Wonder why they stop to say, Now, this is what you call a failure face, Linus. [48] Actors featured in the adaptation included original 1967 cast member Bill Hinnant as Snoopy. Promoting your show has never been easier! Linus: I think Charlie Brown has nice hands. Eventually, he succeeds in doing this, and he enjoys a few minutes of triumph before the notorious Kite-Eating Tree eats it up ("The Kite"). >> A medley of "Happiness" and "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" is performed as the cast comes out for a final curtain call. "Valentine's Day comes and goes with our hero receiving not one single valentine, which brings him to seek the temporary relief of Lucy's five-cent psychiatry booth ("The Doctor Is In"). Of course, sometimes mornings aren't so pleasant, either - waking up and wondering if anyone would really miss me if I never got out of bed. With charm, wit, and heart, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. The special was produced by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and Mendelson . With a heart such as yours you can open any doors ( Snoopy bursts into song about his craving for supper until Charlie Brown firmly tells him to eat his meal ("Suppertime"). Exit Music Orchestra, Reed: Flute, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone (also doubling: Piccolo, Soprano Recorder, Soprano Saxophone & optional Kazoo)Violin and Viola (also doubling: Alto Recorder, Kazoo and Tambourine)Bass: Acoustic and Electric instruments (also doubling: Tenor Recorder and Kazoo)Percussion: Trap Set and Mallet instruments (including Kat percussion synthesizer)Piano Partitur: (also doubling: Keyboard Synthesizer and Kazoo), Percussion Breakdown:Trap Set: Snare Drum,Bass Drum,Small Tom-Tom,Floor Tom-Tom,Jungle Drums,Hi-Hat Cymbals,Various suspended Cymbals (Crash, Splash, Ride),Wood Block,Cow Bell (2 sizes),Tambourine (mounted),Triangle,Slide Whistle,Siren Whistle,Duck Quack,Sandpaper Blocks,Mark Tree,Bell Tree,Kazoo, Mallet Instruments: Bells/Glockenspiel,Vibraphone,Xylophone,Chimes,Crotale,Timpani,Triangle,French Horn (Kat synthesizer),Oboe (Kat synthesizer). A life of challenges. Others: You're a good man, Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown: "All good things must end", Don't know what they mean. As a World War One flying ace, he does not bring down the infamous Red Baron in today's battle but we know that someday, someday he will.The day continues. I could had told her. Today everyone is calling him a "good man". With a heart such as yours you can open any doors Age Range: Kids | Teens | Late Teens | 20's, Summary: Lucy explains Charlie Brown's face to Linus. Schroeder: Did you know that Charlie Brown has never pitched a winning baseball game, never been able to keep a kite in the air, never won a game of checkers and never successfully punted a football? (he puts his lunchbag over his head.) After all, science has shown that a person's character isn't really established until he's at least five years old. Charlie Brown: I need to know it. But I lie awake at night, with questions in my ear. Study it carefully, Linus, you rarely see such a good example. Charlie Brown appears, trying to get his unusually stubborn kite to soar in the air. With a heart of gold, I think lunchtime is about the worst time of the day for me. Smith, Michael. I think Socrates was very right when he said that one of the first rules for anyone in life is "Know thyself." After all, science has shown that a person's character isn't really established until he's at least five years old. Linus: Oh Well, that's the way it goes. Home Monologues Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy): Failure. After all, science has shown that a person's character isn't really established until he's at least five years old, Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording), Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. You could be king! His stupidity, his clumsiness, his inferiority and his lack of confidence, his You are. } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br He tells her all the things he thinks of himself. A good man? You're thoughtful, brave and courteous, How can anything go wrong on a day like this? The orchestrations move the feeling of the work from the intimate parlor setting of the original version, into the more public arena of the theatre proper, while maintaining the basic charm of the original music. And they don't, Original New York productions and U.S. tours. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! The teacher gave a 'D' on last week's homework. He decides to find out how he can really become a good person ("You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"). LUCY: Now Linus, I want you to take a good look at Charlie Brown's face. NOTE: You are not required to perform the entire show! I want you to take a good look at Charlie Brown's face. As his other friends leave the stage, Lucy turns to him then tells him, "You're a good man, Charlie Brown.". [8] Prior to its opening, the musical had no actual libretto; it was several vignettes with a musical number for each one. The piano player can also be doubled on celeste, toy piano, and melodica; the first woodwind plays flute and piccolo; the second is the second flute part; the third and fourth are the first and second clarinet parts respectively; the fifth on bass clarinet and tenor sax. You . As he reaches out, she shakes his hand firmly, then tells him, "You're a good man, Charlie Brown.". Yes it's hard to believe, Equity/professional customers should contact the Licensing department directly at [emailprotected] to inquire about a title's availability. Then he notices the Little Red-Haired Girl approaching and puts a paper bag over his head. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Character Lucy Van Pelt Gender Female Age Range Young Adult, Adult Style Comedic Length Short Time Period Contemporary Show Type Musical Tags mean cruel bully Similar Monologues START: Hold! You're the kind of reminder we need. Notice the deep lines. 0000035284 00000 n This tool is unavailable at the moment. Upon asking Linus, he refuses to answer until she promises not to punch him; when he gives her a score of ninety-five, though, she punches him anyway. You may, at your option, perform your choice of scenes from the show, provided that the total running time for your performance (without intermission) is no less than 45 minutes. Schroeder/Snoopy/Linus: You're a good man, Charlie Brown, Gesner wrote most of the book, although the rest was credited to John Gordon, a "collective pseudonym" that covers Gesner, the cast members and the production staff, all of whom worked together to assemble the script. His stupidity, his clumsiness, his inferiority Well, I guess I'd better see what I've got. Sally: (overlapping) The only thing wrong with my big brother, Charlie Brown, is his lack of confidence; his inferiority and lack of confidence. 