The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 20-23, 2025. This fun musical comedy tells the heartfelt tale of six awkward spelling champions who learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book By Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, March 20-23, 2025. The show is presented by the school’s production arts department in collaboration with the theatre, vocal, and instrumental music departments.
This fun musical comedy follows a group of middle school students as they compete in the title championship, spelling their way through outrageously complex vocabulary while coming to terms with the stress of competition and their own personal challenges. In the end, even the most desperate kids are comforted by the possibility of finding a friend who shares in both the pressure and love of competitive spelling.
This production features a talented cast of young actors with lead roles played by: Alex Androu, Fiona Clifford-Fotopoulos, Jadaline Fontanez, Simon Garfias, Rosie Grellet, Isavel Mendoza, Andi Schubert, and Kamai Williams.
The show is directed by Diane Wagner with music direction by Erica Dickson, technical direction by Ellen Schmoyer and choreography by Anelise Rodriguez. The pit orchestra is conducted by Thomas Maher.
Wagner shares: “From my perspective, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a perfect musical. The book offers a brilliant blend of humor and heart, and the music follows suit with lively, hilarious numbers like Magic Foot juxtaposed with the deep yearning of I Love You. It’s been a true joy working on this show with our students. We look forward to sharing it so that others can experience that same feeling.”
This production is produced by Brett Mathews with set and lighting design by Ellen Schmoyer, costume design by Amy Handkammer, and sound design by Carlo Acerra. The assistant music director is Malāna Wilson and the stage manager is Destiny Williams.
Evening performances on March 20-22 at 7 PM. Matinee performances on March 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $12-$17 and are available for purchase online at CharterArts.org.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 20-23, 2025. This fun musical comedy tells the heartfelt tale of six awkward spelling champions who learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book By Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, March 20-23, 2025. The show is presented by the school’s production arts department in collaboration with the theatre, vocal, and instrumental music departments.
This fun musical comedy follows a group of middle school students as they compete in the title championship, spelling their way through outrageously complex vocabulary while coming to terms with the stress of competition and their own personal challenges. In the end, even the most desperate kids are comforted by the possibility of finding a friend who shares in both the pressure and love of competitive spelling.
This production features a talented cast of young actors with lead roles played by: Alex Androu, Fiona Clifford-Fotopoulos, Jadaline Fontanez, Simon Garfias, Rosie Grellet, Isavel Mendoza, Andi Schubert, and Kamai Williams.
The show is directed by Diane Wagner with music direction by Erica Dickson, technical direction by Ellen Schmoyer and choreography by Anelise Rodriguez. The pit orchestra is conducted by Thomas Maher.
Wagner shares: “From my perspective, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a perfect musical. The book offers a brilliant blend of humor and heart, and the music follows suit with lively, hilarious numbers like Magic Foot juxtaposed with the deep yearning of I Love You. It’s been a true joy working on this show with our students. We look forward to sharing it so that others can experience that same feeling.”
This production is produced by Brett Mathews with set and lighting design by Ellen Schmoyer, costume design by Amy Handkammer, and sound design by Carlo Acerra. The assistant music director is Malāna Wilson and the stage manager is Destiny Williams.
Evening performances on March 20-22 at 7 PM. Matinee performances on March 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $12-$17 and are available for purchase online at CharterArts.org.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 20-23, 2025. This fun musical comedy tells the heartfelt tale of six awkward spelling champions who learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book By Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, March 20-23, 2025. The show is presented by the school’s production arts department in collaboration with the theatre, vocal, and instrumental music departments.
This fun musical comedy follows a group of middle school students as they compete in the title championship, spelling their way through outrageously complex vocabulary while coming to terms with the stress of competition and their own personal challenges. In the end, even the most desperate kids are comforted by the possibility of finding a friend who shares in both the pressure and love of competitive spelling.
This production features a talented cast of young actors with lead roles played by: Alex Androu, Fiona Clifford-Fotopoulos, Jadaline Fontanez, Simon Garfias, Rosie Grellet, Isavel Mendoza, Andi Schubert, and Kamai Williams.
The show is directed by Diane Wagner with music direction by Erica Dickson, technical direction by Ellen Schmoyer and choreography by Anelise Rodriguez. The pit orchestra is conducted by Thomas Maher.
Wagner shares: “From my perspective, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a perfect musical. The book offers a brilliant blend of humor and heart, and the music follows suit with lively, hilarious numbers like Magic Foot juxtaposed with the deep yearning of I Love You. It’s been a true joy working on this show with our students. We look forward to sharing it so that others can experience that same feeling.”
This production is produced by Brett Mathews with set and lighting design by Ellen Schmoyer, costume design by Amy Handkammer, and sound design by Carlo Acerra. The assistant music director is Malāna Wilson and the stage manager is Destiny Williams.
Evening performances on March 20-22 at 7 PM. Matinee performances on March 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $12-$17 and are available for purchase online at CharterArts.org.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Mathematicians Helping Art Conservators and Art Historians.
