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Article posted: 6/14/2012 10:36 AM

Naperville troupe brings back original ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

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Summer Place Theatre will perform "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" June 15-24 at Naperville Central High School. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.

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Jason Czajka will get to embody a character he feels a connection with as the lead in Summer Place Theatre's "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." "I've always had a Charlie Brown-ness about me," he said.

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This production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" is the original 1967 version. Director Matt Whalen said the simpler music fits the characters better and is a greater reflection of them.

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Jason Czajka is Charlie Brown. Has been all his life. Now, as an adult, Czajka will get the chance to embody the character on stage in Summer Place Theatre's production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." "I've always carried this stigma with me that I am Charlie Brown. I've always had a Charlie Brown-ness about me."