The McCormack Theatre welcomed a diverse audience with people of all ages last Saturday and Sunday to watch The Boston Children’s Theatre’s first musical performance at UMass Boston, “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz, the musical was put on thanks to the Director of Theatre Programs, Dr. John Conlon, of UMass who was very pleased with the visit and performance.

The harmonic voices of the cast, whose ages ranged from 11 to 17 years old, helped create a unique enactment of classic scenarios seen in the old Charlie Brown gang. Musical numbers included “My Blanket and Me,” where Linus describes a child parting with a blanket as equal to an adult trying to break a bad habit. “Suppertime,” performed by a singing Snoopy, concludes that in a day in the life of a dog, chow time is the most exciting. “Happiness,” performed by the whole gang, touches upon several simple things in life that make one happy, such as itching your shoe for the very first time.

The cast, which is a mixture of youth from Boston and the North & South Shore, include veterans and newcomers to the BCT. Veteran actress, fifteen-year-old Brannigan LaCourt of Chelsea, assists the Executive Director of the BCT, Patricia M. Gleeson, in directing “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Thirteen-year-old Aaron Barcello of Braintree and Frank Smith IV, 13, of Milton alternate playing the role of Charlie Brown. Costume assistant and veteran actress, Jacqueline Ryan, 14, of South Boston, shares the role of Snoopy with fourteen-year-old Abigail Binns of Dorchester. Beacon Hill’s Alexandra Burns, 11, and Sophie Shrand, 14, perform the part of Lucy. Rowan Henderson, 13, of Carlisle, and Jamie Morrison, 17, of Danvers, divide the role of Patty. Twelve-year-old Kevin Mahoney of Everett switches the role of Linus with 15-year-old Veronica Wells of Roxbury, a new face at the BCT. Rachel Rabinovitz, 16, of Brookline and Kristian Williams, 16, of Roslindale appear as Schroeder.

Conlon discussed further performances of the BCT at UMass Boston. Founded in 1951, the BCT is the oldest theatre company in Boston and, as a nonprofit arts and education organization, it is independent from any corporate or cultural institution. The theatre’s mission is to provide professional quality performing arts experiences for children. Each year the BCT presents more than 100 performances to a total audience of 30,000.

Forget about the worries of day-to-day life for a couple of hours and view a pleasant performance of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” at the McCormack Theatre April 23-27 at 2:00 pm Tickets range from $10-$21 and can be purchased through the Box Office outside the theatre or by calling 617-424-6634. For those interested in learning about theatre, on five Saturdays in May and June Saturday Sample Theatre classes will be offered at UMass Boston.