Public lecture with Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony for new members.
In recent years, mathematical algorithms have helped art historians and art conservators putting together the thousands of fragments into which an unfortunate WWII bombing destroyed world famous frescos by Mantegna. Their work revealed that certain paintings by masters were “roll mates” (their canvases were cut from the same bolt), so they could virtually remove artifacts in preparation for a restoration campaign, and get more insight into paintings hidden underneath a visible one. The presentation reviews these applications and gives a glimpse into the mathematical aspects that make this possible.
Ingrid Daubechies is James B. Duke Professor Emerita of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. She was recently awarded a National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest honor for scientists and engineers.
Professor Daubechies earned her Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Although her degree is in (theoretical) physics, she thought she would become an engineer while growing up. Her mother was heartbroken when she opted for pure science instead, and predicted Ingrid would end up in the gutter, jobless. Fortunately, matters turned out better. Her academic work focuses on mathematical methods for the analysis of signals, images and data, with applications in many directions.
She enjoys working in collaboration with others, in her scientific work as well as otherwise. The latter includes, most recently, a collaborative mixed media art installation that celebrates the beauty, creativity and fun of mathematics: https://mathemalchemy.org.
Light refreshments will be provided.
This event is sponsored by LUAG, Department of Mathematics, Department of Art, Architecture and Design, ADVANCE, and the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Speaker Series.
Photo credit: Les Todd
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 20-23, 2025. This fun musical comedy tells the heartfelt tale of six awkward spelling champions who learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book By Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, March 20-23, 2025. The show is presented by the school’s production arts department in collaboration with the theatre, vocal, and instrumental music departments.
This fun musical comedy follows a group of middle school students as they compete in the title championship, spelling their way through outrageously complex vocabulary while coming to terms with the stress of competition and their own personal challenges. In the end, even the most desperate kids are comforted by the possibility of finding a friend who shares in both the pressure and love of competitive spelling.
This production features a talented cast of young actors with lead roles played by: Alex Androu, Fiona Clifford-Fotopoulos, Jadaline Fontanez, Simon Garfias, Rosie Grellet, Isavel Mendoza, Andi Schubert, and Kamai Williams.
The show is directed by Diane Wagner with music direction by Erica Dickson, technical direction by Ellen Schmoyer and choreography by Anelise Rodriguez. The pit orchestra is conducted by Thomas Maher.
Wagner shares: “From my perspective, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a perfect musical. The book offers a brilliant blend of humor and heart, and the music follows suit with lively, hilarious numbers like Magic Foot juxtaposed with the deep yearning of I Love You. It’s been a true joy working on this show with our students. We look forward to sharing it so that others can experience that same feeling.”
This production is produced by Brett Mathews with set and lighting design by Ellen Schmoyer, costume design by Amy Handkammer, and sound design by Carlo Acerra. The assistant music director is Malāna Wilson and the stage manager is Destiny Williams.
Evening performances on March 20-22 at 7 PM. Matinee performances on March 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $12-$17 and are available for purchase online at CharterArts.org.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 20-23, 2025. This fun musical comedy tells the heartfelt tale of six awkward spelling champions who learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book By Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, March 20-23, 2025. The show is presented by the school’s production arts department in collaboration with the theatre, vocal, and instrumental music departments.
This fun musical comedy follows a group of middle school students as they compete in the title championship, spelling their way through outrageously complex vocabulary while coming to terms with the stress of competition and their own personal challenges. In the end, even the most desperate kids are comforted by the possibility of finding a friend who shares in both the pressure and love of competitive spelling.
This production features a talented cast of young actors with lead roles played by: Alex Androu, Fiona Clifford-Fotopoulos, Jadaline Fontanez, Simon Garfias, Rosie Grellet, Isavel Mendoza, Andi Schubert, and Kamai Williams.
The show is directed by Diane Wagner with music direction by Erica Dickson, technical direction by Ellen Schmoyer and choreography by Anelise Rodriguez. The pit orchestra is conducted by Thomas Maher.
Wagner shares: “From my perspective, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a perfect musical. The book offers a brilliant blend of humor and heart, and the music follows suit with lively, hilarious numbers like Magic Foot juxtaposed with the deep yearning of I Love You. It’s been a true joy working on this show with our students. We look forward to sharing it so that others can experience that same feeling.”
This production is produced by Brett Mathews with set and lighting design by Ellen Schmoyer, costume design by Amy Handkammer, and sound design by Carlo Acerra. The assistant music director is Malāna Wilson and the stage manager is Destiny Williams.
Evening performances on March 20-22 at 7 PM. Matinee performances on March 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $12-$17 and are available for purchase online at CharterArts.org.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 20-23, 2025. This fun musical comedy tells the heartfelt tale of six awkward spelling champions who learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book By Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, March 20-23, 2025. The show is presented by the school’s production arts department in collaboration with the theatre, vocal, and instrumental music departments.
