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ANNIE RUSSELL THEATRE
Doubt, A Parable
Through October 4 In the Pulitzer winner by John Patric Shanley, values and wills clash in a Roman Catholic School in the Bronx in 1964, when a nun suspects a priest of an inappropriate relationship with an African-American student. Wednesday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 4 p.m. Also October 4, 2 p.m. $17-$19. Rollins College Campus, 1000 Holt Avenue, Winter Park. 407-646-2145. rollins.edu/theatre
FRED STONE THEATRE
Rabbit Hole
October 23-26 Becca and Howie do their best to cope with a terrible loss along with family members’ well-meaning efforts. Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. Free admission. Rollins College Campus, 1000 Holt Avenue, Winter Park. 407-646-2145 rollins.edu/theatre
GARDEN THEATRE
Zombies From the Beyond
October 17-November 2 This musical comedy by James Valcq and produced by Jester Theater Company is a campy celebration of the pulp movies of the 1950s and the American ideals of the Eisenhower era. Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $18-$22. 160 West Plant Street, Winter Garden. 407-877-4736. wgtheater.org
ICEHOUSE THEATER
Crimes of the Heart
Through October 5 It’s a “bad day” for the Magrath sisters: One sister just shot her husband, one has just been released from an asylum, and the third is marking her 30th birthday alone. Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $12-$20. 1100 North Unser Street, Mount Dora. 352-383-3133. icehousetheatre.com
MAD COW THEATRE
Gone Missing
Through October 19 Steven Cosson’s revue-style comedy is based on interviews about things people had lost. Music and lyrics by Michael Freidman. Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2:30 p.m. $22-$26. 105 South Magnolia Street, 407-297-8788. madcowtheatre.org
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
October 3-26 Characters ranging from socialite to woman in midlife crisis to bag lady appear on stage in this one-woman show made famous by Lily Tomlin. Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. $22. 105 South Magnolia Avenue. 407-297-8788. madcowtheatre.org
MOONLIGHT PLAYERS
Carousel
Through October 26 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical tells of the ill-fated romance between a handsome carnival barker and a demure mill worker in an 1800s New England town. Friday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $10-$12. Warehouse Theatre, 732 B West Montrose Street, Clermont. 352-319-1116. moonlightplayers.com
ORLANDO REPERTORY THEATRE
The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood
October 10-November 9 Accompanied by spoon-wielding Merry Men, our swashbuckling hero encounters a damsel in distress obsessed with skin conditions, a scheming sheriff, a gold-hoarding bad-guy monarch wannabe, and a good-natured Town’s Guy who somehow winds up in every scene. Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $11-$17. Loch Haven Park, 1001 East Princeton Street. 407-896-7365. orlandorep.com
The Never-Ending Story
Through October 5 A boy fond of daydreams finds refuge in a book that tells of the world of Fantasia. Soon, the young reader finds himself part of the story. Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $11-$17. 1001 East
Princeton Street. 407-896-7365. orlandorep.com
ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE THEATER
The Glass Menagerie
October 15-November 16 A mother stuck in the past lives vicariously through her children, including a daughter who is devoted to a collection of glass figurines in this Tennessee Williams classic believed to be largely autobiographical. Wednesday-Thursday 7 p.m., Friday-Saturday 8 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 2 p.m. $24-$40. Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 East Rollins Street. 407-447-1700, ext. 1. orlandoshakes.org
Kiss Me Kate
Through October 12 A Cole Porter musical about a production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew is packed with quarreling couples, comedy and confusion, and features local singer Michael Andrew. Wednesday-Thursday 7 p.m., Friday-Saturday 8 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 2 p.m. $24-$40. Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 East Rollins Street. 407-447-1700, ext. 1. orlandoshakes.org
PLAZA THEATRE
Hats! The Red Hat Society Musical
October 23-November 9 A woman on the cusp of 50 faces the inevitable with a new group friends in this musical featuring original music by award-winner songwriters. Wednesday-Friday 2 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. $33-$38. 425 North Bumby Avenue. 407-228-1220. theplazatheatre.com
The Last Five Years
October 17-25 The Plaza’s Later Night Cabaret presents this musical by Jason Robert Brown, which looks at five years of marriage between a writer and an actress from their different points of view. Lounge opens at 10 p.m. Curtain at 11 p.m. $13. 425 North Bumby Avenue. 407-228-1220. theplazatheatre.com
Little Shop of Horrors
October 2-26 An exotic plant craves human blood in this spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies. The Audrey II creatures are designed by Paul McAvene, who designs creatures and costumes for Disney and many Hollywood film and TV projects. Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. $33-$38. 425 North Bumby Avenue. 407-228-1220. theplazatheatre.com
SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE ARTS THEATRE
Our Town
October 3-12 Scenes from the fictional small New England town of Grover’s Corners are played out in this well-known Thornton Wilder play. Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Admission is free; reservations are strongly recommended. 100 Weldon Boulevard, Sanford. 407-708-2040.
Parallel Lives
October 24-26 This play began as essays by a white college professor and an African American newspaper journalist, commissioned by the Florida Humanities Council, about their experiences growing up in Central Florida during the Jim Crow era. Friday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Admission is free; reservations are strongly recommended. 100 Weldon Boulevard, Sanford. 407-708-2040.
SUNTRUST BROADWAY IN ORLANDO
Wizard of Oz
October 21-26 The story told in the 1939 film comes to the stage. Tuesday-Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. $35-$65. Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. 407-839-3900. broadwayacrossamerica.com/orlando
THEATRE DOWNTOWN
To Kill a Mockingbird
October 3-November 2 Race, injustice and integrity are at the heart of this play by Christopher Sergel based on the novel by Harper Lee. Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2:30 p.m. $15-$18. 2113 North Orange Avenue. 407-841-0083. theatredowntown.net
UCF CONSERVATORY THEATER
Jake’s Women
Through October 5 A writer with a troubled marriage talks to women, lots of women—but some aren’t really there, at least not at the moment that Jake is speaking to them. Written by Neil Simon. Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $10-$17. Black Box Theater. 4000 Central Florida Boulevard. 407-823-1500. theatre.ucf.edu
West Side Story
October 23-November 2 Tony and Maria are the ill-fated lovers in this Romeo and Juliet-style story of a street-gang rivalry. Music by Leonard Bernstein. Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $10-$17. 4000 Central Florida Boulevard. 407-823-1500. theatre.ucf.edu
VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Anything Goes
October 17-26 Cole Porter songs such as “It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get a Kick Out of You” and “You’re the Top” help make this musical comedy popular. Wednesday-Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $8-$10. Performing Arts Center, 701 North Econlockhatchee Trail. 407-582-2340. valenciacc.edu/theater
WINTER PARK PLAYHOUSE
Groucho, A Life in Revue
Through October 11 Roy Alan stars in this revue about the life and career of Groucho Marx. Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $22-$30. 711-B Orange Avenue, Winter Park. 407-645-0145. winterparkplayhouse.org
