
Lakeland Cultural Arts Community will be holding auditions for the following roles in our upcoming performance of Charlotte’s Web - Adapted by Joseph Robinette (based on the book by E.B. White)
Directed By Kathey Guttersen
- AUDITION DATE TBD -
Description:
The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling and utterly practical theatrical presentation. The costumes and unit set may be simple or as colorful and elaborate as you wish; it's the story and relationships that make the show. All the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.” Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte. This is a beautiful, knowing play about friendship that will give your actors a great opportunity and your audience an evening of enchantment.
Character List:
Fern Arable - A Young Girl
John Arable - Her Father
Martha Arable - Her Mother
Avery Arable - Her Brother
Homer Zuckerman - Her Uncle
Edith Zuckerman - Her Aunt
Lurvy - A Hired Hand
Wilbur - Some Pig
Templeton - A Rat
Charlotte - A Spider
Goose, Gander, Sheep, Lamb - Farm Animals
Chorus - Reporter, Photographer, Spectators, Judges, Fairgoers, Announcer, Uncle (a pig), Spiders