Directed by Melissa S. Craib Dombrowski
Music Direction by Dr. Joanna Sisk-Purvis
Assistant Director Tisha Quinn
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on The Comic Strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
Shows Presented at
The Performing Arts Center
of
Carolina Friends School
4809 Friends School Road,
Durham, NC
June 2025
Photos courtesy Gary Meyer, © 2025
Happiness is great musical theatre! With charm, wit, and heart, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, is guaranteed to please audiences of all ages! Musical numbers include “My Blanket and Me”, “The Kite”, “The Baseball Game”, “Little Known Facts”, “Suppertime”, and “Happiness.”
Adult Cast
| Charlie Brown | Chris Kudlick |
| Lucy Van Pelt | Loren Wait |
| Schroeder | Reid Bowman |
| Sally Brown | Sofia Alba |
| Linus Van Pelt | Brady Bowman |
| Snoopy | Blythe Meyer |
Teen / Understudy Cast
| Charlie Brown | Finn Purvis |
| Lucy Van Pelt | Piper Knight |
| Schroeder | Tobin Wright |
| Sally Brown | Nicole Taxman |
| Linus Van Pelt | Joshua McEwen |
| Snoopy | Anaya Smith |
Production Staff
| Stage Manager | Nikki Carrington |
| Set Design | John Paul Middlesworth |
| Lighting Design | Ava Bitsas |
| Sound Design | Jos Purvis |
| Costume Design | Lisa Hess |
| Props Design | HD Welker |
Orchestra
| Keyboards / Conductor | Dr. Joanna Sisk-Purvis |
| Keyboard | Dr. Cole Swanson |
| Bass / Percussion | Jeremy Boomhower |
| Percussion | Zoe Boomhower |