By Bek Szilagyi Okay, so here’s the thing. Lucy Van Pelt isn’t bossy. We need to use different terminology. Lucy Van Pelt has “Executive Leadership Skills.” This is essential for Lucy’s character. If we ignore her natural gift to command a room, or her self confidence, we’ve lost her essence. Now that we’ve cleared that…
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By Ally BilderbackSally Brown, the oh so adorable and slightly mischievous younger sister of Charlie Brown. She is also the youngest member of the Peanuts gang which automatically gives her motivation to be superfluous in her own endearing way. One of the things that makes Sally who she is as a character is her over…
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By Michael KeigherWhen I learned that AOTC was doing You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,. I knew exactly how I wanted to be a part of the experience. In the past 9 years, Acting Out Theatre Co. has continued to grow and expand in many beautiful ways. One area that I knew I wanted to…
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By Julie GindyYou’re a Good Man Charlie Brown set building has been in full force at my house for quite sometime. I happen to be married to Jeff Gindy,“The World Famous Set Builder”It’s pretty sweet deal. I design, he builds and then I paint, OK sometimes we paint but we always get the job done!…
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By Case Koerner In the world of musical theatre, there is a genre of shows that we like to call “dance shows.” They are shows like West Side Story, Cats, and Newsies whose names conjure up exciting images of impressive dancing, intricate movement, and jaw-dropping choreography. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is not a…
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By Kaleb MillerIt has now been over a month since I first found out that I would be portraying Charlie Brown in Acting Out Theater Company’s You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. I have to admit, portraying such a globally iconic character such as Charlie Brown has been quite the intimidating task! He is a character…
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Each year as we choose of our summer show we also consider where is the best location to stage it. We take this decision very seriously. Many components are necessary to consider in order for us to have a successful production. We need space to build a stage, a backstage area ,a roomy area for…
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By Paula Denault Charles Monroe Schulz was born on November 26, 1922 in St. Paul Minnesota. It seems he was destined for comic strips, for soon after Charles was born his uncle dubbed him “Sparky” after the horse Spark Plug from the Barney Google comic strip, and every Sunday throughout his childhood he and his…
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It’s hard to believe that You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown never originated as a musical. During the 1960s, American composer and songwriter, Clark Gesner, wrote songs based off of Charles Schulz Peanuts characters, but was unable to get permission from the United Features Syndicate to use the famous characters names in his songs. Gesner…
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Acting Out Theatre Co., You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown“Happiness Is…” Rock Project Last year AOTC challenged area artists to transform an ordinary brick into a work of art using West Side Story, the musical, as inspiration. This year we are asking area artists to transform Charlie Brown’s dreaded trick-or-treat rocks into works of art…
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