Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre

***Logan or Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre*** is one of the main 6 characters of the musical comedy; *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee* by William Finn. She is Speller #1. She places 3rd in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, spelling vug wrong.

## Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre

### Aliases

Miss SchwartzandGrubbenierre (by Rona and Douglas)

### Relatives

Grandpa John (canon) ; Daniel Schwartz (adoptive father) ; Carl Grubenierre (adoptive father) ; Peggy Jenkins (birth mother) ; Aunt Rose (canon)

## Appearances

### Appears in

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

### Debut

C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E: 2002 .Barrington Stage Company; 2004 .Off-Broadway; 2005 .Broadway; 2005

## Appearance

**Crepuscule**: Logan has pale skin, honey blonde hair that's in dutch braids & looped into low space buns. She wears a white collared blouse with a red mesh ribbon as a bow. She wears it under yellow plaid jacket that's buttoned. She wears a red pencil skirt, as well as white tights and brown leather loafers. She wears a number "1" speller tag that has her name embroidered under the number.

**Barrington Stage Company World Premiere:** **[At this point, Logan is canonically half-Jewish.]** Logan has pale skin, honey blonde hair that's in antenna-style ponytails, braided to the hairline. She wears a white collared blouse with a yellow ribbon as a bow. She wears it under a navy blue jacket that is buttoned. She wears a multi-colored madras plaid skirt with white tights and brown leather loafers. She still wears a number "1" speller tag that has her name embroidered under the number.

**OBC: [At this point, Logainne has a canonical name change.]** Logainne has pale skin, honey blonde hair that's in antenna-style ponytails, braided to the hairline or the top of her scalp. She wears a white collared, long-sleeves blouse, under a blue-and-yellow harlequin checked vest, and a popping red tie. She wears a navy blue jacket over it & puts pins on the left side of her jacket. She wears red pants, long light yellow socks, and black loafers.

**2006 Season:** Logainne's appearance kept the exact same and just pulled the braids to the top of her scalp.

Crepuscule Logainne, 2002.Barrington Stage Company Logan, 2004.
## Character Background

> ***"Younger than most bee participants, she is driven by internal and external pressure -- but above all by a desire to win to make her two fathers (from whom she takes her combined last name) proud. She lisps, is a little uncomfortable in her body, has some tics, but still manages to strike a strong presence with her political awareness and keen sense of justice. Having drilled words for hours a day, she is aware of everything that passes in the room."***
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## Backstory & Synopsis

**Pre-Spelling Bee:** Logainne was originally born in Kansas City, Missouri by her birth mother, Peggy Jenkins. She was then given into adoption; and her adoptive parents are Carl Grubenierre, a Jewish man with ginger hair and black, narrow-framed glasses, and Dan Schwartz, a African-American man with dark hair and a beige beanie. Logainne is a 10 year old girl that attends Magna Magnet Grammar School and most likely lives in Carmel, New York. She is the Club President for the Gay Straight Alliance in her elementary school, advocates, and has proposed a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 10. She is most likely forced to win and be her best; since her father Carl says "god hates losers". She has had helicopter parents and has to act like she's perfectly fine with all the stress amounting to her. Her views are very progressive, and canonically having diabetes, with the reference "You know she doesn't spell when *her blood sugar is low,* Carl".

## Trivia

* Logainne, William, Olive, and Panch were the original characters in C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, and were never replaced.
* Logainne was apart of the A/V Club by Rebecca Feldman; conceiver of the improvisational play.
* It is implied that she is diabetic and has a lisp.
* She is youngest character in the musical, canonically being 10.
* Logainne won the 31st Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, at her 7th try & final year of eligibility. It is unknown her national rank of that year; She would most likely be 17 years old.
* She is canonically the National Secretary of Education after her adolescence.
* Her speech therapy was completely successful.
* In the song, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Massacres the 12 Days of Christmas", Logainne got 6 stomach ulcers for Hanukkah.
* ***NEW!*** Logainne is a ***canonical*** Capricorn, according to her MySpace Page.
* According to Sarah Saltzberg, Logainne is canonically bisexual & transgender.