Heights Youth Theatre is holding auditions for

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

Directed & Choreographed by Eugene Sumlin
Musical Directed by Stacy Bolton

Auditions for anyone in grades 1-12: 
Tuesday, August 25th  – open call beginning at 6:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen
Thursday, August 27th  – open call beginning at 6:00 pm, must be there by 8 pm to be seen

If you are not available to audition on either of these dates please e-mail hytstagem@gmail.com

Callbacks – by invitation only on Friday, August 28th

Location:  Lyndhurst Community Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield Hall, 5312 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst, OH 44124

Please note: All rehearsals and performances will be at Monticello Middle School.

Casting Information: 

All roles are available. HYT is committed to non-traditional casting.  Actors will be cast solely on the basis of talent, except in cases where age, race or physical ability is essential to a role.

WHAT TO PREPARE:

Grades 6-12

1. On selection in the style of the show up to a minute in length (ie- one verse and one chorus).
2. Accompanist provided (no acapella singing) Bring complete sheet music.
3. Come prepared to move.

Grades 3-5

1. Please learn the following lyrics from either My New Philosophy or You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (we will help you practice a little before you sing alone) -Understanding the words you are singing is a huge bonus.  Parents, we encourage you to explain the lyrics to your kids before they audition.

My New Philosophy

Why are you telling me?
My new philosophy.
The teacher gave a D on last week's homework.
She said Miss Sally Brown, 
Your grades are going down.
I could have told her your new philosophy?

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
You're a kind of reminder we need.
You have humility, nobility and a sense of honor that is very rare indeed (take top notes)
You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
And we know you will go very far.
Yes it's hard to believe, almost fright'ning to conceive, what a good man 
you are.

Grades 1-2

1. Please learn the following lyrics from Happiness (we will help you practice a little before you sing alone) -Understanding the words you are singing is a huge bonus.  Parents, we encourage you to explain the lyrics to your kids before they audition.
   

Happiness

Happiness is finding a pencil, pizza with sausage, telling the time.
Happiness is learning to whistle, tying your shoe for the very first time.
Happiness is playin' the drum in your own school band.
And happiness is walking hand in hand.

2. Come prepared to move.

Everyone please bring headshot or photo (Resume optional) and fill out audition form, found at the top of the audition page on the website, prior to coming to audition.

Rehearsals begin:  Tuesday, September 1. Rehearsals will be Mon-Fri, 5:00-8:00 or 8:30 PM. You will not be called every day, only when you are needed to work. Attendance at ALL tech week rehearsals as well as all performances is mandatory.
  
Production Dates:

Friday, October, 16 & 23, 7 PM
Saturday, October 17 & 24, 2 PM
Sunday, 18 & 25, 2 PM
  
About the show:

Charlie Brown struggles with confidence and self-assessment as he seeks the answers to universal questions through his often comical interactions with the Peanuts Gang.  Charles Schulz would be proud of this updated rendition of Clark Gesner’s 1967 script.