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MItch Mahoney, Rona Lisa Peretti, and Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Logainne "Schwarzy" SchwartzandGrubenierre nerdy in glasses and prep school uniform in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
William Morris Barfée, Logainne "Schwarzy" SchwartzandGrubenierre, and Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Marcy Park, William Morris Barfée, and Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Leaf Coneybear is in a trance in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
William Morris Barfée shows his magic foot in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
William Morris Barfée in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Marcy Park, William Morris Barfée, and Leaf Coneyham in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Ensemble sings Pandemonium in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Chip Tolentino spells incorrectly in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Chip Tolentino spells in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Mitch Mahoney and cast sing Life is Pandemonium in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Mitch Mahoney and cast in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Rona Lisa Peretti and Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Logainne "Schwarzy" SchwartzandGrubenierre with her two dads in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Marcy Park spells in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Catholic school girl costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Logainne "Schwarzy" SchwartzandGrubenierre spells in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, prep school costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Olive Ostrovsky whispers to herself in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Leaf Coneybear is a superhero in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Gay Jesus in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Marcy Park talks with Gay Jesus in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
Chip Tolentino, Marcy Park, Leaf Coneybear, Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre, and Mitch Mahoney wear choir robes in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich
William Morris Barfee and Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, costume design by Katharine Tarkulich

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Music & lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin

I had so much fun adding details to this design - from the handmade boy scout badges for Chip to My Little Pony leggings for Olive to adding stickers to Leaf's helmet, putting him in a Wile E. Coyote "Super Genius" shirt, and giving him a fantasy-themed backpack. This was one of those shows where I felt each design wound up perfectly suited to both the character and the actor portraying each character.
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