Based on the Comic Strip, “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Clark M. Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
April 30 @ 7:30 pm
May 1 & 2 @ 7:30 pm
May 2 @ 2 pm
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown is produced by arrangement with
TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC,. 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022
To help us give you the best possible production, we ask you to please:
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during the performance. If you must leave, please wait until the house lights are up or there is a scene change.
Video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
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SYNOPSIS
A program note says that the time of the action is “an average day in the life of Charlie
Brown.” It really is just that; a day made up of little moments of Charlie Brown’s life from
Valentine’s Day, the baseball season, and wild optimism to utter despair. They are all
mixed in with the lives of his friends (both human and non-human) and strung together
on the string of a single day; from bright uncertain morning to hopeful starlit evening.
(from tams-witmark.com)
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT 1
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Schroeder
Snoopy
My Blanket And Me
The Kite
The Doctor Is In
Beethoven Day
The Book Report
ACT 2
My New Philosophy
T-E-A-M (The Baseball Game)
Glee Club Rehearsal
Little Known Facts
Suppertime
Happiness
Bows
CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEAR ANCE)
Linus........................................................................................................................................Stefan Schallack
Charlie Brown............................................................................................................................... Alex Quade
Sally..............................................................................................................................................Redding Tews
Lucy...............................................................................................................................................Livy Commer
Schroeder.............................................................................................................................................. Van Rao
Snoopy......................................................................................................................................... Siân Whitney
Linus Understudy and Chorus...................................................................................Brandon Haughey
Charlie Brown Understudy and Chorus.......................................................................... Patrick Collins
Sally Understudy and Chorus....................................................................................... Maya Goldbaum
Lucy Understudy and Chorus...............................................................................Beatrice Rassmussen
Schroeder Understudy and Chorus..................................................................................Trevor Nelson
Snoopy Understudy and Chorus.....................................................................................Evan Schallack
PRODUCTION CREW
Director............................................................................................................................... Ms. Colleen Lentz
Assistant Director.......................................................................................................................Julia Buskirk
Music Director...................................................................................................................Ms. Nancy Wiecki
Pit Orchestra Conductor................................................................................................Ms. Nancy Wiecki
Stage Manager.............................................................................................................................Jacob Selby
Artistic Director/Designer............................................................................................ Ms. Colleen Lentz
Technical Director................................................................................................................. Mr. Adam Cain
Assistant Technical Director..............................................................................................Patrick Sanders
Costume Heads.................................................................................Brittany Katcha and Maria Olsson
Costume Coordinators........................................ Mrs. Allison Whitney and Mrs. Jenni Goldbaum
Sound Engineer.................................................................................................................. Jaiyanna Bolton
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PRODUCTION CREW
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Lights...........................................................................................................................................Sydney Smith
Poster/Cover Art.........................................................................................................................Zev Woskoff
Volunteer Coordinator................................................................................................ Mrs. Katie Commer
Woodstock Puppet Designer.....................................................................................Brandon Haughey
PIT ORCHESTR A
Esther Lee....................................................................................................................... Flute and Keyboard
Marissa Davies..................................................................................................................................Keyboard
Sam Flint............................................................................................................................. Tenor Saxophone
Claire O’Malley..................................................................................................................... Alto Saxophone
Annika Gogan...........................................................................................................................................Violin
TJ Davies...................................................................................................................................................... Viola
Ian Wasserman.......................................................................................................................................... Cello
Nick Spiroff......................................................................................................................................Percussion
S TAG E C R E W
Sound......................................................................................................................................... Drew Forbush
Sound Board Operator..................................................................................................... Jaiyanna Bolton
Light Board Operator.............................................................................................................Sydney Smith
Spot Operator.......................................................................................................................... Bobby Pondel
Fly Crew...................................................................................................................................Patrick Sanders
Stagehands............................................................................Chloe Ricks, Jessie Fetting, Sarah Hasker
BUILD CREW
Jaiyanna Bolton, Julia Buskirk, Drew Forbush, Sarah Hasker, Brittany Katcha, Jackson
Lazovick, Bobby Pondel, Patrick Sanders, Jacob Selby, Sydney Smith, Dreyel Taylor,
Chloe Ricks, Jessie Fetting, Evan Schallack
D R A M A B OA R D
Presidents............................................................................................Zev Woskoff and Stefan Schallack
Vice President.............................................................................................................................. Erin Bentley
Treasurer...................................................................................................................................... Audrey Head
Secretaries..............................................................................................Redding Tews and Siân Whitney
Dramaturgy................................................................................... Brandon Haughey and Evan Howell
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
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CAST BIOGR APHIES
Redding Tews (Sally Brown) ‘16 Redding
is extremely childish, so playing the role
of Sally Brown has been relatively easy.
