With the holiday season in full swing, you might find yourself quoting Charlie Brown's sister Sally by saying, "All I want is what I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share."

What you may want is A Charlie Brown Christmas, and that's just what you have coming to you.

In order get everyone -- and themselves -- into the holiday spirit and avoid a case of the "Charlie Browns," Outlaws Theatre will be performing this annual holiday production at 11:15 p.m. tonight and at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday in the Playhouse Theatre.

"This show has become a yearly tradition and it's not only for students to enjoy. Lots of families come as well," said Patty Grabb, who plays the part of Frieda in the show.

As much as the community looks forward to A Charlie Brown Christmas, those who participate in the show love doing it, and put a lot of work and studying into it as well.

"We've been rehearsing as a group for two weeks, and the principal characters have been studying the videotape since Thanksgiving," director Kel Haney (senior-theatre and English) said.

"The purpose is to make the show as exactly like the cartoon as possible. We even have the video handy so we can watch it while we're rehearsing."

Following the exact script as the movie, as well as the exact movements, can be a difficult task.

When choosing her characters, Haney looked for good movement skills, people who could sing and memorize well, and also for those who resembled Peanuts characters (as much as humanly possible): people who are tall and have "cutesie faces."

Haney said that as a director and not an actor in the production, the show was interesting for her.

"I direct a lot, and I didn't understand how coveted this show is," Haney said.

"It's a tradition that the actors take a lot of pride in and you can see it on how well they focus on their work."

Chaz Moneypenny (sophomore-theatre), who is playing Linus this year and was Schroeder last year, said he watches the movie at least once a day.

"It gets us all into the Christmas spirit. It's also nice to do something different from the serious acting we do a lot. It's nice to something really fluffy," Moneypenny said.

Richard Price (graduate-theatre) is playing Charlie Brown.

"It's really an interesting show because it's a total departure from what we normally learn and it's different. It's my first year here and I had no idea how much of a big deal this show is. And I'm feeling a little pressure," Price said with a laugh.

The Outlaws production of A Charlie Brown Christmas is a free show, although donations will be accepted.

There will be a collection of canned foods being held to benefit the Centre County food drive.

If you have yet to get into the holiday spirit, then Charlie Brown-style Christmas trees, Christmas pageants, dog kisses and plenty of Christmas carols (sung noses to the sky) backed by familiar jazzy piano tunes should help you get there.