The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 1: (l to r) Rona Lisa Peretti (Alison Ewing) and Mitch Mahoney (Berwick Haynes) in San Jose Repertory Theatre’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Photo: Kevin Berne

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 2:  Chip Tolentino (Marc de la Cruz) cries out in angst in San Jose Repertory Theatre’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

 Photo: Kevin Berne

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 3: (l to r) Olive’s Dad (Berwick Haynes), Olive’s Mom (Alison Ewing) and (center) Olive Ostrovsky (Dani Marcus) share a special moment in San Jose Repertory Theatre’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Photo: Kevin Berne

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 4:  (l to r)  Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Molly Bell), Rona Lisa Peretti (Alison Ewing), Olive Ostrovsky (Dani Marcus) and (center) Marcy Park (Sophie Oda) dance together in San Jose Repertory Theatre’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Photo: Kevin Berne

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 5:  (l to r)  Rona Lisa Peretti (Alison Ewing) and Douglas Panch (Steve Irish) oversee the spelling bee in San Jose Repertory Theatre’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Photo: Kevin Berne

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 6:  (l to r)  Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Molly Bell) concentrates on spelling the word given by  Rona Lisa Peretti (Alison Ewing) and Douglas Panch (Steve Irish) in San Jose Repertory Theatre’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Photo: Kevin Berne