Catasauqua High School Drama Club is proud to present “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (revised). The performance will be offered virtually and is available between 6 p.m. May 28 and 11:55 p.m. May 30.

The household price for tickets is $15. For tickets or more information, go to CHSdramatickets.com.

This show brings Charles Schultz’ comic to life through Clark Gesner’s vision. The revised version contains additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and dialogue by Michael Mayer.

Join the entire Peanuts gang, including Lucy and Schroeder, Sally and Linus and Snoopy and Charlie Brown, and explore their lives through brief vignettes spanning Valentine’s Day to Beethoven Day. Get caught up in their happiness, sadness, innocence and playfulness.

Charlie Brown will be played by junior Dominic Melendez, and Snoopy is played by Valerie Davidheiser. Sophomores Angelina Dries and Joseph Valentin are playing Sally and Linus, respectively. Lucy is played by junior Hannah Kurczeski, and Schroeder is played by junior Emily Abbott. Senior Stephanie Emery plays Little Red Haired Girl, and freshman Brandon Snyder plays Shermy. Marcie is played by sophomore Emily Eisenhard, and Peppermint Patty is played by freshman Kaylee Monahan. Three students are billed as also playing Woodstock - Brandon Snyder, Kaylee Monahan and Emily Eisenhard.

Brenda McGuire dons a few hats in this production as both the director and costume designer. The assistant director and choreographer is Kerry McGuire. Robert Arnold is the music director, with John Leiderman serving as the assistant musical director. Tiffany Crogan fills out the production team as the stage manager.

According to McGuire, they held virtual auditions and started rehearsing in the beginning of March. She noted rehearsals for the first three weeks were held virtually. At that point, they were able to meet and rehearse in person to finish putting the show together.

“The students wanted to do something this year, and it was quite the process while staying within the guidelines of COVID-19 protocols,” McGuire said.

The filming began April 19 and was finished by May 1. McGuire noted she and student actor Emily Abbott were in charge of the editing process.

Doing the show in this format is very different from the traditional stage production the Drama Club is used to presenting.

“We could actually practice, rehearse, then film a scene, and it was completed,” McGuire said. “It is not like doing a live show, where you have the time to do certain scenes, then you thread it all together and run the show.”

Doing the show in this piecemeal fashion allows the actors to focus all their energy on that specific scene instead of having to maintain stamina throughout an entire performance.

“The kids are learning about how filming a movie is done,” McGuire noted.

One of the cons this year is they still cannot perform in front of an audience.

This production was filmed in and around the CHS campus. McGuire noted her husband mentioned the idea during a rehearsal, and the cast loved the idea.

“We are not using any microphones, which makes looking for a space with great acoustics fun,” McGuire said. “We also thought it was just a cool idea.”

The show is a video-on-demand production. This means once the link to watch is activated from your email confirmation, you will have 24 hours to watch the performance.

The links cannot be shared. As single-viewer links, the original connection will be dropped if the link is accessed from another device.

There is merchandise - including mugs, tote bags and apparel - available for purchase on the website.

People are also encouraged to donate to the organization if they wish to help fund future shows. According to the website, it can cost $14,000 to put on a show.

“CHS Drama Club solely relies on donations to keep going,” the website states.

The CHS Drama Club is open to students in seventh through 12th grades. Throughout the year, students can take part in dance, vocal, acting and technical classes.

Each year, the club puts on a spring musical. They are reportedly working to also offer a fall production.

“We welcome the student perspective while moving along teaching how such a big production comes together in a short period of time,” the website states. “What each student gets out of doing a musical is priceless. That is our mission - to give them this opportunity to learn and have fun.”