Charlotte's Web

 

Adapted from the book

by E.B. White

 

By Joseph Robinette

 

 

 

"You have kept

its spirit and

my intent.

Congratulations

and cheers!

E.B. White

Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White was named "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," by the Children's Literature Association. Joseph Robinette, working with the advise 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 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 both actors and audience an afternoon of enchantment.