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    Swim Shorts 3: Are You In?: Series A

    It's not often that you're invited to go barefoot and sip daiquiris at the theatre. Then again, the Impetuous Theater Group isn't staging its evening of 10-minute plays in a traditional setting.

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    Oliver

    In producing this durable crowd-pleaser, there are choices: a lively family show, or Charles Dickens' darker tale. Executive producer-director Marsha Moode chooses the upbeat.

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    Disney's Beauty and the Beast

    Can the effervescent magic of the opulent Broadway production be recaptured in scaled-down mountings? Cabrillo Music Theatre's spirited rendition comes darn close.

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    One Nation, Under God

    Given religion's role in shaping our current geopolitical climate, the timing for this piece would seem most pointed. Playwright-director Philip W. Chung, with his cast's workshopped assistance, delivers a sharply defined world premiere concerning one man's spiritually inspired horrific actions.

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    The Winter's Tale

    This production takes the "Method style" to playing Shakespeare: emphasizing creating behavior and clever business to "make Shakespeare interesting."

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    Romance

    "Romance," presented by the Atlantic Theater Company and the Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A. Tue.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2:30 & 8 p.m., Sun. 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9-Nov. 13. $42-55. (213) 628-2772.

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    The Lesson & The Painting

    The thing about theatre of the absurd is that unless it's done simply, it isn't funny — just silly and exhausting.

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    Love Kills

    Teenage couple Charlie Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate's 1958 killing spree left 11 people dead and inspired two movies.

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    Going Down Swingin' (The Don Giovanni Radio Hour)

    If only the story line was more compelling, the savvy new musicalGoing Down Swingin'(The Don Giovanni Radio Hour) would be a thoroughly scrumptious affair.

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    The Gas House

    Though this carefully constructed tale of self-destruction crosses all its technical T's and, in its West Coast premiere, has considerable talents providing heat on stage, sparks never manage to fly.