From staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Show dates for ACTA Theater’s production of “Charlotte’s Web” begin this weekend.
Show dates are Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28. Weeknight and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m. Sunday shows are at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and children, and $10 for seniors 60 years and older.
Based on the novel by E.B. White, ACTA’s production of “Charlotte’s Web” is directed by Angie McGown and takes the audience on a journey from the Arable farm to the barn cellar located at the farm of Homer and Edith Zuckerman, where a friendship is forged between a spider and a pig. When Wilbur learns of the “conspiracy” that will eventually turn him into next winter’s bacon and ham, Charlotte devises a plan to save Wilbur’s life. With the help of Fern Arable, the other barnyard animals, and a rat, Charlotte promises Wilbur that she will find a way to preserve his life.
The cast includes Courtney Thomas, Elisha Guffey, Payton Tice, Nicholas Wetzel, Taylor Thomas, Caroline Rowe, Jayce Grace Clark, Carleigh Allen, Dan Guffey, Dawn Allen, Mike Rowe, Erica Egan, Lynne Long, Sara Hively, Will Glass, Meghan Godsey, Skylar Klotz, Kathleen Caraway, Tiffany Small, Taylor Hively, Katie Ennis, Danyelle Small, Rachel Small, Elizabeth Small and Sadie Elizabeth Anthony.
To reserve tickets, call the theater at 205-655-3902.