Sunday, October 26, 2008

Share Suppertime, The Very Best Time of Day

In the musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which North Sevier High School is presenting, Snoopy, played by Breeanna Lopshire, sings the praise of “Suppertime”, when she says, “Suppertime, very best time of day.”

Thinking about our own suppertimes, we all look forward to that time of day, not only for the physical feeling of filling the emptiness, but also the emotional comfort and relaxation that comes with it.

The directors and cast members of “Charlie Brown” would like to help families that don’t have enjoyable suppertimes because of the lack of food, by offering a free admission ticket to their musical play for anyone that brings a grocery bag of 10 or more canned or boxed food items to the show. These will be given to the county food bank to make the suppertimes of families in our area more pleasurable.

The musical performances will be on November 6, 7 and 8 at 7 p.m., at the North Sevier High School Auditorium, located at 350 west and 400 north, in Salina . The admission prices are adults $4.00 and children between the ages of 5 & 12, $3.00.

Now you can help those who may be hungry, and have a really great experience at the same time. We will be sharing additional information about the show and the cast members presenting it in next week’s paper. This is just a little notice to help you make earlier plans for joining in answering Snoopy’s question, “So, what’s wrong with making mealtime a joyous occasion?”

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Charlie Brown




Snoopy




Lucy Van Pelt




Linus Van Pelt




Sally Brown




Schroeder




Freida




Violet Grey




Patricia Reichardt aka Peppermint Patty




Marcie




Shermy




Franklin




Pig Pen




Casting

Our original 23 cast members included: Taylor Shepherd as Charlie Brown, Kurlayna Holt as Lucy Van Pelt, Kyle Hunt as Linus Van Pelt, Breanna Lopshire as Snoopy, Christopher Crane as Schroeder, Chevia Gates as Sally, Buddie Ann Bastain as Fredia, MaKenna Larsen as Violet, Whitney Calton as Peppermint Patty, Chyna Stuart as Marcie, Marcus Palmer as Franklin, Patrick Hatch as Roy, Eric Lyman as Shermy, Mickey Hensen as Clarea, Logan Lambertson as Pig Pen, Conner Havey as 5, Josie Dispain as Woodstock and (the rest of the character names I made up) McKayla Horne as Sophie, AloraDee Aders as Heather, Audrey Aders as Julie, Kinzie Robins as Suzie, Courtney Bloomquist as Abby and Bree'L Bosshardt as Betsy.

We went along until the 17th of September with little committment. I was getting frustrated! I was only having practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays, and felt that wasn't too much to ask. When I made out a committment contract on the 18th and asked the students and their parents to sign it, those that hadn't ever come, those that were only coming once in a while, and 2 with failing grades, quit. We lost 10.

Then some students were rearranged to other parts, some had the same parts, but had their names changed, so that everyone was then one of the real Peanuts characters.

Character line up then was: Christopher Crane as Charlie Brown, Kurlayna Holt as Lucy Van Pelt, Kyle Hunt as Linus Van Pelt, Breanna Lopshire as Snoopy, Patrick Hatch as Schroeder, Buddie Ann Bastain as Fredia, MaKenna Larsen as Sally, Whitney Calton as Peppermint Patty, Chyna Stuart as Marcie, Marcus Palmer as Franklin, Eric Lyman as Shermy, Logan Lambertson as Pig Pen, McKayla Horne as Violet.

These students have been a very committed team. Nobody thinks they are any better than anybody else, and they treat each other with respect and are a great help to each other. It has been an honor to work with them.