THEATER OF HOPE presents its first benefit performance featuring two comedies on May 9 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and May 10 at 2 p.m. at the Veterans Cultural Center, Santa Maria. The performance is in benefit of the Santa Maria Vocational Building Fund. Info: 928-5000 or 896-9207.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of Les Misérables through May 10 at the Marian Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. Cost is $33 to $35. PCPA’s Conservatory Showcase, featuring Bat Boy the Musical and Henry 6, is May 14 through 16 in the Marian Theatre, 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria. Cost is $12, $10 for students. Info: pcpa.org.
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THE STUDIO OF THE PERFORMING ARTS presents its production of Willy Wonka on May 8 and 9 at 7 p.m. in the Studio Black Box Theatre, 116 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande. Info: 473-0377 or thestudioofperformingarts.com.
THE ARROYO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE presents its production of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night on May 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. and May 17 at 2 p.m. in the Clark Center Studio Theatre, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $10, $8 in advance. Info: 489-9444.
CAL POLY THEATRE AND DANCE presents its production of The Phantom Tollbooth May 14 through 16 and May 20 through 22 at 7 p.m. in the Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $12 or $14. Info: 756-2787.
KELRIK PRODUCTIONS presents its production of Willy Wonka through May 10 on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. at Unity, 1490 Southwood Drive, SLO. Cost is $12 to $16. Info: 543-PLAY.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of the musical comedy Under the Boardwalk, followed by the “Medicine Tonight” Vaudeville Review playing through June 14 at the Great American Melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. Info: 489-2499 or americanmelodrama.com.
This article appears in May 7-14, 2009.
