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 www.smct.org
BEYOND SUNDAY PRODUCTIONS presents its production of Anne of Green Gables Oct. 4 and 5 for $6 (includes cake), and Oct. 11 and 12 for $15 (includes a Victorian tea) at the St. Andrew UMC, 3945 S. Bradley Road, Santa Maria. Info: 937-2470 or beyondsundaypro@yahoo.com.
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 www.pcpa.org.
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE presents Dimensions in Dance—featuring original choreographed numbers in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and hip-hop styles—Oct. 8 through 12 at 7 p.m. (Wednesday through Saturday) and 2 p.m. (Sunday) at Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria. Cost is $12 to $15. Info: 922-8313.
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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KELRIK PRODUCTIONS presents its production of High School Musical through Oct. 5 at Unity, 1490 Southwood Drive, SLO. Cost is $16, $12 for kids. Info: 543-PLAY or KelrickProds@aol.com.
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 www.clarkcenter.org.
THE CENTRAL COAST FOLLIES presents its annual benefit for Parkinson’s disease research, Good Vibrations, featuring music from the 1950s on Oct. 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 11 at noon at 2 p.m. at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Info: 489-9691.
THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY presents its production of Take Me Out by Richard Greenberg through Oct. 19 at the Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara. Info: 965-5400 or www.ensembletheatre.com.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its murder mystery dinner theater Plan 10 From Outer Space on Sundays at 5 p.m., through Nov. 2, at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95. Info: www.murderinmind.com or 489-3875.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of Mummy Dearest, followed by the vaudeville review Swingin’ at the Soda Shoppe through Nov. 9 at the melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. 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 Oct 2-9, 2008.