YES Youth Production
Charlotte's Web

July 15, 2023 through July 30, 2023
Saturdays and Sundays at 11 am
While Wilbur’s being born as the runt of the litter put his life in danger, his extraordinary relationship with the kind and brilliant spider Charlotte, as well as Fern’s love for him, weave a tale of love, purpose, sacrifice, and the extra mile you go to make and sustain a beautiful friendship. The play celebrates Charlotte’s words: “how very special we are, for just a moment, to be part of life’s eternal rhyme” and offers everyone the sage advice to “get plenty of sleep, stay healthy and stop worrying.”
Cast
Chorus
Wilbur
Fern
Martha Arable
John Arable
Avery Arable
Edith Zuckerman
Homer Zuckerman
Lurvy
Goose
Gander
Templeton
Lamb
Sheep
Charlotte
Photographer/Reporter
Tallula
Spectators
Judges
Announcer
Fairgoers
Joy Spider
Aranea Spider
Nellie Spider
Sage Starkovich, Charley McCain, Vitalina Moncher
Maia Goldberg
RoseMarie Mollo
Isabella Sanesi
Joaquin Hosfeld
Finnley Blaine
Ariel Adelson
Aydin Washington
Charli Austin
Harper Sawicki
Jack Kandell-Ehler
Rahland Keller
Kayla Anjali
Sahar Aguilar
Ever Golden
Grace Dohrmann
Grace Dohrmann
Jack Kandell-Ehler, Blaine Williams
Madeleine Golden, Aaliyah McGee, Harper Sawicki
Aaliyah McGee
Sahar Aguilar, Kayla Anjali, Madeleine Golden, Blaine Williams
August Golden
Zoe Outwater
Alexis Britton


Based on the book by E.B. White
Adapted by Joseph Robinette
Directed by William Wilday
Asissant Directed by Elizabeth Michalak
Produced by Cori Goldberg and Elizabeth Michalak
Youth Produced by Emily OckoMichalak
William Wilday
William Wilday (Director) has directed more than seventy productions in Southern California and Western Pennsylvania. His productions of Fences, The Diviners, and Tea won SMTG Geoffrey Awards for Best Direction. Recent directing work at YES includes Alice, his adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio, and The Jungle Book. At MWT mainstage: Psycho Beach Party, The Girlhood of
Shakespeare’s Heroines, Fences, The Crucible, Sueño, and The Lion In Winter. He has designed lighting for hundreds of productions. Some of them include The Producers, Spring Awakening, Spamalot, Avenue Q, The Odd Couple, Crazy For You, Sweeney Todd, Chicago, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Urinetown, and The Secret Garden at MWT, Exit The King at Classical Theatre Lab, Sarah’s War at the Hudson, Julia at New York’s 59e59, Broken, Four Dogs and a Bone, My Anne, Sweet Thursday, Nora, Rosalind/The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, Blue Jay Singing In The Dead Of Night, Birdbrain, Island of Brilliance, Becky’s New Car, The Browning Version, The Wild Boy, Lions, Simpatico, and Informed Consent at Pacific Resident Theatre, Sirens at The Secret Rose, and Willie Wonka, Beauty and the Beast, FreckleFace Strawberry, Romeo and Juliet, Seussical (the Musical), Pinkalicious, A Wrinkle In Time, and Brave Irene for YES!


