“You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown”
Limelight Theatre Company
Summer 2010
Production Packet
Cori Veverka, Director: [email protected] 630.740.5923
Michael Leali, Music Director: [email protected] 630.631.4655
Andrew Lia, Production Manager: [email protected] 630.901.2542
A Note From the Directors
We are so excited to be working with you on “You’re a Good Man, Charlie
Brown” this summer. It is such a fun show with lots of opportunities
for great character work, vocal powerhouses, quirky moments and
emotional connections with the cast, crew and audience.
Charles Schulz’s Peanuts creations are some of the most iconic
characters ever imagined. We’ve got fifty years of source material to
work with and we plan on playing with it every bit of it. We want the
show to have the look and feel of the comic strip, only infused with a
little Limelight Spirit.
We only have a few weeks to get the show up and running, so get ready
to work! We have great expectations for you this summer. Since
rehearsals don’t officially start until June 21st, you have some
assignments to help you get into a “Peanuts State of Mind”. Please
fill out the worksheets in this packet and start working on your music
and your lines. The schedule attached in this packet is still a little
rough. The plan is to learn and work on music only the first week,
block the second week, run and work the show the third week, start
running big chunks in sequence the fourth week, and make the move to
OEHS and polish the show the fifth and final week. We are going to
block the show from start to finish, and we’ll use a lot of rehearsal
time that week to focus on the big group numbers. This means that we
are looking to each of you to take responsibility for some of your
numbers. The more ideas and suggestions that you can bring to the
table, the better! This show belongs to all of us as a team, and
there is no team like the best team which is our team right here.
In keeping with the LTC Summer 2010 Theme of “Bringing it all Back
Home”, happiness is coming home again. Welcome back to all of you who
have called Limelight your home in the past and welcome home to all
of you who are just joining us now.
Get ready for a whole lot of Happiness!
Cori and Michael
Rules and Expectations
You are the older crowd. We shouldn’t have to lay out a bunch of rules to keep
you in order. We expect you to stay dedicated, have a strong work ethic and
maintain a willing attitude. Below are a few specific rules or expectations we will
be wanting to see from you.
1. Treat others with respect. This includes directors, fellow actors and yourself.
2. If you’re on time you’re late.
3. preparation is your best friend.
4. Professionalism is key.
5. NO flip flops or sandals on stage.
6. clothing should be appropriate.
7. be clean...in all senses of the word.
8. have fun!
Extra-Rehearsal Gatherings
1.
“you’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” Animated Special
we would like to get the cast together prior to June 21st to watch the
animated version of the show. It would be ideal for this to happen on June 16, 17
or 18. We can order a pizza, play a few “get to know you” games and watch the
film. It’s pretty short, but would be very beneficial to all of the cast members
to see animated counterparts. We will do this around 5 or 6 PM. Location TBD.
Please email michael with the dates in order of which works best for you and
whether 5 or 6 would work better.
2. Suppertime with Cori!
On June 28th, the first day we will be working with cori, we are planning on having a
small get together so that you all can be introduced to her/welcome her back.
Plan on either staying late that evening at Plank or heading over to the oswego
Chili’s for some salsa and chips! We’ll keep this event fairly open. Stay tuned for
more Info.
Publicity and Giving Back
1. Project Linus
IN an effort to give back to the community with our talents and time we are
going to support “Project Linus.” IT ties in with our show quite well and it’s a
great cause. Here is the Mission statement from the project linus website:
“Project Linus is comprised of hundreds of local chapters and
thousands
of volunteers across the United States. Each
volunteer and local chapter all
work together to help us achieve our mission which is to provide love, a sense of
security,
warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or
otherwise in need through the gifts of new,
handmade blankets and afghans,
lovingly created by volunteer
‘blanketeers.’
“Together we have distributed over three million blankets to
need since our inception in 1995.”
children in
Start making blankets and asking others to participate in this endeavor. We will
be having drop points for the blankets announced in the july. check out the
website for more information: www.projectlinus.org.
2. Peanutification!
If you have any drawing skills and are interested, we plan on creating peanuts
caricatures of people in order to publicize the show. we will be doing this during
sundays at Country market, Prairiefest and any other available venue. Talk to
renee Niederkorn for more info!
4. PrairieFest
Plan on walking in the parade, handing out flyers, and joining in on the flash mob!
More info will be emailed to you as things progress towards Prairiefest.
