'Charlie Brown' opens this week

The musical, which is the CSC theatre program’s first production of the 2011-2012 academic year, will run Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 6-9. Show time is 7:30 p.m. each night except for Sunday, which features the 2 p.m. matinee.

Six CSC students have been preparing for their parts as the timeless characters created by Charles Schulz in his comic strip, “Peanuts.”

The cast includes Ammon Weser of Provo, Utah, as Charlie Brown, Derek Phelps of Sidney as Linus, Willis Miller of Deer Trail, Colo., as Schroeder, Jayma Loghry of Sidney as Lucy, Lauren Morris of Denver as Sally and Ashley Daniels of Sheridan, Wyo., as Snoopy.

 

Comments from the cast may be found by visiting the "Behind the Scenes" link at the CSC theatre program's website.

Roger Mays, the play’s director, said the students have gone through a great deal of time and effort to bring the comedy to life. He said it will be perfect for children and their parents, and no less ideal for college students.

In cooperation with the Chadron Library Foundation, the theatre program plans a special showing of the play for area school children Friday, Oct. 7, at noon. Also, area high school students will be on campus from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, for Theatre Day, in which CSC faculty and students will present workshops for aspiring actors and actresses.

Tickets for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” may be obtained in advance by contacting the CSC box office at 308-432-6207 or boxoffice@csc.edu.

“Charlie Brown” is one of four productions on the schedule for CSC’s theatre program for this academic year, and the only one being promoted for “the entire family.” Other plays on the schedule are “Doubt,” Nov. 17-20, “An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein,” Feb. 9-12, 2012, both for mature audiences. The final play, “Bus Stop,” on April 19-22, 2012, is billed as suitable for viewers age 13 and up.