You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown opens at Lincoln Community High School
Performances scheduled for tonight, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon

 

[May 06, 2021]  The cast, crew and directors of the Lincoln Community High School are excited to be bringing a play to the community this season, starting tonight, Thursday, May 6.

There will be multiple opportunities to view the play as it will be performed on Thursday night and Friday night starting at 7 p.m., Saturday night starting at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. The play will be performed on the stage of the LCHS auditorium. Social distancing is expected and face masks will be required. Tickets will be $8 for children, students and senior citizens and $10 for adults.

The cast of primary characters is divided into two groups. The Red Cast will perform on Thursday and Saturday.

Those actors are:

Charlie Brown - Eli Hewitt
Linus - Mal Osborne
Schroeder - Nikos Poulos
Lucy - Caroline Ahrends
Sally - Alaina Taylor
Peppermint Patty - Jacey Cooper
Snoopy - Mackinze Carter

The green cast will perform on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon. Those actors are:

Charlie Brown - Eli Hewitt
Linus - Liam Luken
Schroeder - Nikos Poulos
Lucy - Grace Mathon
Sally - Kaylea Ingram
Peppermint Patty - Adalyn Stone
Snoopy - Mackinze Carter

As the days to show time were winding down, Tuesday afternoon the cast and crew were busy working on the tricky parts of the play, including a few musical numbers that just needed a little fine tuning.



Within the play there will be plenty of the typical shenanigans and laughs at the expense of the main character Charlie Brown.



In this scene, Lucy (left) is listing all the reasons no one, not even Snoopy, truly likes Charlie Brown.



There will also be some special scenes for Snoopy as no Charlie Brown show would complete without Snoopy and his battle with the Red Baron.

During two of Snoopy’s scenes strobe lights will be used. This should be noted for guests with special health concerns that could be impacted by the flashing light.



Charlie Brown's baby sister, Sally, and the love of her life Linus (pictured left Sally in Pink and Linus with his blanket), are included in several scenes.

And, of course, there is Charlie Brown. Eli Hewitt will perform as Charlie Brown in all four performances. Charlie Brown will struggle through the big questions in life such as why he can’t fly a kite.

Included in the production is a long list of “behind the scenes” members. See a complete list of all those involved in the production at the end of this article.



The play is being guided by director Kim Peterson-Quinn with music directed by Tim Searby.

CAST & CREW as listed in the play program

Red Cast (Thursday/Saturday)
Charlie Brown - Eli Hewitt
Linus - Mal Osborne
Schroeder - Nikos Poulos
Lucy - Caroline Ahrends
Sally - Alaina Taylor
Peppermint Patty - Jacey Cooper
Snoopy - Mackinze Carter


Green Cast (Friday/Sunday)
Charlie Brown - Eli Hewitt
Linus - Liam Luken
Schroeder - Nikos Poulos
Lucy - Grace Mathon
Sally - Kaylea Ingram
Peppermint Patty - Adalyn Stone
Snoopy - Mackinze Carter

Ensemble
Marcie - Abby Smith
Violet - Abby Stiefvater
Pig Pen - Logan Pumfrey
Lydia - Cadence Shawgo
Shermy - Joshua Schleich

Orchestra Pit
Joe DiPasquale
Aubrey Spencer
Joe Kuhlman
Becky Kunken
Julie Kasa
David Helm

Light Crew
Claire Steiner
Bella Willis
Stormy Willis
Lauren Worth
Lacy Buss

Stage Managers
Katie Hackwith
Cadence Shawgo



Sound Crew
Ely Kleinsmith
Logan Jordan
Joe Vitti

Production Staff
Director: Kim Peterson-Quinn
Vocal music: Tim Searby
Instrumental music: Nigel Range
Set Design: Ryan Swaar at Ace Sign Design

Student Choreographers
Mackinze Carter
Kaylea Ingram
Katie Hackwith
Alaina Taylor

Special thanks

Tanya Poulos, Curtis and Carrie Schleich, Jody Cooper, David Smith, Lloyd Kirby and the WLCN radio show, Ryan Swaar, LCHS Administration, custodial staff, and faculty, Jules Kasa, Tim Searby, Anthony Brummet, Ron and Cody Shawgo, Julie Ballard, Ely Kleinsmith, Logan Jordan, Joe Vitti, David Helm, Joslyn and Mark Mathon, Tom Quinn, Angie Cyrulik

*Warning: a strobe light will be used after the song “Snoopy” and during the Red Baron scene

*Face masks and social distancing is expected

[Nila Smith]