This weekend, The Frenzie Theatre Company offers Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, an angsty adolescent show that asks what might happen to the Peanuts gang if they ever reached teenagerhood. When CB's dog dies of rabies, it causes him to question the existence of an afterlife — but with a burnout for a best friend, a sister who's gone goth, an ex in the loony bin, and a load of inebriated buddies — he has no one to turn to for enlightenment on his existential questions. When he meets an artsy new friend, the limits of teen turmoil reach maximum levels in this darkly optimistic exploration of drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion and sexual identity. The Frenzie – Life Theatre donates a portion of proceeds to the Ryan Keith Skipper Foundation, which promotes diversity in the community. Nov. 20-28, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 4 p.m. Sun., The Barn Theatre, 11349 W. Bloomingdale Ave., Riverview, $15, $10 students and seniors, thefrenzie.com. – Franki Weddington
This article appears in Nov 18-24, 2009.