Sands Youth Theater Company
Audition Notice
“Charlottes Web”
Adapted by Joseph Robinette. Based on the Book by E.B. White
Sands Youth Theater Company will hold open auditions for Charlottes Web on December 11 and 13 (Sunday and Tuesday) starting at 5:30pm at the Athens Theatre. An additional call back is yet to be announced. The Athens Theatre is located at 124 N. Florida Ave. DeLand, FL.
Performances will be held on: Thursday March 8th @ 10am, Friday March 9th @ 7:00pm, Saturday March 10th @ 2:30 & 7pm, Sunday March 11th @ 2:30pm, Tuesday March 13th @ 10am, Thursday March 15th @ 7pm, Friday March 16th@ 7pm , Saturday March 17th @ 2:30 & 7pm, Sunday March 18th @ 2:30pm
All Roles are unpaid. Each actor is requested to have a prepared Monologue, Headshot, and Resume. Actors may attend either evening and may be asked to read from the script by the auditioning producer / director. If no Headshot, Resume and Monologue please come prepared to tell us a 1 minute story.
All Roles are available and involve the following characters:
FERN ARABLE Female– 10 to 14 – a young girl who understands what animals say to each other
and has a pure sense of justice
*JOHN ARABLE – Male – adult – Fern’s father
*MARTHA ARABLE – Female – adult – Fern’s mother
AVERY ARABLE Male– 10 to 15 – Fern’s older brother who enjoys teasing her
*HOMER ZUCKERMAN– Male – adult – Fern’s uncle
*EDITH ZUCKERMAN – Female – adult – Fern’s aunt
LURVY – Male or Female – 10 to 18 – a caring, hired hand at the Zuckerman farm
WILBURMaleor Female – 10 to 14 – a small, lovable young pig
TEMPLETON – Male or Female – 10 to 18 – a gluttonous rat who can be talked into a good deed
CHARLOTTE – Female – 10 to 18 – a spider who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer”
GOOSE – Female – 10 to 18 – a motherly animal on Zuckerman’s farm
GANDER Male– 10 to 18 – a fatherly animal on Zuckerman’s farm
SHEEP – Male or Female – 10 to 18 – a knowing animal on Zuckerman’s farm
LAMB – Male or Female – 10 to 18 – a not very welcoming animal on Zuckerman’s farm
TOWNSPEOPLE who include The Storytellers, Reporter, Photographer, Spectators, Judges,
Fairgoers, Announcer, Uncle Maleor Female – 10 through adult – this group narrates the story and
becomes various characters throughout the play
BABY SPIDERS Maleor Female – Ages 4-7 – Charlotte’s children
*ADULT ROLES CAN ALSO BE FOR A HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE STUDENT.
No Appointments. Sign-Ins are accepted starting at 5:15pm. Actors will be seen in the order in which they arrive. Callbacks will be announced.
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. The costumes and unit set may be quite simple—it's the story and relationships that make the show—or they may be as colorful and elaborate as you wish. 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 your actors a great opportunity and your audience an evening of enchantment.
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