Blackfriars Theatre, 28 Lawn St (454-1260; www.blackfriars.org): Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, Oct. 5-26. Dirty Blonde, Dec. 7-29, with performances Dec. 31. Fully Committed, March 1-22. Rags: A Musical, May 3-24, 2003. Tickets: $20-$22; $35 on New Year's Eve.
Bristol Valley Theatre, 151 S. Main St, Naples (374-6318; www.bvtnaples.org): Horseplay!, 8 p.m. Sept. 20-21. In My Head I'm Thin, 8 p.m. Sept. 27-28. An Old Time Music Celebration, 8 p.m. Oct. 11-12. Call for ticket info.
Downstairs Cabaret Theatre (325-4370): Suds, Ain't Misbehavin: The Music of Fats Waller, and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, continuing. Call for ticket info.
Gates Community Theatre, in the Roberts Wesleyan College Hale Auditorium, 2301 Westside Drive (594-6008): Miracle on 34th Street, Dec. 14-15. $8. Tickets go on sale Nov. 4.
Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd (232-GEVA): On the Mainstage: Cookin' at the Cookery, through oct. 6. Proof, Oct. 15-Nov. 17. A Christmas Carol, Nov. 29-Dec. 29. Brighton Beach Memoirs, Jan. 7-Feb. 9, 2003. 36 Views, Feb. 18-March 23, 2003. Theophilus North, April 1-May 4, 2003. 1776, May 14-June 22, 2003. On the Nextstage: Billy Bishop Goes to War, Nov 12-Dec 8. Lobby Hero, March 18-April 6, 2003. September Shoes, June 3-22, 2003. Big Theatre for Little People (for children ages 5-11): Meet Me Incognito, Jan-Feb, 2003. Panadero: The Baker's Tale, May, 2003.
Henrietta Community Theatre, Rush Henrietta Senior High School, 1799 Lehigh Station Road (359-2540): Lend Me a Tenor, Sept. 13-14, 20-21. Call for ticket info.
Jewish Community CenterStage, 1200 Edgewood Ave (461-2000, x235; www.jccrochester.org): Shtik! A Queer Play on Jewish Vaudeville, Oct. 19-20. Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Dec. 7-31. The Trouble with Peggy: Pieces of Guggenheim, Feb. 8-9, 2003. The Chosen, March 1-22. Dinner with Friends, May 3-17.
Monroe Community College, MCC Theatre, Building 4, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd (292-2534): Smokey Joe's Café: The Song of Leiber and Stoller, Nov. 22-24. $8; $5 with MCC ID and for children under 12.
Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave (389-2170): Reduced Shakespeare Company, Nov. 1. The Jungle Book, Nov. 23-24; Dec. 14-15. The Capitol Steps, Jan. 25, 2003.The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Feb. 15, 2003. As You Like It, May 2, 2003. I Never Saw Another Butterfly, May 11, 2003. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, May 31, 2003.
Nazareth College Theatre Arts Department, 4245 East Avenue (389-2170): Tartuffe, Oct. 18-20, 25-27. The House of Yes, Nov. 15-17, 22-24. The Laramie Project, Feb. 21-23, Feb. 27-March 2. A Lie of the Mind, April 10-13 and 16-17. Tickets: $8; $7 students; $6 seniors.
Off-Monroe Players, (234-0500; www.ggw.org) HMS Pinafore, Nov 8-10, 15-17, 22-23. Performances at Salem United Church of Christ, 60 Bittner Street. Call for ticket info.
Pittsford Musicals, Pittsford-Mendon High School (586-1500; www.pittsfordmusicals.org): South Pacific, Nov. 15-16, 22-23. Call for ticket info.
Roberts Wesleyan College, Roberts Wesleyan Cultural Life Center, 2301 Westside Drive (594-6008; www.roberts.edu/clc): RWCCT production of The Wizard of Oz, Nov. 1-3, 8-10. Spring production TBA.
