Shows on Thursday & Friday, Nov. 7-8, and Sunday, Nov. 10
Perryville High School’s Silver Dagger players will present the children’s classic “Charlotte’s Web,” with a special Sunday show.
“Performances are set for Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7-8, and Sunday, Nov. 10,” said director Jennifer Birk-Cook. “There is no Saturday evening show because several of our cast members made the All-District Choir, which is on the same day.”
Tickets are $7 each at the door. Performances are held in the Old Senior High Performing Arts Auditorium at 400 Edwards St.
Based on E.B. White’s novel, the play tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his devoted friend Charlotte, the spider who saves his life by writing about him in her web.
The cast includes Sofia Buerck as Fern, Josie Lohmann as Wilbur, Libby Hemman as young Wilbur, and Katie Broeking as Charlotte. Jared Stortz performs as John Arable, Anelia Miller as Martha Arable, and Dewey Warren as Avery Arable. Blake Bodendieck plays Homer Zuckerman, Chloe Cox plays Edith Zuckerman, Grant Hotop plays Lurvy, Wyatt Duncan is Templeton, Sarah Coldwell is Goose, Riley Kemp is Gander, and the Little Goslings are played by Yasmin Tripp, Elizabeth Brown, Lacey Klassen, Faith Camarillo, Libby Hemman, and Mila Bachmann. Taylor Ebersohl is the sheep, Taylor Cox is the lamb, Abigail Bridges and Scout Baskin are the members, Yasmin Tripp is the reporter, and Uncle is played by John Cross and Riley Kemp. Uncle’s fan club is played by Mila Bachmann and Faith Camarillo. Mason Cottner plays the announcer, and the spectators are Taylor Ebersohl, and Eloise Bollinger. The fairgoers are played by Yasmin Tripp, Eloise Bollinger, and Taylor Ebersohl. The baby spiders are played by Taylor Cox, Sarah Coldwell, and Yasmin Tripp. The judges are played by Mason Cottner, Eloise Bollinger, and Taylor Ebersohl. Henry Fussy is played by Riley Kemp.
The stage manager for “Charlotte’s Web” is Ryleigh