The multi-legged heroine of Northwestern University's spring 2008 family stage production of Joseph Robinette's interpretation of E. B. White's classic children's tale "Charlotte's Web" is a spider with an important message about what it means to be a friend.
Charlotte's Web will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10; 7 p.m. Friday, April 11; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12; and 2 p.m.; Sunday, April 13, at the University's Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston campus. The performances are open to the public.Northwestern University's Theatre and Interpretation Center also has scheduled a 10 a.m. Friday, April 11, performance for local school groups at the Barber Theater. Tickets for the special April 11 performance must be reserved through the Theatre and Interpretation Center Box Office at (847) 491-7282.Following its Evanston campus run, the hour-long family play will tour Evanston-area schools this spring as part of the University's community outreach program. In-school performances may be reserved by calling (847) 491-5146."Charlotte's Web is a story about a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte set on the Zuckerman farm. As the story unfolds, Charlotte teaches the audience the true meaning of friendship and acceptance. The tale also provides a glimpse of the cycles of life when Charlotte dies and her offspring are born and become friends with Wilbur," state press notes.Videos