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Dog Sees God Behind the Scenes: Insights from the Director
This exhibit explores the characters portrayed in the 2013 production of Dog Sees God at performed at Penn State Altoona. The production was directed by Shane Vincent Sedlemyer, this exhibit features commentary and insights on the choices and behind-the-scenes workings of the production.
Dog Sees God is a darker reimagining of of the Peanuts characters as teenagers. CB (Charlie Brown)'s dog (Snoopy) has just passed away causing him to examine his life. His siter (Sally) is having an identity crisis. Van (Linus) always philosophicle, is now a stoner. Tricia York (Peppermint Patty) and Marcy (Marcy) are still attached at the hip and have settled in to their "mean girls" roles. Van's Sister (Lucy) is now institutionalized for setting the little red haired girl's hair on fire. Matt (Pigpen) is now a germohobe jock. And Beethoven (Schroeder) has focused on his passion of the piano and unsure of his sexuality, has fallen out of the group. The story explores what it is like to be a teenager while maintaining the esthetic of the original.
Dog Sees God. Directed by Shane Vincent Sedlemyer, Altoona, Penn State Altoona, 2013.
Royal, Burt V. Dog Sees God. Dramatists Play Services, 2004.