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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opens MacEwan musical season

The Triffo Theatre sign. Amanda Erickson/The Griff Triffo Theatres’ opening act of the 25/26 musical season The Triffo Theatre is gearing up for its 2025-26 season. The season began on Oct. 29th, with this year’s opening musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  And what better way to start the season than by selling out the show before it even begins? Ellen Chorley was chosen to direct this musical, and she is attempting to make it more realistic by drawing on her experience working with younger kids in theatre programs and incorporating the way they act into the performance to make it more authentic.  This is a wonderful and entertaining musical to have as the opener of the new season. “It’s got really beautiful...

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