Rochester Academy of Performing Arts(RAPA), 727 E. Main Street(325-3366): Nunsense, Oct. 11-20; $12. Bah, Humbug! Scrooge's Christmas Carol (Junior Players): Dec. 6-15. $10. Annie, Jan. 31-Feb. 23, 2003; $14; $10 students. Footloose (Teen Players): May 2-18, 2003; $12.
Rochester
Broadway Theatre League (222-5000, 232-1900,
Rochester Children's Theatre, School of the Arts, 45 Prince St (271-7870): Cirkus Inferno, Oct. 19-20. Jack and the Beanstalk, Oct. 26-Nov. 10. Hansel and Gretel, Nov. 30-Dec. 8. Circo Comedio with juggling master Monsier Saucier, Jan. 11, 2003. Show Queen, Jan. 25-Feb. 9, 2003. Ramona Quimby, March 15-30, 2003. Stuart Little, April 5-27, 2003. One Family/ One Planet, May 10, 2003. Call for ticket information.
The Shakespeare Company of Greater Rochester, at St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 350 Chili Ave (334-7429): Twelfth Night, Sept. 26-28, Oct. 3-5. Free; suggested donation $5; $3 children.
The Shaw Festival, Niagara on the Lake (800-511-SHAW; www.shawfest.com): At the Festival Theatre: Candida, through Nov. 23; Caesar and Cleopatra, through Oct. 27; Detective Story, through Sept. 21; Hay Fever, through Nov. 24. At the Court House Theatre: Return of the Prodigal, Oct. 5. House of Bernarda Alba, through Oct. 5. His Majesty, through Sept. 21. Chaplin, through Oct. 6. At the Royal George: The Old Ladies, through Oct. 27. Merrily We Roll Along, through Oct. 26. The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, through Sept. 21.
Shipping Dock Theatre, 151 St. Paul St (232-2250; www.shippingdocktheatre.org): Spinning Into Butter, Oct. 4-27; Fuddy Meers, Dec 6-31. Low Level Panic, Feb. 7-March 2, 2003. TBA, April 11-May 4. The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, June 13-July 6, 2003. Tickets: $18; $16 students with ID and seniors 62 and over.
The Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada (800-567-1600; www.stratfordfestival.ca): Festival Theatre: My Fair Lady through Nov. 10; Romeo and Juliet through Nov. 2; King Lear through Nov. 3. Avon Theatre: The Threepenny Opera through Nov. 2; The Scarlet Pimpernel through Nov. 2. Richard III: Reign of Terror, through Nov. 3. Tom Patterson Theatre: Henry VI: Revenge in France, through Sept. 28. The Two Noble Kingsmen, through Nov. 29. Studio Theatre: The Swanne: Part 1, through Nov. 2. Call for ticket information.
Studio Arena Theatre, 710 Main Street, Buffalo (856-8025): A Streetcar Named Desire, through Oct. 13. Cookin' at the Cookery, Oct. 20-Nov. 17. The Mousetrap, Dec. 1-28. Shooting Craps, Jan 5-Feb. 2. The Drawer Boy, Feb. 14-March 9. Shear Madness, March 16-April 13. Call for ticket information.
SUNY Brockport, Tower Fine Arts Theater (395-ARTS): Blithe Spirit, Oct. 3-6; Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Nov. 21-24. Festival of Ten, Feb. 28, March 1, 2, 7-9, 2003. Twelfth Night, April 25-27, May 2-4. Student Theatre Production in the Tower Fine Arts Lab Theatre: True West, Oct. 31, Nov. 1-2. Tickets: $10; $7 students and seniors.
SUNY Geneseo(245-5873): After Magritte and The Real Inspector Hound, 8 p.m. Oct. 3-8, Robert Sinclair Theatre. Into the Woods, 8 p.m. Nov. 6-10, Alice Austin Theatre, Brodie Hall.