3. I want your ideas!
We need to collaborate for publicity on this show! We have a tiny cast in
comparison to the other shows. Let’s try and join in on other publicity events,
especially with “13;” every wednesday they will be doing a Publicity blitz. We will
join them and continue them after “13” has ended. More info will come weekly via
email. A car wash or two are in the works. Otherwise, please feel free to throw
out some ideas.
Design Details
2D
Hand drawn
Explosions of Saturated Color
Childlike Proportions
Happiness on stage Costumes
•Simple silhouettes in the classic colors
•Socks to match
•Minimal costume changes (base outfit plus accessories for Baseball, etc.)
Props
Set
•Props will be scaled to make the actors look like little kids
•Novelty sized EVERYTHING
•Each character will also have a signature look for their prop in each of the ensemble
scenes
•For example, Sally’s blanket (for “My Blanket and Me”) will look similar to her dog bowl
(“Suppertime”)
The entire set will be very 2D- flat surfaces with the images. The only set pieces I would like
to have are:
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Cutout of a school bus
Schroeder's piano
Couch
Snoopy’s dog house
Garden Wall
Some blocks
Triangular columns with a different part of a scene/backdrop on each face
o They can be moved around and rotated to give us various interiors and exteriors
o We get maximal flexibility with minimal built/bulk
o Since we are going for the 2D look, the flat panels will fit in perfectly
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Rehearsal Schedule
Sunday
Monday
20
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
Thursday
23
24
Friday
25
4
See song
see song
see song
No
break down break down break down Rehearsal
(See “13!)
28 (hw due) 29
30 (music
1
memorized)
Block 1-5a Block 6-12
Block
Block 12a-16 16a-18a
5 *off Book* 6
7
8
11
Work 1-5a
12
Work 6-12
13
Work 12a-16 Work 16a-18a work 19-22a
14
15 *@ OEHS* 16 *@ Plank* 17
Run Act I
Run Act II
Run Show
27
18
25
Set
strike
Spacing
Rehearsal
No
REhearsal
(see “13!)
2
Saturday
26
(see “13!”)
3
Block 19-22a
9
10
Pick up
Rehearsal
19 *@ OEHS* 20 *@ OEHS* 21 *@ OEHS* 22 *@ OEHS* 23 *@ OEHS* 24 *@ OEHS*
Tech Walk
Through
26
Dress
Rehearsal
27
Dress
Rehearsal
28
Perform
Perform
Perform
29
30
31
Song Break Down:
June 21st:
ALL: Opening, “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” “After Lunch Hour,” “The Book Report,” “The Baseball Game,”
“Glee Club Rehearsal,” “Happiness,” “Bows”
June 22nd:
Lucy and Charlie Brown 5-6: “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” “Schroeder,” “The Kite,” “The Doctor Is In,”
“Little Known Facts”
Add Sally and Schroeder 6-6:30: “Beethoven Day,” “My New Philosophy”
Add Snoopy and Woodstock 6:30-7: “Snoopy,” Rabbit Chasing, Red Baron, “Suppertime”
Add Linus 7-8: “My Blanket and Me,” “Little Known Facts,” “Beethoven Day,” “Suppertime,” RUN!!!
June 23rd: ALL: RUN all songs.
* This is still a rough schedule. Be prepared for the plans to change a little as we get into the rehearsal
process. Regardless of what we are rehearsing on a given day, everyone is expected to be at every
rehearsal.
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Cast Assignments
( Off Book Monday, July 5th *
* Music Memorized wednesday, june 30*
1. Find five comic strips that you think exemplify the heart of your
character.
http://comics.com/peanuts/
2. Find and practice five poses that your character strikes. Name and
List them Here:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
3. Come in with a “Peanuts Style” Dance and be prepared to show one &
all
You’re a Good man, Charlie Brown
Character Sheet
( Fill out this sheet in character *
My name is………………………………………………………………………
fondest memory is.…………………………………………………………….
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soundtrack is…………………………………………………………………
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retreat is ……………………………………………………………………
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wildest dream is ………………………………………………………………
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proudest moment is…………………………………………………………
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biggest challenge is ………………………………………………………….
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alarm clock is……………………………………………………………………
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perfect day is……………………………………………………………………
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indulgence is………………………………………………………………………
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inspiration is………………………………………………………………………
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nemesis is…………………………………………………………………………
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Happiness is………………………………………………………………………
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What is your character’s relationship with each other character in the
show? Give examples (from the script or the strip)