You may best remember Redding from
WFBHS’s performance of Footloose as
the role of Rusty, where she rocked a pair
of sunglasses to prevent her concussed
head from exploding. Other roles include
Elaine Harper in Arsenic and Old Lace and
a dancing cupcake in Pinkalicious: The
Musical. A freaking cupcake. When not
performing, Redding enjoys...oh wait, all
she does is theatre. Nevermind. She would
like to thank the original Miranda Sings
Livy Commer and the instafamous Sian
Whitney for always being there for her
during long rehearsals and her adopted
brother Charlie. Enjoy the show!
Jacob Selby (Stage Manager) ‘16 is
excited for his first job as Stage Manager
at Whitefish Bay HS. He is hard working
and one of the more senior members
of the crew. His previous job/s was light
designer/light board operator for the past
6 or more shows, which included last year’s
one act, “The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare: Abridged,” Arsenic and Old
Lace,” and “Hello Dolly.” For his first “ruling”
for the under classmen he would like to
remind them that no matter what they
think, he still rules them with an iron fist
and a welcoming hug.
Alex Quade (Charlie Brown) ‘17 is
extremely excited to be back on the WFB
high school stage! He just appeared as
Willard in Footloose, and last year he
appeared in Hello Dolly and The Nerd
(Warnock Waldgrave). Alex has also
performed in First Stage shows such as
Shrek, the Musical (Pig), and The Three Little
Pigs (Bao). Enjoy the show!
Van Rao (Schroeder) ‘17 is really pumped
to play the role of Schroeder. He loves
being in musicals, his most recent being
Footloose. He hopes to continue his
musical career throughout High School. He
would like to thank his parents for all their
support. Other than theater Van enjoys
playing piano and soccer.
Maya Goldbaum (Sally Brown
Understudy) ‘17 is ecstatic to be in this
amazing performance of You’re a Good
Man Charlie Brown. You may have seen
her in Hello, Dolly! last year. She was also
in multiple shows in middle school and
earlier. I would like to thank Ms. Lentz and
Julia Buskirk for putting so much time and
effort into this show! Maya also enjoys
playing guitar and doing gymnastics.
Evan Schallack (Snoopy Understudy)
‘18 is thoroughly excited to be Snoopy
and Shermy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie
Brown. He has been in three shows in the
past, including Get Smart, Music Man Junior
and Little Mermaid Junior. He would like to
thank his parents for being so supportive
of him leading up to the show, and would
also like to thank his cast for being so
awesome.
Patrick Collins (Charlie Brown
Understudy) ‘16 is excited to be involved
WFBHS’ production of You’re a Good Man
Charlie Brown. You may have seen him as
Chuck Cranston in Footloose or as Stanley
in Hello Dolly! He would like to thank
the director and cast for a wonderful
experience. He hopes you enjoy the show!
Beatrice Rasmussen (Lucy Van Pelt
Understudy) ‘18 This is Beatrice’s first High
School production, and she could not be
more excited! Bea was in 3 Middle School
Livy Commer (Lucy Van Pelt) ‘15 is very
shows and has always loved to act. The
excited to be in a musical for the first time. character of Lucy Van Pelt comes naturally
She feels so lucky to be involved in a show to Beatrice because of her previous roles as
with so many great people.She also wants
“Amaryllis” from The Music Man and “Eloise”
to thank Ms. Lentz for all her hard work,
from Eloise at the Plaza. In her free time she
and Redding and Sian for keeping her sane. enjoys sailing, swimming and spending as
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much time on the water as possible. She
would like to thank her family for their
support and all of the upperclassmen in
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown for being
such great role models.
Trevor Nelson (Schroeder Understudy)
‘15 (Editors Note: Due to monetary
constraints, the rest of this bio had
to removed.We apologize for the
inconvenience. Instead, please enjoy this
picture of Charlie Brown, made entirely out
of symbols.)
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Brandon Haughey (Linus Van Pelt
Understudy) ‘16 is excited to be part of
this musical. You may remember him as
the assistant director for Footloose as well
as acting in Arsenic and Old Lace as Officer
O’Hara or as Professor Dante in Get Smart.
