A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS LIVE ON STAGE Comes to Harris Center

The Emmy award-winning story by Charles Schulz has warmed the hearts of millions since first airing on television in 1965. Now, A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage brings all 11 members of the Peanuts gang together for a presentation recreated for the stage. The cast - featuring live, adult actors in street clothes, faithfully recreating their television counterparts, plus a live jazz trio playing the Vince Guaraldi score - present the original vignettes with some new, big stage numbers. "It's like watching the television special come to life" (Around the Town Chicago), as Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and the rest mount a play, save a tree, and uncover the true meaning of Christmas. "A sweet and touching, live action version that is itself an instant holiday classic" (Broadway World).

A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage comes to Folsom just in time for the holidays, featuring four performances and two matinees: Saturday, November 25, 2017, at 2 pm and 7 pm; Sunday, November 26 at 1 pm and 4 pm. Tickets are $29-$49; Premium $55; Children & Students with ID $25. They are available online at www.harriscenter.net or from the Harris Center Ticket Office at 916-608-6888 from noon to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time. Parking is included in the price of the ticket. The Harris Center is located on the west side of the Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom, CA, facing East Bidwell Street.

This brand new touring production of A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage is by Charles M. Schulz - a Northern California native whose Santa Rosa museum survived the recent fires there, even though his home did not. The play features everyone's favorite Peanuts gang - Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, Sally, and more, all led by the lovable Charlie Brown - as they discover the true meaning of Christmas.

Based on the popular Peanuts comic strip, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson became a holiday viewing tradition after it first aired in 1965. Adapted for the stage by Eric Schaeffer, it's a tale we all know well: when Charlie Brown becomes discouraged by the materialism of the season, Lucy convinces him to direct the neighborhood Christmas play. In typical Charlie Brown fashion, things go awry when he selects a tiny fir tree for the production. It's up to Linus to save the day and remind everyone of the real message of the holiday. "All the right notes... aims for the sweet spot between feeding adult nostalgia and satisfying a new generation of tykes" (Chicago Tribune).

For more information, visit the website for A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage at www.ACharlieBrownChristmasLive.com.

The Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College brings the community together to share in cultural experiences featuring the work of artists from throughout the region and around the world. Built and operated by the Los Rios Community College District, the $50 million, state-of-the-art regional performing arts center boasts three intimate venues with outstanding acoustics, an art gallery, a recording studio, elegant teaching spaces, plenty of safe parking and all the other amenities of a world-class performing arts venue. Each year the Center hosts approximately 400 events attracting upwards of 150,000 annually.

Tickets are available online at www.HarrisCenter.net or from the Harris Center Ticket Office at 916-608-6888 from noon to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time.