This fun musical comedy follows a group of middle school students as they compete in the title championship, spelling their way through outrageously complex vocabulary while coming to terms with the stress of competition and their own personal challenges. In the end, even the most desperate kids are comforted by the possibility of finding a friend who shares in both the pressure and love of competitive spelling.
This production features a talented cast of young actors with lead roles played by: Alex Androu, Fiona Clifford-Fotopoulos, Jadaline Fontanez, Simon Garfias, Rosie Grellet, Isavel Mendoza, Andi Schubert, and Kamai Williams.
The show is directed by Diane Wagner with music direction by Erica Dickson, technical direction by Ellen Schmoyer and choreography by Anelise Rodriguez. The pit orchestra is conducted by Thomas Maher.
Wagner shares: “From my perspective, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a perfect musical. The book offers a brilliant blend of humor and heart, and the music follows suit with lively, hilarious numbers like Magic Foot juxtaposed with the deep yearning of I Love You. It’s been a true joy working on this show with our students. We look forward to sharing it so that others can experience that same feeling.”
This production is produced by Brett Mathews with set and lighting design by Ellen Schmoyer, costume design by Amy Handkammer, and sound design by Carlo Acerra. The assistant music director is Malāna Wilson and the stage manager is Destiny Williams.
Evening performances on March 20-22 at 7 PM. Matinee performances on March 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $12-$17 and are available for purchase online at CharterArts.org.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Join us in the museum for a guided tour of highlights from the LUAG permanent collection, with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation provided. Explore a diverse selection of artworks and engage in conversation about their meaning and impact.
This event is suitable for all ages and is intended for members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. Offered in English with ASL Interpretation.
Limited to 12 participants. Please click here to register in advance.
If you require assistance filling out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise.
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The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 20-23, 2025. This fun musical comedy tells the heartfelt tale of six awkward spelling champions who learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book By Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, March 20-23, 2025. The show is presented by the school’s production arts department in collaboration with the theatre, vocal, and instrumental music departments.
This fun musical comedy follows a group of middle school students as they compete in the title championship, spelling their way through outrageously complex vocabulary while coming to terms with the stress of competition and their own personal challenges. In the end, even the most desperate kids are comforted by the possibility of finding a friend who shares in both the pressure and love of competitive spelling.
This production features a talented cast of young actors with lead roles played by: Alex Androu, Fiona Clifford-Fotopoulos, Jadaline Fontanez, Simon Garfias, Rosie Grellet, Isavel Mendoza, Andi Schubert, and Kamai Williams.
The show is directed by Diane Wagner with music direction by Erica Dickson, technical direction by Ellen Schmoyer and choreography by Anelise Rodriguez. The pit orchestra is conducted by Thomas Maher.
Wagner shares: “From my perspective, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a perfect musical. The book offers a brilliant blend of humor and heart, and the music follows suit with lively, hilarious numbers like Magic Foot juxtaposed with the deep yearning of I Love You. It’s been a true joy working on this show with our students. We look forward to sharing it so that others can experience that same feeling.”
This production is produced by Brett Mathews with set and lighting design by Ellen Schmoyer, costume design by Amy Handkammer, and sound design by Carlo Acerra. The assistant music director is Malāna Wilson and the stage manager is Destiny Williams.
Evening performances on March 20-22 at 7 PM. Matinee performances on March 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $12-$17 and are available for purchase online at CharterArts.org.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 20-23, 2025. This fun musical comedy tells the heartfelt tale of six awkward spelling champions who learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything.
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will delight audiences with its production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book By Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, March 20-23, 2025. The show is presented by the school’s production arts department in collaboration with the theatre, vocal, and instrumental music departments.
This fun musical comedy follows a group of middle school students as they compete in the title championship, spelling their way through outrageously complex vocabulary while coming to terms with the stress of competition and their own personal challenges. In the end, even the most desperate kids are comforted by the possibility of finding a friend who shares in both the pressure and love of competitive spelling.
This production features a talented cast of young actors with lead roles played by: Alex Androu, Fiona Clifford-Fotopoulos, Jadaline Fontanez, Simon Garfias, Rosie Grellet, Isavel Mendoza, Andi Schubert, and Kamai Williams.
The show is directed by Diane Wagner with music direction by Erica Dickson, technical direction by Ellen Schmoyer and choreography by Anelise Rodriguez. The pit orchestra is conducted by Thomas Maher.
Wagner shares: “From my perspective, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a perfect musical. The book offers a brilliant blend of humor and heart, and the music follows suit with lively, hilarious numbers like Magic Foot juxtaposed with the deep yearning of I Love You. It’s been a true joy working on this show with our students. We look forward to sharing it so that others can experience that same feeling.”
This production is produced by Brett Mathews with set and lighting design by Ellen Schmoyer, costume design by Amy Handkammer, and sound design by Carlo Acerra. The assistant music director is Malāna Wilson and the stage manager is Destiny Williams.
Evening performances on March 20-22 at 7 PM. Matinee performances on March 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $12-$17 and are available for purchase online at CharterArts.org.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.