UPCOMING AUDITIONS

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

Wilbur Lead
Male, Treble/Boy Soprano
A sensitive young pig that was the runt of the Arables’ spring litter. Fern saves Wilbur from her father, Mr. Arable, and Wilbur is sold to the Zuckermans after Fern raises him like a baby. Wilbur is kind but naïve and responds to the world like a child. He idolizes Charlotte and tries to live up to her positive view of him.

Charlotte Lead
Female, Mezzo-Soprano
A spider that lives in the doorway of the barn at Zuckerman’s farm. Charlotte is kind, knowledgeable, and wise. She befriends Wilbur and proves herself to be both a faithful friend and a patient teacher. She is clever and comes up with an idea to save Wilbur’s life. Teen or adult.

Fern Arable Supporting
Female, Mezzo-Soprano
A young teen girl who saves Wilbur from being killed as a piglet. Fern is compassionate and kind and quickly bonds with Wilbur as she cares for him. She loves animals and spends much of her time in the Zuckermans’ barn. She considers the barn animals her best friends.

John Arable Supporting
Male, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Bass-Baritone
Fern’s father and Wilbur’s original owner. Mr. Arable is a practical farmer who focuses on hard work and providing for his farm animals and family. Adult

Martha Arable Supporting
Female Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto
Fern’s mother. Mrs. Arable is patient with Fern when she saves Wilbur’s life and even helps by bottle feeding him when Fern is at school. She becomes concerned about Fern when Fern tells her that her best friends are animals.  Adult

Avery Arable Supporting
Male Tenor, Treble/Boy Soprano
Fern’s brother. Avery has a lot of energy and is known to get into trouble. He often keeps animals and objects in his pockets.

Homer Zuckerman Supporting
Male Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Bass-Baritone
The man who buys Wilbur. Mr. Zuckerman is Fern’s uncle who agrees to buy Wilbur. He takes good care of his animals, giving Wilbur a safe place to live and good food. He plans to slaughter Wilbur for Christmas dinner before Charlotte’s webs convince him otherwise. Adult

Edith Zuckerman Supporting
Female Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Templeton Supporting
Male Tenor, Treble/Boy Soprano, Bass-Baritone
A rat that lives in the Zuckerman barn. Templeton is selfish and only does things to help others when he knows it will benefit him as well. He is known for being sneaky and is not trusted by the other animals in the barn. However, his cunning and tendency to collect things makes him useful.

Lurvy Featured
Male Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Bass-Baritone
The hired hand on Mr. Zuckerman’s farm. Lurvy discovers Charlotte’s webs and reports them to Mr. Zuckerman each time he sees a new one. Comedy role.

Goose Featured
Female Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto
A goose in Mr. Zuckerman’s barn. She gives Wilbur misguided advice when helping him break out of his pigpen and refuses his request to play because she is focused on the task of sitting on her eggs. 

Gander Featured
Male Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Bass-Baritone

Farm Animals Ensemble
Either Gender, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Treble/Boy Soprano, Bass-Baritone

Oldest Sheep
A sheep in Mr. Zuckerman’s barn. The oldest sheep is impatient with Wilbur when he is loud or rude but has compassion for him when he tells Wilbur that Mr. Zuckerman plans to kill him. He/she helps Wilbur in his quest to stay alive by persuading Templeton to help.

Uncle
A hog at the fair. He is very big but does not have an agreeable personality. He wins first place at the fair based on his size. An adult role.

Henry Fussie
Fern’s friend. Fern’s mother hopes Fern will spend more time with him instead of animals.