Steamboat Pilot & Today

Kris Kolvereid plays Chip Tolentino while rehearsing a scene from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The musical is presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell

Sara Stout plays Mo Mahoney while rehearsing a scene from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The musical is presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell

The musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" will be presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell

Carly Jo Hanley plays Marcy Park while rehearsing a scene from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The musical is presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell

Heather Seams, middle, plays Olive Ostrovsky while rehearsing a scene from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The musical is presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell

William Barfee, played by Christian Weeden, spells his word correctly using a rather unorthodox method in a scene from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." Weeden was rehearsing the part in the musical presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell

Mary Willingham plays Rona Lisa Perretti while rehearsing a scene from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The musical is presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell

Mary Willingham, who plays Rona Lisa Perretti, leads the cast in song while rehearsing a scene from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The musical is presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell

Katie Ross plays Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere while rehearsing a scene from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The musical is presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell

William Barfee, played by Christian Weeden, spells his word correctly using a rather unorthodox method in a scene from "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." Weeden was rehearsing the part in the musical presented by Steamboat Springs High School, which will host performances at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the high school. All tickets are general admission and are on sale at the high school. Photo by John F. Russell