0000034562 00000 n La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la! After Lucy talks of her dream of becoming a queen. 0000034985 00000 n Family pressure! Charlie Brown tries to correct her, but she retaliates with a false explanation, and Charlie Brown bangs his head against a tree in frustration ("Little Known Facts"). Others: And you were born for this part. Schroeder is aware of her feelings, but remains aloof as he plays his piano. /BM /Normal Linus: I really don't think you have anything to worry about, Charlie Brown. Snoopy, in his World War I flying ace uniform, climbs atop his doghouse. Clark Gesner The piano player can double on keyboard synthesizer and kazoo; the bass player doubles on electric and acoustic bass, tenor recorder, and kazoo (in the original Broadway pit the bass player also doubled on acoustic and electric guitar); the woodwind part doubles on piccolo, flute, clarinet, soprano and alto sax, soprano recorder, and kazoo; the violin part also doubles on viola, alto recorder, kazoo, and tambourine. If so, were then not you, my teacher, also being judged on your ability to transmit your knowledge to me? What drove an otherwise moral rabbit to perform acts of thievery? ( Charlie Brown: Than I hear, The next day, at lunchtime, Charlie Brown talks about his bad days. Snoopy: It is truly a dog's life. Schroeder: You are kind. My new philosophy. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Children (Age 6 - 10). Notice how it has failure written all over it. Press Esc to cancel. You're a prince and a prince could be king This is my report on the past: "The past has always interested people. Linus enjoys a private time with his most favorite thing of all ("My Blanket and Me"),Lucy generously bothers to inform him of her ambition-of-the-moment, to become a queen with her own queendom, and then Charlie Brown lurches in for still another bout with his own friendly enemy, "The Kite. Charlie Brown: Everybody says to me, The two solo lines of the orchestration, woodwind and string, bring wonderful shades of color and texture to the sound. /BM /Normal His concept opera I Am Harvey Milk (words and music), was premiered by the San Francisco Gay Me You'll have to sign in before you share your experience. Charlie Brown: All I need is one more try. Quick Change: Art Orchestra12. Always having to sit here alone. Also featured were Kristin Chenoweth and Roger Bart as Sally and Snoopy, with each winning the Tony award in the respective category. ( Notice how it has failure written all over it. As his other friends leave the stage, Lucy turns to him and puts out her hand, making him shrink back. Type above and press Enter to search. Sally was then used for the 2016 revival as well. Continue with Recommended Cookies, Home Monologues Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy): I intend to be a queen. endobj Linus denies, and Lucy decides to cultivate her life for her "natural beauty" ("Queen Lucy"). w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and (in a 1999 revision) Andrew Lippa. All I have to do is stand upI'm standing up!I'm sitting down. Monologues are presented on StageAgent for educational purposes only. However, that is soon interrupted by Lucy screaming for a ball. Notice how it has failure written all over it. In 1985, CBS aired a prime-time animated TV special based on the musical, also called You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Schroeder is aware of her feelings, but remains aloof as he plays his piano. You bravely face adversity, Lucy: Now, Linus, I want you to take a good look at Charlie Brown's face. 0000045971 00000 n Would you please hold still a minute, Charlie Brown? 0000035202 00000 n This version is also available through Tams-Witmark. He is then left to his own musings as he eats his lunch on the school playground, complicated unbearably by the distant presence of his true love, the "little redheaded girl," who is always just out of sight.True love also seems to be the only unmanageable element in Lucy's solid life, which we discover as we watch her try to bulldoze her way through to her boyfriend's sensitive, six-year-old musician's heart, in "Schroeder." /N 1 Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. There's that cute little red-headed girl eating her lunch over there! Then he notices the Little Red-Haired Girl and decides to go sit with her. Should they not share my "C"? You can go out and do anything! It really is just that, a day made up of little moments picked from all the days of Charlie Brown, from Valentine's Day to the baseball season, from wild optimism to utter despair, all mixed in with the lives of his friends (both human and non-human) and strung together on the string of a single day, from bright uncertain morning to hopeful starlit evening.It seems to start off all right. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more monologues from All: That you're a good man, Charlie Brown Linus: I really don't think you have anything to worry about, Charlie Brown. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! That really shut 'em up. If you would like to give a public performance of this monologue, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor. 6th Floor I'm late! After Baseball Orchestra17b. You're the kind of the reminder we need. Lucy: Every single solitary word >> Take a look below at how you can enhance your show! You're cheerful through the day. We learn that this was a flashback, and Charlie Brown expresses his deep sorrow to his pen pal ("T-E-A-M (The Baseball Game)"). Lucy, Linus's tough big sister who always tries to get her way. I like to be so good at everything that all around school I'd be known as Flash. /Size 37 0000023602 00000 n In response, she says, "Oh, yeah? How can anything go wrong on a day like this? Linus/Sally(Overlapping): Bravely facing adversity. These instruments also allow room for a more flexible and overtly dramatic underscoring of the staging of the musical numbers. As Charlie Brown expresses what makes him happy, everyone, touched by his love of life, begin to express what makes them happy as well ("Happiness"). 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