The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Essays

  • Putnam County Spelling Bee: An Improvisational Play

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    On Monday, November 10th, I attended The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Russell H. Miller Theater. The play was put on by students at Western Kentucky University. The play was based on the Tony award winning book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee written by Rachel Sheinkin. It was also based on an original improvisational play created by Rebecca Feldman titled C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E. The musical comedy introduces six characters who are distinctly different from each other. After

  • Personal Narrative: My Main Event In Track And Field

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    Robert Brault once said “where the loser saw barriers, the winner saw hurdles”. Ever since my junior year of high school this has been my modus operates in life and sports. My main event in Track and Field is the 300 meter, you guessed it, hurdles. However, simply devoting myself to live by this “code” was not enough; actions spoke louder than words in May 2015 when, leading my heat of the race, I clipped my trail leg on the second to last hurdle and was forced down into the track at 20 mph. I didn’t

  • The History of Chicago’s Broadway

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    The theatres in Chicago have a very vast and interesting history. Starting in the 1920’s, it has been around for a long time. Stephen Schwartz once said “I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason bringing something we must learn and we are led to those who help us most to grow if we let them and we help them in return”(goodreads.com). Broadway can help teach people morales. Broadway is one of the most exciting parts of downtown Chicago. Broadway in Chicago is undoubtedly less

  • Musical Theatre History

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    One of the Musical theatre’s greatest songwriters, Tom Jones once wrote, “It is clear that musical theatre is changing. No one knows where it is going. Perhaps it is not going to one place but to many.” (Making Musicals: An informal introduction to the World of Musical Theatre) Musical theatre, from its modest beginnings to the Great Broadway known to many today has affected a wide array of people and places. While it may have not always been labeled as such, the art of interspersing acting