Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA
Monday, October 6, 2025
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 5:30PM - 5:50PM
To schedule an appointment please select an appointment time here:
https://calendly.com/wheelockfamilytheatre/equity-principal-auditions-charlottesweb
If you have questions, please email
wftcast@bu.edu
Equity members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
Visit
WheelockFamilyTheatre.org/auditions for more information.
LOA
$600 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)
Equity actors for roles in CHARLOTTE'S WEB (see breakdown).
Please prepare a monologue of your choosing OR select up to two sides from the show. A reader will be provided. Sides can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X1KTAlXd6B77_owywwWZ-XrJROUHRZPR?usp=drive_link
Wheelock Family Theatre
180 Riverway
Boston, MA 02215-4109
Adapted by Joseph Robinette
Based on the book by E.B. White
Callbacks: Wednesday, October 15 from 4 pm to 9 pm
First Rehearsal: 3/10/26
Tech Starts: 3/26/26
Previews: 4/1, 4/2 @ 10:30 am & 4/3 at 2 pm
Opening: 4/4 at 2 pm
Closing: 4/26 at 2 pm
Rehearsals are typically Tuesday - Friday evenings & Saturday and Sunday during the day. Please see the full production calendar for the performance schedule.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, recognizes the need for expanding the participation of artists who have been historically underrepresented on stage due to race, ethnicity, disability, gender expression, and sexual orientation. We endeavor to cast these individuals in roles where race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or the presence or absence of a disability is not germane and in which their identities align with those of a character.
Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns. However limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities.
Wheelock Family Theatre pledges to produce and celebrate theater that is representative of, and centers characters as well as actors who share the diverse and intersectional identities as those that exist within our audiences. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.
NOTE: All roles will be understudied. There will be no double casting of youth roles for this production. Understudies will be cast during the principal audition process.
TRACK #1 | Wilbur, the endearing runt pig full of heart and wonder, doubles as part of the Chorus.
TRACK #2 | Charlotte, the wise and graceful spider whose clever webs save Wilbur, doubles as part of the Chorus.
TRACK #3 | Lurvy, the kindly farmhand; Templeton, the sly, self-serving rat; the lively Announcer at the Fair; doubles as part of the Chorus.
TRACK #4 | Mrs. Arable, Fern’s caring mother; the chatty and excitable Goose; doubles as part of the Chorus.
TRACK #5 | Mr. Arable, Fern’s practical father; the blustery, protective Gander; doubles as part of the Chorus.
TRACK #6 | Homer Zuckerman, the no-nonsense farmer; the wry, world-weary Sheep; Uncle, the prize pig at the fair, doubles as part of the Chorus.
TRACK #7 | Fern Arable, the compassionate young girl who first saves Wilbur; and is part of the Chorus. Aged 9 to 14.
TRACK #8 | Avery, Fern’s mischievous brother; a bustling Reporter/Photographer at the fair; and is part of the Chorus. Aged 14 to 17.
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