SMH Musical 1988
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
March 25, 26, 27, 1988
ãYouâre a Good Man, Charlie Brownä was featured at this yearâs fall musical. Based on
the comic strip ãPeanutsä, the cast received much applause for their humorous rendition.
Jack and Wally Roberts perfected the musical end of the production while Mrs. Milena
helped compose dance sequences, and the stage crew worked hard building props behind
the scenes. The production not only showed the talent of individuals but also the
combined team effort that made the play so enjoyable.
Cast
Charlie Brown..................................................................David Manoucheri
Linus.....................................................................................Kevin Liewer
Schroeder.............................................................................Mike Mejstrik
Lucy...................................................................................Nicole Hansen
Frieda..................................................................................Loraine Peter
Snoopy.....................................................................................Sue Duffy
Peppermint Patty...................................................................Joan Ramold
Pig Pen..............................................................................Pat Schneider
Sally...................................................................................Carole Liewer
Marcie.................................................................................Karen Dugan
Chorus
Diane Schneider
Kala Tomjack
Heather Miles
Musicians
Piano........................................................................Jack Roberts
Cello........................................................................Wally Roberts
Crew
Posters..........................................................................Tom Balk
Lights.........................................................................Keith Asher
Set Construction.......................................................Leigh Mueller
Prop Manager........................................................Megan Froelich
Sound....................................................................Kris Schneider
Crew Captain..............................................................Greg Herley
Musical Numbers
Act One
1. Opening..............................................................................Musicians
2. Youâre A Good Man, Charlie Brown..........................................Company
3. Schroeder...................................................................................Lucy
4. Snoopy....................................................................................Snoopy
5. My Blanket and Me......................................................................Linus
6. The Kite.........................................................................Charlie Brown
7. The Doctor Is In................................................Lucy and Charlie Brown
8. The Book Report...............................................Lucy, Linus, Schroeder
and Charlie Brown
Act Two
9. The Baseball game..........................................Charlie Brown & Company
10. Glee Club Rehearsal................................Lucy, Linus, Frieda,Schroeder
Charlie Brown and Snoopy
11. Little Known Facts......................................Lucy, Charlie Brown & Linus
12. Suppertime..........................................................Snoopy and Company
13. Happiness.............................................................................Company
History Of
Since 1971, three more feature-length films have been completed and many more
television specials including ãA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,ä ãYouâre A Good Sport,
Charlie Brown,ä ãItâs the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,ä and ãSheâs A Good Skate,
Charlie Brown.ä
Charlie M. Schulz has been honored by the Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences with four Emmy awards. He has twice been awarded the ãReuben,ä voted by the
National Cartoonists Society. Schulz is the only cartoonist to win the award twice.
Colleges and organizations that have honored Schulz include Anderson College in Indiana,
St. Maryâs College in Calif., Yale University, the National Education Society, and the Art
Directors Club of New York. May 24 was proclaimed Charles Schulz Day in California
by Govenor Ronald Regan. June 17 is ãPeanuts Dayä in San Diego.
Charlie Brown is everybodyâs little boy. Charlie Brownâs daily struggles often
reflect our own daily struggles. He never gives up, he never stops trying tosurvive. Charlie
Brown is Charles Schulz. The Comic strip is merely an abstraction of Schulz's own life. "Sparky" loves baseball, tennis, hockey, skating, and jogging and hates school! Schulz doesn't pretend to be an expert on Beethoven, psychiatry, or theology, but with the basic knowledge of these subjects, he can explore the childhood psyche. Children seem so innocent, but often times, they know more than they think they do. The way they communicate is usually straightforward and honest, but they can be very crurl in their honesty. The "Charlie Brown" characters are samples of the sophistication and lost innocence of the adult world. They also have their own, very real childhood problems that seem extremely serious to themselves, but probably not to their parents and other teachers. The children of "Peanuts" and children in general are simply younger adults and certainly very special and important human beings.
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