Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.

This musical tells a hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show’s Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.

Despite the title this material is not for children, but speaks to the underdog in all of us.

This is not a show for young children – parental discretion advised.

Performances:

• 8 p.m. Friday, May 1
• 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 2
• 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3
• 8 p.m. Friday, May 8
• 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9
• 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10

Performances are held at Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, 303 E Main Street, Fort Wayne. Tickets are  $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under. Prices include ArtsTix Box Office fees