THE SANTA MARIA CIVIC THEATRE presents its production of Sugar! Oh, Sugar! through Oct. 4 at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre, 1600 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Info: 922-4442 or smct.org.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of The Weir by Conor McPherson showing through Oct. 5 in the Severson Theatre, Allan Hancock College, 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria. Cost is $16.25 to $26. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
MISFIT TELEVISION presents a Comedy Night featuring comedians Richard Stockton, Bob Fernandez, and Sal Espana Sept. 18 at 9 p.m. at the Maverick Saloon and Grill, 510 S. Broadway, Santa Maria. Cost is $10. Info: 922-9002.
IMPROVISATIONAL HUMOR CLASS meets Mondays at the Loading Dock, Old Orcutt, to teach theater games, comedy concepts, and Whose Line Is It Anyway?-style games from 5 to 7 p.m. Info: 886-8355.
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THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of Mummy Dearest, followed by the vaudeville review Swingin’ at the Soda Shoppe Sept. 25 through Nov. 9 at the melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. Info: 489-2499.
THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY presents its production of Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg Sept. 25 through Oct. 19 at the Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara. Info: 965-5400 or ensembletheatre.com.
KELRIK PRODUCTIONS presents its production of High School Musical Sept. 26 through Oct. 5 at Unity, 1490 Southwood Drive, SLO. Cost is $16, $12 for kids. Info: 543-PLAY or KelrickProds@aol.com.
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents crime novelist James Ellroy speaking about writing and noir Sept. 26 at the Victoria Hall Theatre, 33 West Victoria St., Santa Barbara. Climate expert Brian Fagan discusses his new book The Great Warming Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Victoria Hall Theatre, 33 West Victoria St., Santa Barbara. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of Hot Mikado, a big-band rendition of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado, through Sept. 28 at Festival Theatre in Solvang. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its murder mystery dinner theater Plan 10 From Outer Space on Sundays at 5 p.m., Sept. 28 through Nov. 2, at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95. Info: murderinmind.com or 489-3875.
THE CAL POLY MULTICULTURAL CENTER presents “Another Type of Groove: Spoken Word Poetry,” featuring Cyn Da’ Poet, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. in the Chumash Auditorium, Cal Poly. Info: 756-1405 or mcc@calpoly.edu.
THE SANTA BARBARA CONTEMPORARY ARTS FORUM presents a Forum Lounge event featuring dancer/artist Sara Wookey and her performance of Walking LA on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the forum, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara. Info: 966-5373, Ext. 104.
THE CLARK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents the 33rd annual San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition on Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clark Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $30-$40. Info: 489-9444 or clarkcenter.org.
CENTRAL COAST PLAYERS presents an evening of comedy with local comedians at 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, every Saturday. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. Refreshments are available. Admission is $5 at the door. Info: 543-0639.
This article appears in Sep 25 – Oct 2, 2008.