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The Edison Theatre at Washington University presents The Aquila Theatre Company production of Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It on Friday, February 12, at 8 PM The Edison Theatre is in the Mallinckrodt Student Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call 314-935-6543.
The Alton Little Theater presents the comedy/mystery Audacity Mondays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, February 12 through 21. Performances take place at 2450 North Henry Street in Alton, IL. For more information, call (618) 462-6562.
The West End Players Guild presents the St. Louis premiere of the offbeat romantic comedy Based on a Totally True Story by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, February 12 through 21. "A twenty-something semi-successful comic book writer by day and struggling playwright by night has his world turned upside-down when Hollywood comes calling." The play is directed by 88.1 KDHX theatre critic Robert Mitchell. The West End Players Guild is at 733 Union at Enright in the Central West End. For more information, call 314-367-0025.
The Atomic Cowboy presents Bill Chott's Comedy on Parade Mondays at 8 PM. The Atomic Cowboy is at 4140 Manchester. For more information, call 314-922-1998 or 314-775-0775.
Act II Community Theatre presents Noel Coward's comedy Blithe Spirit Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, February 12 through 21. Performances take place at the St. Peters Community and Arts Center, 1035 St. Peters-Howell Road in St. Peters, MO For more information, call 1-800-838-3006.
City Museum presents the City Circus Cabaret, featuring unusual variety acts in a circus cabaret setting, on the second Friday of every month from 9 PM to 1 AM on the third floor of City Museum, 701 N. 15th Street. (645-4445 or 231-CITY).
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents The Diary of Anne Frank February 10 to March 7. Performances take place on the main stage of the Loretto Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves. For more information, call 314-968-4925.
Upstream Theatre presents the one-man show The Double Bass, starring J. Samuel Davis, through February 14. Performances take place at 305 South Skinker. Show times vary; for more information, call (314) 863-4999.
The Edison Theatre at Washington University presents The Aquila Theatre Company production of Ibsen's drama An Enemy of the People on Saturday, February 13, at 8 PM. The Edison Theatre is in the Mallinckrodt Student Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call 314-935-6543.
Everydaycircus Inc. performs shows hourly from 11 AM to 4 PM each weekend at City Museum, 701 N. 15th St. Shows are FREE with regular museum admission. (645-4445 or 231-CITY)
The Alpha Players of Florissant present the comedy/mystery Exit The Body Fridays and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM, February 12 through 14. Performances take place at the Florissant Civic Center Theater Theatre at Parker and Waterford in Florissant, MO. For more information, call 314-921-5678.
Black Cat Theatre presents A Gentleman and a Scoundrel, a romantic comedy by Jack Sharkey, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, February 12 through 21. Performances take place at the Black Cat Theatre 2810 Sutton, in Maplewood, MO. For more information, call 314-781-8300.
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley Theater Department presents the comedy I Hate Hamlet February 12 through 20. Performances take place in the Terry M. Fisher Theatre on the campus at 3400 Pershall Road. For more information, call 314-513-4488.
The Avalon Theatre Company presents Love Notes - A Valentine Tribute to the Art of the Love Song, with Jeanne Trevor and Kevin Kurth, on Sunday, February 14, at 3 PM. Trevor and Kurth began their careers in Gaslight Square; they blend their unique styles to perform music from the Great American Songbook. The performance takes place at The ArtSpace, 119 Crestwood Plaza. For more information, call 314-351-6482.
The Black Rep presents Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet through February 14. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-534-3810.
[insert name here] Theatre Project presents the dark comedy Speech and Debate February 11 through 20. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, with an additional matinee at 2 PM on February 20. You can see the show at Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, call 314-865-1995.
Dramatic License Productions presents Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias Thursdays and Fridays at 8 PM and Saturdays at 3 and 8 PM through February 20. Performances take place at the Dramatic License Theatre, on the upper level next to Houlihan's in Chesterfield Mall. For more information, call 636-220-7012.
The Missouri History Museum's Teens Make History program presents Sticks and Stones Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 AM through February 20. Performances take place at the Missouri History Museum at Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park. Show times vary; for more information, call (314) 746-4599.
The Ivory Theater presents Sweet Dreams of Patsy, a narrated musical tribute to Patsy Cline's life and career, through February 14. The Ivory Theater is at 7622 Michigan. For more information, call 314-631-8330.
Historical characters come to life in the Missouri Historical Society's weekly program, Theatre in the Galleries. These 20 minute one or two-character plays are presented on Tuesdays at 2 pm. The History Museum is at Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park. For more information, call 314-746-4599 or visit them on the web at mohistory.org.
Cabaret St. Louis presents Tyne Daly and John McDaniel Wednesday through Saturday, February 10 through 13, at 8 PM at The Kranzberg Center, 501 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1111.
HotCity Theatre presents Why Torture Is Wrong and the People Who Love Them, Christopher Durang's hilarious and provocative satire about America's “War on Terror”, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 PM, Saturdays at 3 PM and 8 PM, and Sundays at 7 PM, February 12 through 27. Performances take place at the Kranzberg Arts Center 501 North Grand at Olive in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-289-4060.
Volunteer adult actors, both able-bodied and disabled, are wanted as ensemble members and alternates for The DisAbility Project. The DisAbility Project provides professional and non-professional actors the opportunity to act and create performance pieces. You "must be a team player, able to memorize lines, speak audibly, have reliable transportation and be available most Saturday mornings for the workshop and occasional evenings during the week for rehearsal and/or presentations". The Project rehearses most Saturday mornings from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Washington University School of Medicine Program in Occupational Therapy building at 4444 Forest Park Parkway, in the Central West End, just west of Newstead. RSVP to Joan Lipkin of That Uppity Theatre Company at 314-534-1454 or jlipkin at aol.com. Please include your telephone number in your email.
Would you like to be on the radio? KDHX, 88.1 FM needs theatre reviewers. If you're 18 years or older, knowledgeable in this area, have practical theatre experience (acting, directing, writing, technical design, etc.), have good oral and written communications skills and would like to become one of our volunteer reviewers, send a letter describing your experience and interests to: Chuck Lavazzi, KDHX-FM, 3504 Magnolia, St. Louis, MO 63118 or send e-mail to chuck at kdhx.org. In either case, please include a sample review of something you've seen recently.