![]() Emily Henwood’s performance of “New Philosophy” was my favorite performance of the whole show. Her energy was a welcomed boost during the slowly paced spoken scenes in the script (written by Gesner, with additional dialogue by Michael Mayer). She captured childhood enthusiasm, from her bright eyes and big smile, down to her knocked knees and turned-in toes. Fortunately Charlie had his little sister Sally Brown (played by Emily Henwood) to help balance him out.Įmily Henwood was the ideal Sally Brown. I do not know if I had ever fully realized how much of a downer Charlie Brown can be at times, and I felt that Argyle was excellent at showing this element of the character. My child was delighted by the sudden drop of his kite. Argyle did very well at making the tension on his kite string spool believable. I also enjoyed his surprise and joy of his kite actually flying. One of my favorite moments was Charlie Brown’s lunchtime monologue, as he quickly pulled his paper lunch bag off of his head. ![]() Overall, I was impressed how cleanly put together this show was.Ĭharlie Brown was played by Joseph Argyle, who excelled at portraying Charlie’s self-doubt and lack of confidence. The entire cast had a sound that blended together well, thanks to Cassidy Ellenberger who also created cohesive group numbers in the score by Clark Gesner and Andrew Lippa. The opening number, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” had great energy and cleanly executed choreography (from choreographer Emily Henwood) that was fun but kept the simple feel of days gone by. I loved the use of lights to color the background and create the sunrise and sunset. The set was nicely colored by Chad Henwood‘s lighting design. I loved that set use a turntable to also reveal Schroder’s piano. There was a low brick wall, a single cartooned tree, a bright red dog house, and (of course) Lucy’s yellow psychiatric help stand. A simple set (designed by Collin Ray) that looks like it came straight out of Peanuts greets the audience.
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