Kyle Jack as Schroeder; Emily Song Tyler as Sally; Photo: Jon Earle

        Cavorting through childhood with adult view-points is Schultz's gift to us in his comic strips. The musical's gift is equally important here and the cast makes the most of it. Kyle Jack as Schroeder often says pithy things which land hard, particularly on Lucy. Her adult adoration of Schroeder, played nicely by Raina Fraley, often bring out the emotional waterworks we experience with her.  Charlie Brown's impulsive baby sister, played by Emily Song Tyler, gets even further down into the emotional dumps. She is seldom appreciated by the others because of her youth. Tyler gives her lots of energetic attempts to fit in and half the time she makes the grade. It is fun when she does and funny when she doesn't.

Jarod Bakum as Snoopy; Photo: Jon Earle.

        Each person on stage in this show has many moments of pure entertainment, good for young and old. I found myself laughing where I thought I wouldn't . The sad sack Charlie is given every depressing moment he can find and Christian Ortega plays them well, more often than not, especially those involved with baseball or the red-haired girl.  Raina Fraley is a harsh, self-absorbed Lucy who will not see her bad side even when she begs for the revelations. Her little brother Linus, played by Brett Hennessey Jones finds a hundred different ways to employ his blue blanket and each one makes its own peculiar sense.  The inevitable scene stealer, Snoopy, the Beagle, practically steals the entire show every time. Whether fighting the Red Baron or savoring  his supper, Jarod Bakum trots off with the show. Very Snoopy indeed!