'You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown' At Triton Friday And Saturday
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
BOURBON - Growing up, most of the cast of Triton Jr.-Sr. High School's production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," watched the cartoons.
They well-know who the characters are and what they are all about. Some of the cast members even found a little bit of the characters they play in themselves.Andrew Rhodes plays the Beethoven-loving Schroeder.
"It's an interesting character, and it suits me because I'm involved in the band," said Rhodes.
Brittany Riffle said she's very much like her character, Sally. "I'm really opinionated. She and I are almost exactly the same," she said. "I tend to tell it like it is. And I like pink. She tends to wear pink a lot."
"I think I have a little bit of the attributes Lucy has, and the sarcasm," said Stephanie Stichter, who plays Lucy. "She was always in charge, the boss."
Devin Shively wasn't too sure if he fit his character or not.
"I get to watch TV a lot (as Linus), and I like to do that. And I like to sleep with blankets," said Shively.
While Shively is not sure he has any similarities with Linus, Parker Terry said he has only one thing in common with Charlie Brown, who he plays.
"The size," Terry said. "He's very mood swingy. I'm not as bad as him. I'm not that gloomy all the time."
Triton Jr.-Sr. High School is presenting the musical "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Triton Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $5 for adults, and $3 for students, children and seniors.
Rhodes said the music is the best part of the show for him. "It's catchy," he said. "Sometimes annoyingly so."
"It's ok," said Riffle of the music. "It's a big range. Some of the notes are hard to hit."
Playing Snoopy in the musical is Cole Eiser. He finds playing Snoopy challenging.
"Snoopy's a good character," said Eiser. "I loved Snoopy for a long time. ... I finally get to be the comic relief that runs around and makes fun of people."
The show also features a pit band, something a Triton musical hasn't had since "Grease," Eiser said. The pit band is not just high school students, but also highly experienced performers.
"It's exciting," he said.
But as for his favorite part of the show, Eiser said it's all about Snoopy's dog house that was built from scratch.
"It's huge," Eiser said. "I can fit three people in there and it supports 200 pounds or more."
