Editor's Note: The following introduction was written by Mr. Guyton prior to Spring break. Hauntingly, his words speak as a message to all of us on how to live our lives. They certainly reflect how he lived his. Peace, Mr. Guyton. God bless you.
Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen,
Tonight we celebrate the life of Charles Schulz--illustrator, writer, and creator of the Peanuts characters. What we are presenting on stage is an average day in the life of Charlie Brown. These vignettes range from baseball season, Charlie Brown missing the bus, Valentine’s Day, and a series of other typical events in the land of the Peanuts characters.
It is our hope that you will find yourself thinking back over your life, and reminiscing on your childhood. Maybe thinking about old friends, school assignments you had trouble with, friends who think they know it all, challenges you’ve had to deal with, etc.
Take those thoughts and memories and then reflect on the ‘now’ moments in life. Hopefully the good outweighs the bad and from there, you can settle on happiness, and being happy with your life.
Happiness: What is it to you? A feeling of satisfaction or fulfillment, when your life fulfills your needs, when you are content and are living in the now—reflecting on the good things you have been blessed to have. Or maybe happiness is what you have given to others: a smile in passing, a simple ‘thank you’ or ‘I love you.’
Often times we forget that happiness is a choice. Sometimes we get caught up on the negative hiccups in life and forget about the positives. Like Charlie Brown, and the rest of the gang, let’s choose to be happy: foster forgiveness, smile, counteract the negative, remember money can’t buy happiness, bless someone else; and remember “happiness is anyone or anything at all that’s loved by you.”
A special thank you to the BCHS administration and the Senior theatre students for helping make my first year teaching at Chatard a ‘happy’ one!
Theatrically Yours,
Mr. Kyle J. Guyton, Artistic Director
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