Laurel Mill Playhouse Presents CHARLOTTE'S WEB, Opens 10/30

Laurel Mill Playhouse, located at 508 Main Street in historic Laurel, MD., presents Charlotte's Web, adapted by Joseph Robinette. and based on the book by E.B. White. Directed and produced by Patti and Stu Knazik, this family favorite opens October 30! Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing Company, performances run weekends through November 22 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2pm. No show on Halloween, Saturday, October 31. Tickets are $13 for general admission, $10 for students (18 and under) and seniors (65 and over). For reservations, please call 301-617-9906 and press 2. For further information visit the web site at www.laurelmillplayhouse.org or contact Maureen Rogers at maureencrogers@gmail.com or 301-452-2557.

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. The costumes and unit set may be quite simple-it's the story and relationships that make the show-or they may be as colorful and elaborate as you wish. 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. This is a beautiful, knowing play about friendship that will give your actors a great opportunity and your audience an evening of enchantment.

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