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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Classic Theater Guild announces that<BR>Auditions for Charlotte’s Web will take place at:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Wyman Osterhout Community Center</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">7 Old New Salem Road</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1243561169_3>Voorheesville</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">, N.Y. 12186</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN> </SPAN>On Thursday May 28 and Friday May 29 at 6:30 PM, with <SPAN> </SPAN>sign-ups beginning at 6:00PM.<BR><BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><FONT size=3>Performances will be part of the 3<SUP>rd</SUP> annual Helderberg Theater Festival, held at Indian Ladder Farms in <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1243561169_4>Altamont, NY</SPAN>. The festival will run July 30-August 9. Last year, 1,600 people saw the festival!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=3>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">All ages will be considered for all roles.<BR><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1243561169_5>The Children</SPAN>’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 <SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1243561169_6 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">E. B. White</SPAN>, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling theatrical presentation.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> 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 Zuckermans; the Arables; and most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend, and a good writer.”</DIV></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR> Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with t he “miracle” of her web in which she writes, “some pig.” It’s the beginning of a victorious journey which ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte.</SPAN><BR><BR>Character Breakdown:<BR><BR><U>The Humans</U>:<BR><BR>Fern Arable: A young girl, friend of Wilbur. Major speaking role.<BR><BR>John Arable: Fern's father. Stern, but in the end sympathetic. Medium speaking role.<BR><BR>Martha Arable: Fern's mother, nice and protective. Minor speaking role.<BR><BR>Avery Arable: Fern's brother. At times, he is more like a pig than Wilbur. Medium speaking role.<BR><BR>Homer Zuckerman: Fern's uncle. He owns the farm where Wilbur is brought. Medium speaking role.<BR><BR>Edith Zuckerman: Fern's aunt. Very much like Martha. Minor speaking role.<BR><BR>Lurvy: A hired hand on the <SPAN
class=yshortcuts id=lw_1243561169_7 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Zuckerman</SPAN> farm. Medium speaking role.<BR><BR>Chorus: The narrator. Major speaking role.<BR><BR><BR><U>The Animals</U>:<BR><BR>Wilbur: A pig. The runt of his litter, who becomes a star. Lead speaking role.<BR><BR>Templeton: A rat. Slimy and see mingly coniving, but in reality not a bad guy... or rat. Major speaking role.<BR><BR>Charlotte: A spider. Engineers the plan to save Wilbur from slaughter. Lead speaking role.<BR><BR>Goose and Gander: A pair of birds that say everything three times. Minor speaking role.<BR><BR>Sheep: An old, wise, barnyard know it all. Medium speaking role.<BR><BR>Lamb: Child of Sheep. Minor speaking
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Actors may be asked to double.</FONT></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV></td></tr></table><br>