Upcoming Auditions

*Auditions by prior request can be available on April 14th

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Characters

Fern Arable is John's daughter who adopts Wilbur when he's a piglet and later visits him. She is the only human in the story capable of understanding animal conversation. – Young Girl must appear 9 to 12 years old.
John Arable is Wilbur's first owner Fern’s father. - Adult
Martha Arable Fern’s Mother - Adult
Avery Arable is Fern's elder brother and John's son. Like Templeton, he is a source of comic relief. – Young Boy Must appear 12 to 14 years old.
Homer Zuckerman is Fern's uncle who keeps Wilbur in his barn. He has a wife named Edith and an assistant named Lurvy. - Adult
Edith Zuckerman is Fern's Aunt - Adult
Lurvy is the hired man at Zuckerman's farm and the first to read the message in Charlotte's web. – Older Teen to Older Adult
Wilbur is a rambunctious pig, the runt of his litter. He is often strongly emotional. – Not Available
Templeton is a rat who helps Charlotte and Wilbur only when offered food. He serves as a somewhat caustic, self-serving comic relief to the plot. – Older Teen to Young Adult
Charlotte is a spider who befriends Wilbur. In some passages, she is the heroine of the story.[4]- Older Teen to Adult

Other animals in Zuckerman's barn, with whom Wilbur converses, include a disdainful lamb, a talkative goose, and an intelligent "old sheep". – Preteens to Young Adults
Narrators (Flexible on number) Will double in chorus - Teens to Adults
Uncle is a large pig whom Charlotte disdains for his coarse manners but is recognized as Wilbur's rival at the fair. – Teen to Adult

Extras

Chorus - Reporter, Photographer, Spectators, Judges, Fairgoers, Announcer - Teens to Adults
Charlotte's children are the 514 children of Charlotte the spider. Although they were born at the barn, all but three of them (Joy, Aranea, and Nellie) go their own ways by ballooning. - Teens

To be added to future call lists for auditions please send your information to carnegieplayerscleburne@gmail.com.

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Please take note of the following information for all who are cast in a show produced by Carnegie Players:

All who are cast will be expected to provide their own shoes for their costume. The costumer will assist you in finding the right shoes for the show.
All members of cast and crew will be expected to help with certain aspects of the production, including but not limited to:
- Building the set before the show
- Help load/unload set pieces
- Cleaning the green room/dressing rooms/stage after every performance
- Tearing down the set after the show ends
*Carnegie Players is an all volunteer organization.