Press Release
E.B. White's immortal children's classic and enchanting tale of the special friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider returns to the Historic Dock Street Theatre this March! Young audiences will be amazed as Charlotte begins to spin words like “remarkable” and “some pig” into her web over Wilbur's pigpen, bringing astonishment and wonder to a flabbergasted farmer and his daughter, Fern.
The cast features Charleston Stage Resident Actors K'nique Eichelberger as Wilbur the pig (JFK and Inga Binga – Freddy and A Christmas Carol – Young Ebenezer Scrooge/The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come), Jenna Barricklo as Templeton the rat (A Christmas Carol – Belle and The Addams Family – A New Musical – Wednesday Addams), Brietta Goodman as Charlotte the spider (The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show – Master Puppeteer and A Christmas Carol – Mrs. Tabor/The Ghost of Christmas Present), Raymond Cronley as John Arable/Lurvy (JFK and Inga Binga – Ensign Jack Kennedy, A Christmas Carol – Fred), Cody Elsensohn as Homer Zuckerman (The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show – Puppeteer and A Christmas Carol – Bob Cratchit), Jhonika Wright as Edith Zuckerman (The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show – Puppeteer and A Christmas Carol – Mrs. Cratchit), Facia Lee as Sheep/Announcer/Judge (The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show – Puppeteer and A Christmas Carol – Lady Visitor), and Eliza Knode as Chorus/Narrator (JFK and Inga Binga – Inga Arvad Fejos and The Addams Family – A New Musical – Morticia Addams). The Resident Actors are joined by members of the Charleston Stage Performance Troupe, who make alternating show appearances in a double cast.
Charleston Stage’s Charlotte's Web features the direction of Education Program Manager Colin Waters, set design by Technical Director and Resident Scenic & Projector Designer Adam Jehle, costume designs by Wardrobe and Stitcher Abbie Jones, lighting design by Resident Lighting Designer Caleb S. Garner, properties design by Properties Supervisor Aline Toloto, sound engineering by Resident Sound Designer and Audio Engineer Luke Walchuk, and stage management by Resident Actor Cedar Valdez.
Performances of Charlotte's Web run March 18th at 2pm and March 25th at 11am and 2pm at the Historic Dock Street Theatre. Ticket sales are available online at CharlestonStage.com.
