News Detail

Two student-directed theatre productions with different views of the famous “Peanuts” comic strip characters will be presented by the Performing Arts Department May 7-9 in the Dowd Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre.

Admission is free and open to the public, although one of the plays is recommended for mature audiences only.

The dark comedy “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,” by Bert V. Royal, will be performed at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, Saturday, May 8, and Sunday, May 9. It is recommended for mature audiences only.

This play is about Charlie Brown and the other “Peanuts” characters when they are in high school and are troubled by drugs, depression, sexual confusion and even suicide. SUNY musical theatre senior Colin Havener directs the unusual comedy.

The family musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” by Clark Gesner, shows a typical day in the life of Charlie Brown. The play will be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 7, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, and Sunday, May 9. This tune-filled musical, directed by senior musical theatre major Rebecca Rozzoni, is recommended for all ages.

Rozzoni, a first-time director, was a little nervous being in charge of a full cast with the responsibility of making a production come together. However, through hard work, she is getting the experience of a lifetime.

“I was really apprehensive at first because I have never directed anything before, but working on it has been such an enlightening and enjoyable process,” she said.

With experience in nine main stage productions and two Lab Theatre productions at SUNY Cortland and her degree and major experience, Rozzoni said she is ready for what the future brings.

“I really like being on the production side of the table,” explained Rozzoni. “Directing is very integral to my career as an actor. By being a director and an actor I am able to see what it's like for both sides of the theatre world.”

For more information, contact the Performing Arts Department at (607) 756-2811.