CHARLOTTE’S WEB
Springboro Community Theatre
Jan. 10-19
Springboro Performing Arts Center
Cast: Sophia Schafer as Fern Arable, Andrew Wright as John Arable, Jordan Head as Martha Arable, Nick Barter as Avery Arable, Kirsten Cox as Homer Zuckerman, Hannah Pittenger as Edith Zuckerman, Ali McDonald as Lurvy, Shelby McCoy as Wilbur, Camden Garris as Templeton, Julia Kirk as Charlotte, Bethany Scearce as Goose, Kate Tamme as Gander, Sophia Shenk as Sheep & Makayla Pindroh as Lamb
Chorus members (narrators): Emma Hagerman, Sam Johnson & Aivy Do
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. 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.
- Fri-Sat, Jan 10-11 at 7pm
- Sun, Jan. 12 at 2pm
- Fri-Sat, Jan. 17-18 at 7pm
- Sun, Jan. 19 at 2pm
