Happiness is... watching six legends of #TCTheater stages personifying beloved Peanuts characters. In
Artistry's new production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, these legends bring all of their wisdom and experience to their roles, yet tap into that childlike spirit that is inside all of us. This is a deceptively simple little musical that truly feels like the comic strips come to life with its short and often unrelated scenes, but it's also kind of profound, in the way it deals with those important lessons we learn in childhood. Lessons about friendship, self-esteem, disappointment, working together. The last time I saw this show was
almost 15 years ago in this very space by a version of this theater company then known as Bloomington Civic Theatre, starring a bunch of young up-and-coming actors. It truly is happiness to experience it again now, ingeniously cast with actors age 60+. Because the older you get, the more poignant these life lessons become, and the more you appreciate the simple happinesses in life.
