Just a couple of things that struck me,
The cast couldn't think of names for the three baby spiders of Charlotte that decide to stay at the barn after they are born. Two girl spiders and one boy spider, they came up with the names for the girls and when it came time to name the boy Aidan suggested "Nic". The first night of the play I couldn't control the tears, not just from the name, but from what Aidan suggested for a name.
Listening to the play on Saturday (I think I was wrapped up on Friday's performance with paying more attention to Aidan than the rest of the play) I started thinking about how the play followed Nic's life (not that the play was written for him, or that I even know the meaning behind the play), but Charlotte reminded me of Nic.
- Charlotte looked out for the "runt pig" / Nic was always there looking out for others, helping them whenever he could, not even thinking about the consequences in his own life.
- Everyone of the animals and humans in the barnyard loved Charlotte / I never heard anyone say anything other than good things about Nic, even the older crowd at the VFW loved the kid, and enjoyed talking to him.
- Charlotte left behind 514 babies, now, Nic only had one, so how does that relate? Well, 511 of the babies that Charlotte had flew away on their web strand (maybe that's how many he touched in his life that went out and played it forward), Three of them stayed behind to be close to Wilbur and to learn more and share more about Charlotte (are those three Vickie, Reniece and Adriane?) Did they stay behind to share the memory of Nic with everyone or did they just stay behind to share the memory of a great dad, brother, uncle and son?
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