dental Hygienist and currently serves as Adjunct Faculty at SD College of Continuing Education. Favorite acting credits: The Mountain Song (CPH), The 25th…Spelling Bee (SDSU), and High Fidelity (Canadian Premiere). Favorite directing credits: The Drowsy Chaperone (CPH) Where the Mountain Meets the Moon(SDJT), Disney’s Moana Jr. (JCompany), Joseph…Dreamcoat (MYT), and Chasing Fear (Blindspot Collective). www.sarahjanesalonga.com.

Luis Sherlinee (He/Him)

CHIP TOLENTINO

Luis Sherlinee is thrilled to make his Oceanside Theatre Company debut, and to be in his first production of Spelling Bee! He received his BA from SDSU’s Theatre Performance program, with a minor in film. Credits include: Adán/Cruz in Somewhere Over The Border (Cygnet Theatre), Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd (SDMT), JD in Heathers the Musical (SDSU), The Baker in Into the Woods (SDSU), and Chuck Cranston in Footloose (A-List Theatre).  He is excited to participate in this spelling bee, and looks forward to winning first place and the Putnam Optometrists Trophy… again (He is definitely not going to be distracted by anything this time. Nothing at all).

Murphy Smith (She/Her)

OLIVE OSTROVSKY U/S

Murphy is a Palomar College student and is thrilled to be making her OTC debut with such a wonderful company! Notable credits include: Rapunzel (Into the Woods), Maggie (A Chorus Line), and Ariel (The Little Mermaid). When not performing, she is a preschool teacher and a choreographer. Many thanks to OTC for the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing production, as well as her family and friends for their constant love and support! She would like to dedicate her performance to Brooke Morris. Enjoy the show!

Wyatt Van Hazel (He/Him)

LEAF CONEYBEAR

Wyatt was last seen at OTC as Otto in Spring Awakening and is currently studying theatre at MiraCosta College. Previous MiraCosta credits include Cinderella (Prince Christopher); Singin’ in the Rain (Cosmo Brown); Much Ado About Nothing (Count Claudio). Wyatt is thrilled to be working alongside some wonderful artists and hopes you have a wonderful, wacky, time! Wyatt has been pursuing acting since he was 10 years old and doesn’t plan on turning back. Other interests of his include filmmaking, gaming, and creative writing.