Jeni McCaughan (Producer) has been actively volunteering at Workshop for the last sixteen years. By day, she has the pleasure of being the Executive Director of Workshop Theatre. Some of Jeni’s favorite shows that she has produced and been the props mistress for are Caroline, or Change, The 25th Annual County Spelling Bee (2012), Disney Camp Rock, The Color Purple, The Wedding Singer, Kinky Boots, Hundred Days, and Escape to Margaritaville. Jeni would like to thank her friend, Jocelyn, for letting take part in "The Bee" again and for allowing her to be a small part of this incredibly fun show. She would like to thank this extraordinary cast for sharing their time and talents with all of us. As always, a big thank you and lots of love to her very patient and talented husband, Dean. Jeni would like to thank her village for their constant support and love. BIG love to you all!

Davis Herndon is thrilled to make his debut as the Music Director for Workshop Theatre with "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee". After studying Music Performance at the Eastman School of Music, Davis made the decision to pursue theater 3 years ago and hasn't looked back! He's very grateful to Jeni and the Workshop team for this opportunity to share his passion for music and storytelling with this talented cast, and he is honored to help put on this thoroughly funny and original show! Previous credits include: "Mary Poppins" (Director; Village Square Theatre), "Cats" (Skimbleshanks; Workshop Theatre), "White Christmas" (Music Director; Town Theatre), "The Wizard of Oz" (The Cowardly Lion; Town Theatre), "Young Frankenstein" (Frederick Frankenstein; Village Square), "Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play" (Chief Piggum/Ensemble; Trustus). Davis would also like to thank his friends and family for their never ending love and support as he takes part in the magic of live theater. "Anything you do, let it come from you. Then it will be new."

Roxanne Livingston Rich (Choreographer) is excited to be choreographing her first Workshop Theatre mainstage show! Previous choreography credits include: The Addams Family Young@Part (Workshop – Youth), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Town Theatre), Matilda the Musical, Jr. (Airport High School), A Christmas Story the Musical (Town Theatre). Though Roxanne loves to create and teach, she also loves to perform. A few of her favorite roles are Something Rotten (Bea; Town Theatre), A Chorus Line (Bebe, Workshop Theatre), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical (Imogene Herdman; Columbia Children’s Theater), Alice in Wonderland (Mother, Dance Theatre of Columbia), Legally Blonde the Musical (Serena; Workshop Theatre). Offstage she is the renewable energy project manager at Gregory Electric Co. Inc. and is an active member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. Roxanne sends major love to her husband and son, Auston and Foster, for supporting her in pursuing her love for the arts. Roxanne would also like to thank Jocelyn, Jeni, and the Workshop Board for allowing her this opportunity.

Andie Nicks(Costume Designer) is a Columbia native. She has a BA in fine arts from the University of South Carolina-Aiken(USCA) and a MFA in costume design from Southern Illinois University(SIU). She is a licensed Cosmetologist after studying at Paul Mitchell the School Columbia. She is the co-owner of the Etsy boutique, Theodocia Originals. Most recently she has designed multiple Workshop shows including Sordid Lives, A New Brain, Hundred Days, A Chorus Line, Kinky Boots, and The Color Purple amoung others and Trustus' True Crime Rep., First Date, Dance Nation, and Intimate Apparel. Previous design experiences include Children of Eden(SIU), Pinkalious(McLeod Summer Playhouse), and Murder for Two(Cape Fear Regional Theatre). She would like to thank her family and friends for their continued love and support in life and art. www.andienicks.com

Patrick Faulds has been a part of Columbia College’s Cottingham Theatre staff since 1987, and is currently the artistic technical director. Both an actor and designer, the New York native graduated from Morrisville College in New York with a degree in broadcast journalism. First appearing as a stunt performer in water ski shows nearly 50 years ago, he continued as an actor, magician, comedian, musician, and professional storyteller with hundreds of stage and television credits. Currently a professional Santa Claus, Patrick has appeared for network and local television, as well as radio, stage, and commercial print work. As a designer for lighting, scenery, and special effects, he has hundreds of shows to his credits, including 25+ with Workshop Theatre. He has provided scenic and lighting designs for Academy Award winning director Delbert Mann and Tony and Grammy award winner Jennifer Holliday. He has been with the theatre faculty for the Tri District Arts Consortium since 1989 and has worked with two Verner Award winning programs for arts in education.

Amy Husmann is thrilled to be a part of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee crew, even though in her own 4th grade spelling bee, she was eliminated at the class-room level in round two. Despite this early set-back, she managed to get to college and holds a BA and MA in Theatre Arts from San Francisco State University. She’s recently worked backstage at Workshop on Margaritaville, Cats, and Sordid Lives; and at Trustus Theatre on Fairview and Sweeney Todd. Special thanks to her husband, Rob, and kids, Xander and Xavier, for their love and support.