SANTA MARIA CIVIC THEATRE presents its production of Wake Up, Darling, directed by Meg Smith Dec. 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. at the theater, 1660 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Cost is $14. Info: 922-4442 or smct.org.
THE LOMPOC CIVIC THEATRE presents its holiday production of Fruit Cakes Dec. 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Lompoc Civic Auditorium, 217 South L St., Lompoc. Cost is $12, $10 for students, seniors, and active military, $5 for kids 10 and younger, $1 off ticket if you bring a canned good. Info: 736-2737 or 717-9353.
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE presents the youth dancers and their production of The Nutcracker Dec. 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays at Santa Maria High School’s Ethel Pope Auditorium, 901 S. Broadway, Santa Maria; and Dec. 19, and 20 at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $14, $11 for the Ethel Pope Auditorium, $12 to $18 at the Clark Center. Info: 922-8313 or 489-9444 (Clark Center).
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, based on the novel by C.S. Lewis, through Dec. 23 in the Marian Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. Cost is $26.25 to $30. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
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THE PISMO BEACH YOUTH THEATER presents a Broadway Junior Production featuring “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile” and “The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow” Dec. 11 at 7 p.m., Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Black Box Theater of the Clark Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Info: 471-4976.
THE ARROYO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE ENSEMBLE presents its production of Footloose, a dance-packed musical based on the film, Dec. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clark Center Theatre, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $12 at the door, $10 in advance. Info: 489-9444.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its Holiday Extravaganza production featuring Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, and a holiday vaudeville review through Dec. 31 at the theater on Highway 1, Oceano. Info: 489-2499 or americanmelodrama.com.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its production of “Golden Girls Holiday Mystery-The Curse of Jessica Fletcher” through Jan. 31 on Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2305 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95, includes dinner. Info: 489-3875 or murderinmind.com.
This article appears in Dec 10-17, 2009.