News Details (Posted: May 19, 2008):

Word of Mouth Productions presents: Charlotte's Web

Contact Information:

Becky McCants
214-734-7326

Full Description:

Based on the story by E.B. White, adapted for the stage by Joseph Robinette. Performances are: May 29th & 30th at 10:00am** May 30th & 31st at 7:30pm May 31st & June 1st at 3:30pm Ticket prices: **$5/weekday matinees All other performances: $8/Adults; $7/Sr. Adults & Students; $6/children under 12 To purchase call: 214-544-4630 or visit www.mckinneyperformingartscent­er.org 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. 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. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, IL Sponsored in part by: The McKinney Arts Commission and Target