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 ever been performed on Lima’s grandest stage.