CSA You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown Auditions Datasheet
- June 16, 2024
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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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