Spend an evening with that round-headed kid

"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" second production at Tent.

Sony Hocklander
Springfield News-Leader

"Get your tickets today if you want to see the Peanuts gang come to musical life at Tent Theatre. They're selling faster than Lucy's 5-cent psychiatric sessions.

"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," the second show in the 2008 Tent Theatre season at Missouri State University, continues today through Saturday and Monday through July 3.

The show, based on the "Peanuts" cartoon characters created by Charles M. Schulz, is a series of 45 sketches --or comic strips, as director Michael Casey says.

"It's like a day in the life of Charlie Brown," he says.

Light, escapist and timeless, he adds, it's perfect fare for Tent.

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