John Grindrod: In LCC’s ‘Charlie Brown,’ lots of good young men and women
By John Grindrod - Guest Columnist
Regardless of the ages of the thespians involved, there’s just something about an opening night of a production. While some theatergoers might prefer a later performance, feeling they’d like to see a more polished presentation where some of the wrinkles of an opening night have been ironed out, I like the buzz, that sense of anticipation, which comes with a lid-lifting show.
Of course, just because it’s a first-night performance, that’s not to say that there will be a lot of mistakes. As I shared with Jim O’Neill, the producer of LCC’s class play “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” performed in the Crouse Performance Hall on March 12 and 13, given the age and the paucity of theatrical experience of those who trod those boards, I thought opening night was pretty darn close to flawless and, of course, historic. This was the first time a school play has
John Grindrod: A look under the production hood of the LCC play
By John Grindrod - Guest Columnist
Despite all the negatives of this past year caused by something none of us would have ever thought possible, it seems that there occasionally can be found some silver linings. Such was the case for the Lima Central Catholic seniors who bonded and delivered a terrific play, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” on last month’s second weekend.
As for the T-Bird silver lining, for the first time in the history of Veterans Memorial Civic Center, a high school was able to use Lima’s grandest stage for a class play. As to how a venue that has seen scores of professional Broadway-caliber performers present their talents many times over the 30-plus years the facility has been open, the play’s producer, Jim O’Neill, points to two factors.