Sunday, November 22, 2015

you're a good man, charlie brown.


So Charlie Brown is pretty much everywhere because of the movie that just came out, woot woot.


Molalla has been on Peanuts-overload too, with our fall musical. Last night was our closing night of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." 
Yeah, I cried, sO whAT SHut up.


I was the student conductor and accompanist which pretty much means I played the piano and nodded my head a lot. 

IT IS MUCH HARDER THAN IT SOUNDS. 

When I first got the music, I was too overwhelmed to even explain how overwhelmed I was. THERE WAS SO MUCH MUSIC THERE WAS OVER 200 PAGES MUSIC. Along with it being a musical, a lot of the show is underscored. I didn't think there was anyway that I would be able to learn it in time AND give all the cues to the rest of the pit. I played the CD in my car until my ears bled and I cried over the fact that there were so many songs to learn that they had to make a separate book for each act. I SOLD MY SOUL TO THIS SHOW DANG IT

And I did it. I learned the entire show. And then it started to get fun. I had an amazing drummer and an amazing bass player with me backstage and we pulled off a sick performance. The cast was incredible and hilarious, every single rehearsal and show was a blast.

typical rehearsal with the guys

After Friday night :)

I loved it to pieces, and now it's over. I have to take all of my sticky tabs out and erase all my pencil marks and turn in my books. I'm not ready to part with those things.


I am grateful for every second of this experience. It was extremely challenging and crazy fun. I'm gonna miss it :)

Some pictures I took at rehearsal:

The entire cast :)


"The Baseball Game"


Schroeder and Charlie (our Schroeder was a played by a girl and she and Charlie are dating in real life aww)

Linus and Sally (our Linus was a girl too:)

Lucy and Sally

"Glee Club Rehearsal"

Lol

"Red Baron" (our Snoopy was also a girl:)

"Suppertime"

"Book Report"


Thank you, Charlie Brown, for everything. I will miss you :)


Click here to read the Molalla Pioneer article about the show...
Photo credit: John Flavin

Peace.

3 comments:

  1. I did costumes for "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" when I was a junior in high school and turned the pages for the pianist. I wish I'd seen this production!! It's such a fun show. Congrats!

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    1. NO WAY!! That is so cool! Clancy Paul did the costumes for ours, she did a great job. I wish you could have gotten to see it!! I miss you!
      Happy Thanksgiving!
      Nicole :)

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    2. Clancy!!!! Very awesome. I guess I'll be seeing y'all at your graduation this spring (WHAT??) :)

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