Imagine the Peanuts characters all grown and turned into a gang of foul-mouthed, angst-ridden teenagers, and youยll get the basic idea of Bert V. Royalยs Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenaged Blockhead, the latest offering from Unhinged Productions. CB, the central character of this spoof, is emotionally crushed when his dog dies of rabies. The play follows CBยs search for identity in a world that would let his beloved friend die. The characters might have different names, but anyone familiar with the comic strip will recognize Lucy, whoยs mostly offstage, as sheยs been institutionalized for arson. Peppermint Patty and Marcie are now alcoholic cheerleaders. Pigpen is a homophobe. Theyยre all as foul-mouthed as most teens are. Theyยre funny, though, and this story about a boyยs search for himself has a sad twist. This is definitely not a family-friendly spoof, but grownups will enjoy learning what happened to the gang. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Through March 22. Silver House Theatre, 1107 Chartres. For information, call 281-312-9379 or visit www.u-p.org. $10 to $20.
Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. Starts: Feb. 29. Continues through March 22, 2008
This article appears in Feb 28 – Mar 5, 2008.