Bowdoinham Community School
Bowdoinham Community School will present an adaptation of E.B. White’s classic tale Charlotte’s Web on Saturday, April 6 for two public performances at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Charlotte’s Web: We Are All Connected was created by 4th and 5th grade students working from E.B. White’s original text, led by professional teaching artist and theatre program coordinator Dana Legawiec. Students have been meeting after school since January to share their favorite recollections of the story, write and improvise favorite scenes, design sets, props and costumes, and share their perspectives on what this beloved tale of rural life and childhood means to them. The 4th and 5th grade students created an expansive theatrical world with enough characters and scenes to accommodate a cast of over sixty children from kindergarten through fifth grade.
Two free community performances take place Saturday, April 6 at 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. for pre-show art-making and community building activities for all ages. Parking and seating are limited, so audiences are advised to carpool and to arrive early. Donations will be accepted to support extracurricular Arts programming at Bowdoinham Community School. Bowdoinham Community School is located at 23 Cemetery Road in Bowdoinham.
“Friendship,” “Loyalty,” “Sacrifice.”
“How we all have to take care of each other.”
“Growing up;” “Getting old.”
“Bacon.”
This is what the story of Charlotte’s Web means to the children at Bowdoinham Community School.
What does it mean to you?
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