The Spelling Bee
by Marsha Sheiness
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Synopsis
Black Comedy \ 4 m., 4 f. \ 1 int.
\ A taut, suspenseful comedy that builds to a shocking climax as four children written to be played by adults compete in the televised National Championship runoffs for the best speller in the country.
Each mother is determined that her child will win, while the Quizzer intends the show to be a springboard into the "big time."
\ "A pleasure....
Discipline, tightly written....
Scores those who will use any means to achieve a success of the moment."
N.Y.
Daily News.
Press Reviews
"A pleasure.... Discipline, tightly written.... Scores those who will use any means to achieve a success of the moment."
— New York Daily News
"Fresh and eminently playable ... funny in a grotesque vein."
— Village Voice
Publication
The Spelling Bee is a American comedy play written by Marsha Sheiness and published by Samuel French in New York (1975).
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Samuel French · 1975 · 68 pp
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