Casting Call for Boys and Girls for "Charlotte's Web" Play
Kids in Grades 3-8 are invited to audition for "Charlotte's Web" Play. Please see the details below. About the project: All the enchanting characters from the beloved book, “Charlotte’s Web,” 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. Additional info: Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Performance dates are September 6 at 7 pm, September 7 at 2 pm and 7 pm, and September 8 at 2 pm. If interested, please apply.
18 roles
Wilbur is a rambunctious pig, the runt of his litter. He is often strongly emotional.
Charlotte A. Cavatica, or simply Charlotte, is a spider who befriends Wilbur. In some passages, she is the heroine of the story.
John Arable is Wilbur's first owner.
John's daughter, who adopts Wilbur when he's a piglet, and later visits him. She is the only human in the story capable of understanding animal conversation.
Lurvy, the hired man at Zuckerman's farm, who is the first to read the message in Charlotte's web.
Templeton is a rat who helps Charlotte and Wilbur only when offered food. He serves as a somewhat caustic, self-serving comic relief to the plot.
Avery Arable is Fern's elder brother and John's son. Like Templeton, he is a source of comic relief.
Homer Zuckerman is Fern's uncle who keeps Wilbur in his barn. He has a wife named Edith and an assistant named Lurvy.
Henry Fussy is a boy of Fern's age, of whom Fern becomes fond.
Dr. Dorian is the family physician/psychologist consulted by Fern's mother and something of a wise old man character.
Uncle is a large pig whom Charlotte disdains for coarse manners but is recognized as Wilbur's rival at the fair.
Charlotte's children are the 514 children of Charlotte the Spider.
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