CSA You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown Auditions Datasheet

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Based on The Comic Strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Directed by Dana South
Performances April 4-7

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown Auditions

Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang explore life’s great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes, and celebrate the joy of friendship.

Audition Information

Monday, February 5, and Wednesday, February 7, from 6-9pm Studio 1 at Marion’s Community School of the Arts
Those auditioning will be asked to sign up for a 15 minute audition slot. You are not required to attend both nights, but are welcome to if you so desire. Those auditioning will need to prepare to sing all songs and read all sides available for every character they are interested in. There is a potential call back on Thursday, February 8, from 6-9pm if needed. Those called back will be let known by Wednesday evening at the latest. A pdf audition packet including all character sides and a pdf including song links to practice singing will be added to the Civic website.

Rehearsal schedule information

First read through will be the Thursday immediately following auditions – Thursday, February 8.
If callbacks need to happen, read through will be pushed to Monday. Rehearsals will then officially begin on Monday, February 12. Rehearsals will be on Mondays through Thursdays at the Community School of the Arts from 6:30-9:30pm, with more rehearsals added closer towards the performance dates. There will be added Fridays and/or Saturday rehearsals as
needed. Please let the director know if you have any conflicts from February 12 – April 7. There must be no conflicts starting April 1-7 for show week.

Character Breakdown

Total of 6 characters
All characters are open to any gender as long as they can fit the vocal ability All roles are open to all adult ages (actors aged 18 and up)

Charlie Brown – age 8 – Baritone (Bb3 to F4)
The sometimes optimistic, sometimes self-deprecatory main character. THe show is a day in the life of Charlie Brown. A lovable loser, his main characteristics are either self-defeating
stubbornness or admirable determined persistence to try his best against all odds. He can never win a ballgame, but continues playing baseball; he can never fly a kite successfully, but
continues trying to do so. Dominated by insecurities, this lovable blockhead is affable, humble but smart and vulnerable.

Sally Brown – age 6 – Soprano (B4 to Ab5)
A highly articulate, charismatic, lovable, sometimes eccentric and argumentative younger sister to Charlie Brown. Despite being portrayed as innocent and adorable, she is noticeably intelligent for her age. She is absurdly intense, balancing angst with innocence, sweet but a skeptic. She has a crush on Linus.

Linus Van Pelt – age 6 – Baritone (Bb3 to E4)
The thumb-sucking, blanket-dependent younger brother to Lucy – and Charlie Brown’s best friend. Though young, he is the most mature character in the bunch. He is unusually smart and he acts as the show’s philosopher. Despite his mature vocabulary, juvenile aspects of his character are also displayed; for example, Linus is almost always depicted holding his blue security blanket and sucking his thumb. He is acutely sensitive with brains and warmth.

Lucy Van Pelt – age 8 – Mezzo/Alto (G3 to F5)
The crabby, opinionated, manipulative, self-important older sister to Linus who bosses Charlie Brown around and perpetually offers arm-chair psychiatric advice for her rate of five cents. She has dimension – she has the ability to be a brute but also allow her compassion to shine when necessary. She is actually a friend to Charlie Brown and is constantly looking for ways to help him and Linus, though she is often misguided and pushy in her attempts to help. She has a strong, unrequited crush on Schroeder.

Snoopy – Tenor/Soprano (C3 to A5/C4 to A6)
Charlie Brown’s dog. A clownish, vaudevillian scene stealer who can really “sell it.” Snoopy is more human-like than a dog. His character is that of a dog who pretends to be a person (or who sometimes forgets he is a dog). He is smart, wise-cracking and joyous.

Schroeder – age 8 – Tenor (Bb3 to Ab4)
A friend to Charlie Brown, he is distinguished by his precocious skill at playing the toy piano, as well as by his love of classical music and the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. He is Lucy’s love interest but he couldn’t care less about her. His love is Beethoven and he is very serious about his musical hobby. That being said, he comes out and shines in “Beethoven Day,” which can be a show stopper.

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