Brandon plans to continue being active
with high school theater and will be in
many more plays in the future.
Siân Whitney (Snoopy) ‘16 is overly
exuberant to play the role of Snoopy in
Whitefish Bay High School’s rendition of
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Siân
enjoys long walks on the beach with her
dog and playing frisbee with her favorite
pet, who is the dog. Her dog’s name is
Snoopy, in addition to her character’s
name. Siân also enjoys singing “Who Let
the Dogs Out” by Baha Men, but refuses
to go to the dog park because the angels
have prohibited the people from entering.
She is super excited and appreciates
the support of Redding Hale Tews, Livy
Katheryn Commer, Van Nalin Rao, Stefan
Karl Schallack, Alex David Quade, Patrick
Michael Collins, Ms. Colleen Lentz, and
most importantly her parents. Have a day
and enjoy the thing.
Stefan Schallack (Linus) ‘15 15000 years
ago, in a rainforest, a mythical creature
called a unigon created Stefan Schallack
out of four laughs, two tears, no frowns, a
ripe watermelon, and a sturdy tree trunk;
it fed Stefan love and the water from the
stream in avatar from a bottle until he was
old enough to do theatre for Whitefish Bay
High School. Since then he has been in an
array of productions including Footloose
(where he transmogrified into Kevin
Bacon), Hello Dolly! and Sound of Music. He
would like to thank his family and friends,
including Willard Hewitt, back home in the
rainforest for their love and support.
Julia Buskirk (Assistant Director) ‘18 has
enjoyed this wonderful opportunity
as Assistant Director for You’re a Good
Man, Charlie Brown! She›s been part of
numerous productions in the past, both
school and professional, but this is her
first time in a position such as this. She›d
love to thank everyone for welcoming her
wholeheartedly. The cast was such a joy to
work with; constantly teaching, wowing,
(and testing!) her throughout the process.
Every day brought something new and
amazing, and hopefully everyone in this
production is aware of how wonderful they
are. All that’s left to say is enjoy the show!
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
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F R O M T H E D I R E C TO R
In 1984 Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Charlie Brown and the “Peanuts” comic strip wrote,
“I think anybody who is writing finds he puts a little bit of himself in all of the characters,
at least in this kind of a strip...You have to put yourself, all of your thoughts, all of your
observations and everything you know into the strip.”
Indeed we can all find a little bit of ourselves in Schulz’s characters. Why else, after over 65
years is Charlie Brown still so popular? Whether we grew up reading the comic strip, have
watched the holiday tv specials, have bought Charlie Brown or Snoopy memorabilia, or are
even seeing Charlie Brown for the first time today, there is a timeless quality to the comic
that stems from its ability to reach us in some way. Perhaps we have felt like Charlie Brown,
the hopeless yet eternal optimist, the deep-thinking Linus, or even “crabby” Lucy. Their
experiences are something we have felt at some point in our lives.
I would like to take a moment to thank all of those who have made this year great, and send
a special wish to the seniors who are on their ways to very bright futures. Also, thank you, the
audience, for supporting theatre at Whitefish Bay High School. I hope you enjoy as we step
into a day in the life of Charlie Brown.
Sincerely,
Ms. Colleen Lentz
You’re a great
Lucy - Sally!!!!
Love,
Mom, Dad, & Ben!
TO OUR “BEETHOVEN,”
YOU MAKE US PROUD!
BEST WISHES SCHROEDER,
CAST, AND CREW!
~RAO FAMILY
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Congratulations Cast,
Crew, Pit, and Directors
of You’re a Good Man
Charlie Brown!
~The Commer Family!
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SPECIAL THANKS
The WFBHS Custodial Staff, the WFBHS Faculty and Staff, Mr. Bob Radke, Mr. Jeff Shoemaker, Mrs. Katie Commer, and all cast and crew parents for helping with the tech dinner
and supporting this show!
PAT R O N S O F T H E A R T S
The Rao Family, The Commer Family
UPCOMING EVENTS
3rd Annual 24-hour Theatre Festival
Performance : TBD
If you want to participate, all are welcome.
Come to Drama Club meetings for more information
Thespian Society Induction Ceremony
May 18 at 7:30 pm
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
Adapted by John Minigan and edited by Zev Woskoff
May 30 and 31 at the Jewish Community Center
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