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how i think the s/pelling b/ee characters would laugh + some tk hcs :3
leaf : CHRONIC. GIGGLER. hes so giggley and silly and hell wiggle around ESPECIALLY when being tickled.. hes so movement and he laughs for ages even at things that arent that funny. typa guy to get the hiccups. deffo a lee
barfée : belly laughs that are SO LOUD ,, hes like hahHAHAHHA when he laughs and he gasps for air.. he can also be really sarcastic with his laughs “ha. ha. ha.” mostly a ler but chip likes tormenting him,,
chip : hes a silent laugher with loud gasps that make him pink and a wee embarrassed. he collapses and clutches on the people around him. always in a ler mood especially to barfée who he absolutely torments. enjoys tickling leaf too tho
marcy : so DRY when she laughs. “hahaha.” or shell like sharply exhale through her nose and have a little smile on her face. not really a ler or lee but prefers being a lee bc like giving up control? idk i think shed think its fun to be tickled
logainne : shes also kinda a giggler or like a normal laugher! she laughs at stupid jokes and is mostly a ler,, she likes poking her friends in the side
olive : covers her mouth when laughing and laughs really quietly,, giggles and will turn away when laughing bc shes shy. barfée tkls her sometimes as a tease and she gets him back tenfold
so for the past,,, idk 3 weeks? ive been going on a deep dive into spelling bee mostly to sedate my own curiosity of needing to know everything about what i'm interested in. as it turns out, there is a LOT of content with this musical, so i'm here to talk about my findings!
note: i will be keeping this EXCLUSIVE to the original 2005 off broadway cast. as much as i'm a brown university girlie through and through, the original cast is where the content is.
OKAY FIRST: youtube findings
a lot of small videos were made usually with logainne and leaf. you'll be quick to learn that they made the most off stage content. i have a public playlist with these videos, along with interviews, the original boot, and a few other things. the cast album isn't in it because that's audio only and i want visuals damnit. (plus its on spotify and easy to look up so.) the exception is 25apcsbmt12doc because its pretty underground and the purpose is to get word out about niche things.
this is a playlist of videos featuring the original 2005 t25apsb cast. a surprising amount of content was made with this cast, so I decided
second: myspace pages
a lot of the spellers have myspace pages! this is like. a common thing!! only two were archived (leaf and logainne) and are able to be accessed! i'll talk about the others in a bit. they contain new information and i personally find them very interesting!
leaf logainne
third: other
there's two different things here so i'll separate them :]
3.1: r/v club
r/v club is a short film by rebecca feldman (one of the people that worked on spelling bee) that includes logainne! it can be found on her site with other short films. i believe this is the only one with her in it HOWEVER i have not checked therefore i could be wrong. it's set post-spelling bee, i believe. also jesse is in it but not as leaf.
r/v club
3.2: official site
spelling bee had a site!! and official merch!! its just a cool thing i think. it'll be mentioned again in the last section
spelling bee site
fourth and final: lost media (to my knowledge)
okay, spelling bee has.... QUITE a bit of lost media. again, this will be separated into parts.
4.1: C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E
before spelling bee was a thing, crepuscule (albiet mispronounced) was an improv play made by the farm. (same group who made r/v club) a lot of the characters were similar or the same, and it has a similar premise. however, it wasn't a musical. from what i've heard, there USED to be a boot of it, however i haven't found one of my own. i would love to be corrected.
4.2 myspace pages
remember how i was going to say this was going to come up again? hi thats now. outside of leaf and logainne, other myspace accounts were made! mitch (comfortcounselor), olive (mydictionary), an olive and barfee joint account (ilovemydictionary), and a leaf and logainne joint account (schwartzylogan)
the issue with these is that theyre not archived, so you'll need a myspace account with a verified email to view these. in the year of our lord 2024 that's not exactly an easy find, especially since verification emails no longer send. plus, one of olive's accounts is dictionary.com now so,,,, who knows what it looks like there. a few also need a connection, which makes things even MORE difficult. i hate how close but out of reach these accounts are.
4.3. spelling bee game
yeah they had a game. it's on the site, and it's eternally stuck at loading characters from my experience. here's the link anyway!
game
4.4 the dirty bee
oh jesus its the dirty bee. so for context, in 2006 when the show was running, a few nights were booked for spelling bee that were meant for mature audiences and were 18 plus. it's catered towards people who have already seen the bee and want something new. it was inspired by jay (panch) and putting in words or sentences researsals that were clearly for funnies because he was bored. alas it became a derivative of the musical. all we know is what an article provides (theres more than one but the one linked gives the most info) and that chip quote unquote "finished off" at my unfortunate erection according to jose. there's rumor that chip is canonically bi in it but theres no sources so,,,, can't confirm that one.
article
(the quote is said in the reunion "stars in the house" and is found in the playlist)
conclusion:
there's genuinely so much shit in this musical i find it fascinating. this post WILL be updated with any other finds or information. PLEASE dm me or let me know if i got something wrong or if you have something to add (though do add a source, please and thank you)
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