Theater program stages a Charlie Brown debut

Theater program stages a Charlie Brown debut
The cast of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at Zion Episcopal Church.

Amy Hamlin of Dobbs Ferry has a new philosophy — theater is for everyone, and Rivertowns residents (move over, theater kids) are craving it.

Next Friday, June 5, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 6, at 2 p.m., a cast of 10 will transform The Ark Stage at the Shames JCC in Tarrytown into a day in the life of the Peanuts gang through the 1967 musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” 

Hamlin directs the show, which will be the debut production for the nonprofit Good Company Performing Arts Center, which she co-founded with Dan Spitzer of Irvington, who plays Charlie Brown. The two first floated the idea of launching a community theater program while working on Springhurst Elementary School’s 2025 production of “Seussical.” Hamlin chose “You’re a Good Main, Charlie Brown,” based on the classic comic strip by Charles Schultz, because of its hopeful message.

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