Anticipation is building as WAG, Wylie Acting Group for Children, prepares to present Charlotte’s Web on stage at the Wylie East High School Auditorium, 3000 Wylie East Drive.
The show opens at 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, with additional performances at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21.
The show is sponsored in part by Wylie Gold & Silver.
The cast includes Brianna Kincaid as Fern Arable, Baylie Etchieson as Martha Arable, Alex Lohmar as Avery Arable, Connor Snodgrass as John Arable, Eliot Teinert as Homer Zuckerman, Courtney Ezagui as Edith Zuckerman, Destiny Whitney as Lurvy, Jarren Harbison at Wilbur, Ginna Gillispie as Templeton, Micah Clayton as Charlotte, Becca Carter as Goose, Andrew Barlow as Gander, Benjamin Singleton as Sheep-Ram, Aaron Earls as Lamb, Ruthie Bullard as Chorus 1, Zoe Samuels as Chorus 2, Emily Wallace as Chorus 3, Alex harrison as Reporter, Connor Hulla as Photographer, Elianna Bagdasarian as Spectator 1, Gemma Warren as Spectator 2, Lilly Wiskur (Essay Winner!) as Spectator 3, Jaden Cummings as Judge 1, Tyler West as Judge 2, Savannah Lejeune, Judge 3, Lydia Shumard as Fairgoer 1, Madison Harbison as Fairgoer 2, Amber Chesser as Fairgoer 3, Ty Cain-Kite Flyer as Fairgoer 4, Haley Spiegel (Essay Winner!) as Fairgoer 5, Carson Evans as Announcer, Caleb Cummings as Uncle, Savannah Harbison as Spider 1, Alexandria Earls as Spider 2, Faith Sedding as Spider 3, Sabrina Taylor as Spider 4, and Alicia Earls as Spider 5.
The crew includes: Hana Cain, Bryanna Lopez, Carissa Thatcher, Robert Thatcher, Randy Cain, Summer Elliott, Kayden Rodgers, and Danny Davis.
Tickets are $7 for ages 18 and up; $5 for ages 4 to 17; and free for children 3 and under. Discounts apply to advance purchases at wagforchildren.org.
SILENT AUCTION
Don’t miss WAG’s annual Silent Auction, one of its largest fundraising events of the year, which will be at the theater on Friday, April 20, opening night of Charlotte’s Web. Help support WAG and kick off the 2012 season by bidding on tons of great items, including a James Avery wildflower bangle bracelet, Hamburger Happy Meal a Week for A Year at an O’Reilly’s McDonalds location, Big Mac a Week for A Year at an O’Reilly’s McDonalds location, One week of Drama Camp at Drama Kids of Collin County, two tickets for Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Dallas Theatre Center, and One day of drop in summer care at Holy Family School in McKinney.
WAG is a nonprofit organization whose missions is to educate and enrich the lives of children and families through the magic of community theater.
Visit WAG on Facebook at facebook.com/WAGforChildren.
Photo by Christi Spenrath of Shine for His Glory Photography.
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