Charlotte's Web at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater

Oddfellows Playhouse Junior Repertory Company is staging E.B. White's classic story Charlotte’s Web. The production will run March 12 - 14 at Oddfellows Playhouse, located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown. 

Charlotte’s Web follows Wilbur, a runty spring pig facing an uncertain future, and Charlotte, the spider who befriends him and works to save his life, proving that even the smallest voice can make a difference. At its heart, Charlotte’s Web is a story about friendship. Wilbur and Charlotte don’t look alike, don’t live alike, and certainly don’t think alike, and yet they choose each other. Through them, we see that kindness isn’t just a feeling. It’s something you do. It lives in the words we choose and in the strength it takes to stand beside a friend. As the animals in Zuckerman’s Barn begin to see one another differently, we begin to understand that compassion builds community, that loving deeply carries the risk of loss, and that life is measured not by its length, but by how we show up for one another.

Directed by Dan Schmidt, Charlotte’s Web features scenic design by Annalisa Correia, costume design by Chenoa Albertson, lighting design by Aaron Westcott, sound design by Joseph Getter, properties design by Pam Lang, and technical direction by Mia Moore. The stage adaptation was written by Joseph Robinette.

Performances will be at 7pm on March 12  -14, with a 2pm matinee performance on Saturday, March 14. Tickets for Charlotte’s Web are $20 for adults and $12 for students, with a “Pay-What-You-Can” preview on Thursday, March 12. “Big Heart” tickets for $25 are available for anyone wanting to support Oddfellows’ work with young people, the arts and social justice. Tickets may be purchased at https://www.oddfellows.org/shows--tickets.html or by emailing info@oddfellows.org or calling (860) 347-6143. 

Charlotte's Web is made possible thanks to generous support from the City of Middletown, Cornelia T. Bailey Charitable Fund, George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation, Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation and The Tinty Foundation. Additional funding is provided by American Savings Foundation, Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD, Middletown Commission on the Arts, Middlesex County Community Foundation, The Fund for Greater Hartford, Liberty Bank Foundation, Middletown Youth Services Bureau, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention), Middlesex United Way, CT Humanities (Directed Local Funds), Eversource Energy Foundation, National Arts Relief Fund, Middletown Health Department, many generous individual donors, and you, supporting youth arts in Connecticut by purchasing a ticket for this performance.