Boeing Boeing, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown and improv classes part of SMCP’s 2026 season

By Emily Stewart

Although the St. Marys Community Players (SMCP) has two distinct productions lined up for 2026, both productions explore the desire for a sense of belonging.

SMCP announced its 2026 season spring and fall productions, French comedy Boeing Boeing and the musical, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, respectively.

Boeing Boeing, currently in rehearsals, will take the stage at Town Hall Theatre from April 24 to May 9. The Marc Camoletti comedy, directed by Ralph Small, will time travel to the 1960s and showcase the shenanigans of bachelor Bernard and the three stewardesses he’s dating. Though Bernard had it set up so all flight attendants arrive at different times and not know about the other relationships, a change in schedule happens so all stewardesses arrive at the same time.

Based on the beloved classic Peanuts comics by Charles Schultz, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown will highlight childhood worries, the universal desire to be understood and quiet hopes. The musical will feature songs like “Suppertime,” “Happiness,” and “The Baseball game.” The fall production will run from Oct. 22 to Nov. 7 at the Town Hall Theatre.

“It’s going to be a really interesting season this year,” said Gregory George, SMCP’s marketing, communications and promotions.

George said the Charlie Brown musical had been examined by SMCP in the past but was picked this year because of the contrast to Boeing Boeing. Both productions, in their own right, explore the desire to feel understood – Boeing Boeing with understanding chaotic love and You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown with day-to-day life.

“While they could be wildly different, farce comedy versus a traditional and quite a well-known musical, they still have this interconnection of really wanting to belong and wanting to be understood so we’re really looking at a shared experience essentially, right?” George said. “So, whether the audience is actually coming for the farce or the music, we want to make sure they’re covered at both ends with our spring and our fall shows.”

In addition to the productions, SMCP will run weekly Laugh and Learn Improv classes every Thursday starting Nov. 19 and will have graduation performances on March 27 and 28, 2027. The 16 classes for ages 18 and over will be taught by SMCP’s own Lianne Gregory-Sterrit, who taught improv classes across southwestern Ontario, including in Toronto.

“We’ve had these in the past before and we have done these prior to covid, so we’re re-inviting people to actually join the class again and improve their improv skills,” George said.

More information about the 2026 season can be found online by visiting www.stmaryscommunityplayers.ca.