PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of The Heart’s Desire through June 28 in the Marian Theatre, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
IMPROVISATIONAL HUMOR CLASS meets Mondays at the Santa Maria Town Center mall’s second-floor community room to teach theater games, comedy concepts, and Whose Line Is It Anyway?-style games from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Info: 886-8355.
BE INFORMED is a public access program looking for television production crew volunteers. The show will be taped every other Monday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Info: 937-6575 or 598-3511.
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THE STUDIO OF PERFORMING ARTS presents its production of Broadway Now and Then June 20, 21, 27, and 29 at the Studio Black Box Theater 116 W Branch St., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $20. Info: 473-0377 or thestudioofperformingarts.com.
BASIL JENKINS reads his original poetry June 21 at 3 p.m. in the University Center Gallery, 3171 Temple St., Halcyon. Info: adelasie@sbcglobal.net.
AUDITIONS for the Central Coast Follies’ annual Parkinson’s Benefit performance are June 22 at 6 p.m. in the studio theater at the Clark Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Info: 474-1525 or 489-9691.
THE CACHUMA LAKE NATURE CENTER presents its Evening Fireside Program Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. starting June 22 and running through summer at the Nature Center’s Fireside Theater, Cachuma Lake. Cost is $8 for parking. Info: 688-4515.
KELRIK PRODUCTIONS presents Pinocchio through June 29 on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. at Unity, 1490 Southwood Drive, SLO. Cost is $12 to $16. Info: 543-PLAY.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents Godspell through July 27 at the Solvang Festival Theatre, Solvang. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its comical murder mystery/dinner theater, Pirates of Pirate’s Cove, Sundays at 5 p.m. through Aug. 31 at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95. Info: 489-3875 or murderinmind.com.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of Showdown at Slick Rock Ranch, followed by a musical vaudeville review through Sept. 20 at the Melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. Cost is $20 or $16. Info: 489-2499.
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 Jun 19-26, 2008.