Play Synopsis:
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 that will give actors a
great opportunity and the audience an evening of enchantment.