At 6:00 P.M. AT THE LATCHIS THEATER
BRATTLEBORO, VT
with MASTER OF CEREMONIES TOM BODETT
All 2009 Spell Check photographs by Geoff Van Kirk.
Tom Bodett hosting last year’s Spell Check in the Latchis Theatre.
BAI seeks participation for Spell Check from businesses, schools, non-profit organizations, and individuals.
We are looking for 32 teams, comprised of three (3) people each, ages 18+, including one captain. The winning team earns the right to have their team name or a short phrase displayed on the Latchis Theatre marquee!
The 2009 Spell Check Champions, Rick Barron, Jerry Stockman, and Lisa Cox from New England Youth Theatre celebrating their victory on stage last year.
The Registration Fee is $100 per team or $35 per individual, with the hope that 3 individuals will band together to form a team. Teams are encouraged to solicit sponsorships and donations for their team, to benefit Brattleboro Arts Initiative.
Friends of Words were sponsored by the Trust Company of Vermont with Joy Wallens-Penford, Jennifer Holan, and Chris Chapman.
There will be a prize awarded to the team who raises the most money through sponsors. Download a Sponsors Form as a PDF here.
All donations are fully tax-deductible and 100% of the funds will be used to support Brattleboro Arts Initiative.
Spell Check will be moderated by Tom Bodett, and kept on the straight and narrow by celebrity judge, author Archer Mayor, with an audience cheering the contestants on.
Judges serving on stage at last year’s event.
Teams will compete in rounds with each team having 15 seconds to write the correct spelling on a whiteboard. The number of rounds will depend on the number of teams. There will be a championship round.
Local celebrity Alfred Hughes announcing the Semi-Final round last year.
Our “official” competition rules
To participate please register by Friday, March 26, 2010.
Get your letters straight and sign up for Spell Check!
Queen Bee and the Wanna-Bees, sponsored by Maxwell, Lawyer etal, featured Elizabeth Catlin, Robin Patch, and Nancy Goodhue, on stage last year.
