NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
• The Affections of May, presented by and at the B Street Theatre, 2711 B St., Sacramento. Tues.-Wed. 6:30 p.m., Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 5 & 9 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Through Oct. 1. $13.50-19.50. (916) 443-5300.
• Love's Labour's Lost, presented by California Shakespeare Festival at the Bruns Memorial Amphitheatre, 701 Heinz Ave., Berkeley. Tues.-Thurs. 7 p.m., Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 & 8 p.m. Through Sept. 23. $19-38. (510) 548-9666.
• Master Class, presented by TheatreWorks at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Through Sept. 24. (650) 903-6000.
• The Voice of the Prairie, presented by Synergy Stage at the Delta King Theatre, 1000 Front St., Old Sacramento. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Through Oct. 21. $12-16. (916) 995-5464.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
• Balm in Gilead, presented by Camelot Artists at the Skylight Theatre, 1816 1/2 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m. Through Oct. 1. $20. (323) 666-2202
• Beast on the Moon, presented by and at the Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave., Hollywood. Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 & 7 p.m., Through Sept. 24. $18-22. (323) 663-1525.
• The Bullfight – Looking Into the Stands, presented by and at Stages Theatre Center, 1540 McCadden Place, Hollywood. Thurs.-Sun. 8 p.m. Through Oct. 29. $14-18. (323) 465-1010.
• Chesapeake, presented by Venice Theatre Works & the Electric Lodge at the Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. Through Sept. 23. $15. (310) 281-6299.
• Dandelion Wine, presented by the Colony Theatre Company at the Burbank Center Stage, 555 N. Third St., Burbank. Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Through Dec. 10. (818) 558-7000.
• The Darker Face of the Earth, presented by the Fountain Theatre in association with Black Artists' Network, at the American Renegade Theatre, 11136 Magnolia Blvd., N. Hollywood. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Through Oct. 1. $18-22. (323) 663-1525.
• Donner Party, the Musical, presented by and at the Found Theatre, 251 E. 7th St., Long Beach. Fri.-Sat. 8:30 p.m. Through Sept. 30. $10. (562) 433-3363.
• George Gershwin Alone, presented by Hershey Felder at the Tiffany Theatre, 8532 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood. Tues.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 & 7 p.m. Through Sept. 24. $35-39.50. (310) 289-2999.
• In Flagrante Gothicto, presented by Circle X at the McCadden Place Theatre, 1157 N. McCadden Pl., Hollywood. Thurs.-Sun. 8 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m. Through Sept. 25. $15. (323) 969-9239.
• JFK on JFK, presented by and at the Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. Through Oct. 1. $15. (818) 227-9602.
• The Joy of Gay Sex, presented by and at the St. Genesius Theater, 1049 Hayvenhurst, W. Hollywood. Through Oct. 8. (323) 906-1977.
• Loot, presented by International City Theatre at the Center Theatre, Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Through Sept. 24. $25-35. (562) 436-4610.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, presented by and at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. Fri. 8 p.m. Through Sept. 29. Sun. 3 p.m., Oct. 1-22. $11-20. (310) 455-2322.
• Monstrosity, presented by and at Theatre of NOTE, 1517 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m. Through Sept. 30. $12-15. (323) 856-8611.
• The 1940s' Radio Hour, in the Festival Theatre, 420 2nd St., Solvang. Wed.-Sun. 8 p.m. Through Oct. 1. $15.50-20.50. (805) 922-8313.
• Our Town, presented by and at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 North Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga Canyon. Sat. 8 p.m. Jul. 29-Sept. 30. Sat. 3 p.m. Oct. 7-Oct. 21. $7-20. (310) 455-3723.
• Shakespeare Unscripted, presented by L.A. TheatreSports at the Bitter Truth Theatre, 11050 Magnolia Blvd., N. Hollywood. Fri. 8 p.m. Through Nov. 3. $10. (818) 505-6406.
• Taking Sides, presented by and at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. Wed.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m. Through Oct. 8 $19.50-23.50. (310) 477-2055.
• 29 Views of Hwang Chin-i, presented by Future Face in association with Susan Goldstein at the Gascon Center Theater, 8737 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. Through Sept. 23. $12. (310) 471-0545.
• Up the Week Without a Paddle, presented by Neurotic Young Urbanites at the Space, 7070 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m. Indefinitely. $20. (310) 572-6748.
• Zastrozzi, presented by Bardo Productions at the Ruby Theatre in the Complex, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m. Through Sept. 24. $15. (310) 289-2999.
NORTHWEST
• Hamlet, presented by Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the Elizabethan Theatre, 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland, Ore. Repertory schedule. Through Oct. 7. $19-43. (541) 482-4331.
• Henry V, presented by Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the Angus Bowmer Theatre, 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland, Ore. Repertory schedule. Through Oct. 29. $19-43. (541) 482-4331.
• The Man Who Came to Dinner, presented by Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the Angus Bowmer Theatre, 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland, Ore. Repertory schedule. Through Oct. 28. $19-43. (541) 482-4331.
• Night of the Iguana, presented by Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the Angus Bowmer Theatre, 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland, Ore. Repertory schedule. Through Oct. 29. $19-43. (541) 482-4331.
• Stop Kiss, presented by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the Black Swan, 15 S. Pioneer Dr., Ashland, Ore. Repertory schedule. Through Oct. 29. $19-43. (541) 482-4331.
• The Taming of the Shrew, presented by Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the Elizabethan Theatre, 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland, Ore. Repertory schedule. Through Oct. 6. $19-43. (541) 482-4331.
• The Trojan Women, presented by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the Angus Bowmer Theatre, 15 S. Pioneer Dr., Ashland, Ore. Repertory schedule. Through Oct. 28. $14.50-42. (541) 482-4331.