[Capdist-auditions] Auditions for "Charlotte's Web, " May 28-29, 6pm sign up

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Classic Theater Guild announces that
Auditions for Charlotte’s Web will take place at: 
 
The Wyman Osterhout Community Center
7 Old New Salem Road
Voorheesville, N.Y. 12186
 
  On Thursday May 28 and Friday May 29 at 6:30 PM, with       sign-ups beginning at 6:00PM.


Performances will be part of the 3rd annual Helderberg Theater Festival, held at Indian Ladder Farms in Altamont, NY. The festival will run July 30-August 9. Last year, 1,600 people saw the festival!


All ages will be considered for all roles.


     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 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 Zuckermans; 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 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.

Character Breakdown:

The Humans:

Fern Arable: A young girl, friend of Wilbur. Major speaking role.

John Arable: Fern's father. Stern, but in the end sympathetic. Medium speaking role.

Martha Arable: Fern's mother, nice and protective. Minor speaking role.

Avery Arable: Fern's brother. At times, he is more like a pig than Wilbur. Medium speaking role.

Homer Zuckerman: Fern's uncle. He owns the farm where Wilbur is brought. Medium speaking role.

Edith Zuckerman: Fern's aunt. Very much like Martha. Minor speaking role.

Lurvy: A hired hand on the Zuckerman farm. Medium speaking role.

Chorus: The narrator. Major speaking role.


The Animals:

Wilbur: A pig. The runt of his litter, who becomes a star. Lead speaking role.

Templeton: A rat. Slimy and see mingly coniving, but in reality not a bad guy... or rat. Major speaking role.

Charlotte: A spider. Engineers the plan to save Wilbur from slaughter. Lead speaking role.

Goose and Gander: A pair of birds that say everything three times. Minor speaking role.

Sheep: An old, wise, barnyard know it all. Medium speaking role.

Lamb: Child of Sheep. Minor speaking role.
                                                                                                                     
Actors may be asked to double.



      
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