Akeelah Anderson, a young girl from the South Side of Chicago with natural spelling talent, is forced to expose her hidden smarts and make some hard choices—as well as recruit all the help she can find—in order to make it to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for all. Please join us in this mission by making a donation to our publisher, Theatre Communications Group. When you support American Theatre magazine…