Calling all spellers

''Lunar Loveliness,'' a photograph by Rich Seeley, at the Bryan Gallery, which is celebrating founders Alden and Mary Bryan.

Good spellers who want to show their stuff may have the chance during the run of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly Tuesday through Aug. 31.

Four volunteers from the audience will be invited on stage to participate in the bee during each performance of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy.

"Set in a school gymnasium, 'Spelling Bee' takes a hilarious and heartwarming look at the pressures of growing up, through the eyes of quirky yet lovable characters competing for the title of spelling bee champ," said Barry Ivan, artistic director and executive producer. "We're pleased to present this production with witty and endearing music and lyrics created by Massachusetts' own William Finn."

Tickets range from $40 to $77. For a performance schedule and to reserve tickets, call 978-232-7200, visit the box office at 62 Dunham Road, or visit www.nsmt.org.

'DOUBT' IN GLOUCESTER: Gloucester Stage continues its season with "Doubt: A Parable," by John Patrick Shanley, through Aug. 24.

Set in 1964, the morality play revolves around events that may or may not have taken place at a New York convent and rectory. School principal Sister Alyosius, played by Nancy E. Carroll of Rockport, takes matters into her own hands as she investigates the behavior of a young priest, Father Flynn, played by Lewis D. Wheeler of Boston.

Rounding out the cast are Kortney Adams and Melissa Baroni, making their Gloucester Stage debuts. Eric C. Engel, artistic director of Gloucester Stage, directs.

The play won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award for Best Play in 2005.

Tickets are $35; $30 for students and senior citizens. For a performance schedule, call 978-281-4433 or visit www.gloucesterstage.com.

HIP-HOP DANCING: "BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular" brings hip-hop dancing to the stage of the Firehouse Center in Newburyport Saturday.

"BREAK" is presented for one performance, Saturday at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $29, $27 for Firehouse members, and $22 for students and seniors. Call 978-462-7336 or visit www.firehouse.org. For more on the show and artists, visit www.breakshow.com.

AUTHORS' CORNER: Historian George C. Daughan of Portland, Maine, reads from his book, "If by Sea: The Forging of the American Navy From the Revolution to the War of 1812," at Jabberwocky Bookshop in Newburyport, Friday at 7 p.m. . . . Raffi Yessayan reads from his debut novel, "Eight in the Box," at the Book Rack in Newburyport Saturday at 2:30. An assistant district attorney in Boston for 11 years, Yessayan uses his experiences as a basis for this suspense novel set in Boston.

IN LOCAL GALLERIES: The Bryan Gallery on Rocky Neck in Gloucester celebrates its founders, Alden and Mary Bryan, next Sunday, 4 to 6 p.m. Works by local artists that highlight the heritage and history of Cape Ann are on exhibit. Judith Curtis, art historian and author of "The Rocky Neck Art Colony, 1850-1950," reads excerpts about the Bryans and a history of the 1880 building that houses the gallery. . . . The Gallery at Grosvenor Park in Salem celebrates its 12th anniversary with an exhibit of the work of local artists through Sept. 3, including painters Judith Arnold, Marilyn Cloran, Barbara Gherzi, Ginger Zeller, Judi Moynihan, Lenore Brooks, Janis Riley, Ruth Novak, and Cindy Garfield of Swampscott; Joan Johnson, Mildred Quill, Dr. William Haley, Mary Ann Main, K. Jean Fisher and Mort Rosenstein, of Marblehead; Carol DuMont and Estelle Abbene, of Peabody; Elinor O'Brien of Salem; and Anna Standley of Hamilton.

Items can be sent to wdkilleen@gmail.com. Photos can be sent, as jpeg attachments, to globenorth@globe.com.