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Thursday, February 18, 1982
‘Charlie Brown‘ Opens
Tonight At Little Theatre
“YouYe A Good Man, Charlie
Brown", a musical with an all
young people cast, opens Thurs
day and runs through Sunday at
the Kings Mountain Little
Theatre (old Parkgrace School
auditorium) on Foote Mineral
Road.
Performances are scheduled
for 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $3 for adults and
SI .50 for children. Special group
rates of one dollar per person for
groups of 10 or more are
available by calling 739-2711
after 6 p.m.
Matthew and Heather Brad
shaw, son and daughter of
Robert and Camiel Bradshaw,
play the lead roles of Charlie
Brown and Lucy. Both are ex
perienced Little Theatre per
formers. Matthew, an eighth
grader, performed in “Off With
His Honorable Head" and
Heather, a sixth grader, has per
formed in “Off With His
Honorable Head", “Cinderella",
‘Then Conquer We Must",
“Girl Scout Spirit" and “The
Saga of Dead Dog Gulch.”
The cast of characters range
from first to eighth graders, and
some are making their theatre
debut. The performance is under
the direction of Debbie Ru.shing.
Other characters with acting
experience include Kenny Potter
(Linus), a sixth grader and son of
Jim and Betty Poter. He played
in “Cool in the Furnace”, “Silent
Night”, “Super Gift From
Heaven” and “They All Sang
Jesus”; Christy Dixon (Marcie), a
third grader and daughter of
Allen and Linda Dixon, who has
played in “Super Gift From
Heaven” and “They All Sang
Jesus”; Kim Dixon (Snoopy),
fifth grader and daughter of
Gene and Eleanor Seism, who
played in the “Fifth Grade
Scrooge” at North School; Dan
ny Waxter (Wood.stock), a first
grader and son of Tom and
Alena Waxter, who performed
in “Off With His Honorable
Head”; Paul Terry (Pig Pen),
eighth grader and son of Glenda
Potter, who performed in ‘Then
Conquer We Must” and “Night
of January 16”; Amy Dixon
(chorus member), fifth grader
and daughter of Jane Dixon,
who played in the “Nutcracker
Ballet”; Suzanne Lee (member of
the chorus), sixth grade daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Joe Lee, who
Snoopy (Kim Seism) shows his muscles
to Woodstock (Danny Waxter)...
played in “The Golden Grotto”;
and Amy Morris (chorus
member), seventh grade
daughter of Jerry and April Mor
ris, who has performed in
“Down By The Creek Bank.”
Making their debut include
Bill Moskal (Schroder), sixth
grade son of Dennis and Joy
Moskal; Melissa Rikard (Patty),
sixth grader and daughter of Vi
vian and Jerry Rikard; Emily
Campbell (Sallie), a second
grader and daughter of Doyle
and Anita Campbell; and chorus
members Allison Barnett, fifth
grader and daughter of Gertie
and Carl Barnett; Johanna Pat
terson, seventh grade daughter
of Gilbert and Sadie Patterson;
and O’Kelley Smith, sixth grade
daughter of Bob and Mary
Wade Smith.
The production is funded by a
North Carolina Arts Council
grassroots grant.
Photos
By
Gary
Stewart
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Lucy (Heather Bradshaw, left), and Peppermint Patty (Melissa
Rikard, right) having fun with Charlie Brown (Matthew Bradshaw)...
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Lucy (Heather Bradshaw) makes a iist of Charlie Brown’s (Mat
thew Bradshaw) bad characteristics...
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Cast Of ‘You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown’....
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Linus (Kenny Potter) proves the hand is
quicker than the eye as he re-steals his
security blanket from Lucy (Heather Brad
shaw)...
Lucy (Heather Bradshaw) says it would be nice to marry a musician, but the
fdea doesn’t excite Schroder (Bill Moskal)...