EPISODE 55: DOG SEES GOD + THEATRE DIRECTOR ALYSSA OLTMANNS

11/15/20 • 98 min

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We may still be in the time of Covid, but episode 55 of the podcast is going to the theatre...virtually. We're exploring Bert V. Royal's 2004 play "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead". It's a self-described "Peanuts parody" imagining the Peanuts gang as teens dealing with LGBTQ issues, substance abuse, violence and issues of identity and place in the world.

To give us some perspective on why we need this play and why we need it right now, we chat with Muscatine (Iowa) Community College theatre director Alyssa Oltmanns, whose controversial production of "Dog Sees God" premieres virtually on November 20 and 21, 2020. Proceeds of the play go to support Clock Inc. of the Quad Cities.

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker".

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of "25% Off".

Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy Remix".

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Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker".

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of "25% Off".

Thanks to Henry Pope for the use of his "Linus & Lucy Remix".

Clockinc.org

showtix4u.com

Become a subscriber at the IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN page on patreon.com and you could get episodes EARLY! You could even get BONUS CONTENT! Good grief!

Go to www.carnivalofgleecreations.com for info, show notes, social media and epiosdes of this show, IT'S A PODCAST, CHARLIE BROWN, and my other show, ATARI BYTES.

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We also have a "Random Strip of the Month" and a "Peanuts by Schulz" review. This month's episode is "Amateurs".

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Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker".

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".

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We've also got a "Peanuts by Schulz" short called "Trust Me" and a Random Strip of the Month.

Thanks to Nick Jones for the use of his song "25% Off".

Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs "Mining by Moonlight" and "Bass Walker".

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