{"id":7377,"date":"2008-03-26T10:35:51","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=7377"},"modified":"2012-12-13T12:02:57","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T19:02:57","slug":"nau-theater-charms-with-youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-theater-charms-with-youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU Theater charms with &#8216;You&#8217;re a Good Man, Charlie Brown&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7380\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7380\" alt=\"NAU Theater\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/charlie_med.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2012\/12\/charlie_med.jpg 350w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2012\/12\/charlie_med-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top row from left: Ben Harris is Linus, Matt Hornbeck is Snoopy and Robin Neely is Schroeder. Bottom row from left: Aubrea Carlton is Sally, Jake Larowe is Charlie Brown and Amber Stonebraker is Lucy. Photo by Beth Hammer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A beloved cast of comic strip characters comes to life to share their hopes, dreams and their angst-ridden-but-optimistic view of the world in the family musical,\u00a0<em>You&#8217;re a Good Man, Charlie Brown<\/em>, opening April 1 at NAU&#8217;s Studio Theater.<\/p>\n<p>Clark Gesner&#8217;s play has charmed audiences for more than 40 years, and is based on characters created by cartoonist Charles Schulz in his comic strip\u00a0<em>Peanuts<\/em>, in which Charlie Brown worries about the small things as he searches for the true meaning of life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The show is lighthearted, but also has some powerful underlying messages about love, happiness and standing up in the face of adversity,&#8221; said student director\u00a0<strong>Shelby Brimhall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>NAU students comprise the cast, including\u00a0<strong>Jake Larowe\u00a0<\/strong>as Charlie Brown,\u00a0<strong>Ben Harris\u00a0<\/strong>as Linus,\u00a0<strong>Matt Hornbeck\u00a0<\/strong>as Snoopy,\u00a0<strong>Amber Stonebraker\u00a0<\/strong>as Lucy,\u00a0<strong>Aubrea Carlton\u00a0<\/strong>as Sally and\u00a0<strong>Robin Neely\u00a0<\/strong>as Schroeder.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the musical include songs such as\u00a0<em>My Blanket and Me<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Baseball Game\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Suppertime<\/em>, performed by theater students\u00a0<strong>Mary Plante<\/strong>\u00a0(piano),\u00a0<strong>Emily Kuckuk<\/strong>\u00a0(drums),\u00a0<strong>Mac Adee<\/strong>\u00a0(bass) and\u00a0<strong>Sergei Arias<\/strong>\u00a0(violin).<\/p>\n<p><em>You&#8217;re a Good Man Charlie Brown\u00a0<\/em>will play at the NAU Studio Theater April 1-6 at 8 p.m. with matinees at 2 p.m. on April 5 and 6.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $11 for general admission, $10 for faculty, staff and senior citizens, and $8 for students and children. Call the NAU Central Ticket Office at (928) 523-5661, or go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www4.nau.edu\/cto\" target=\"_blank\">www4.nau.edu\/cto<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-theater-charms-with-youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown\/\">A beloved cast of comic strip characters comes to life to share their hopes, dreams and their angst-ridden-but-optimistic view of the world in the family musical,\u00a0You&#8217;re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, opening April 1 at NAU&#8217;s Studio Theater. 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