From Live Charlie Brown to Improvised Film.

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Openings & Previews

An Evening of Thornton Wilder One-ActsThe Long Christmas Dinner, Pullman Car Hiawatha, and The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden, directed by John Abramson. Community Theatre at East Hall Theatre, Oddfellows Building, 1525 10th Ave., 2nd floor, www.brownpapertickets.com, www.thecommunitytheatre.org. $12-$15. Opens Thurs. Nov. 9. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; also 8 p.m. Wed. Nov. 29; no shows Thanksgiving weekend. Ends Fri. Dec. 1.

Dishin' on Theatre Sneak-preview highlights (gospel music, poetry, dance) from Intiman's upcoming production of Black Nativity (Nov. 29–Dec. 27), in dinner-theater format. The Georgian, 411 University St., 206-621-7889. $65. 6 p.m. Mon. Nov. 13.

Echoes of Another Man Mia McCullough's play posits the first-ever brain transplant and ponders the questions raised. Mirror Stage Company at Pigott Auditorium, Seattle University, 2 p.m. Sun. Nov. 12, and Schafer Auditorium, Lemieux Library, Seattle University, 7 p.m. Mon. Nov. 13. 206-686-3729, www.mirrorstage.org. $5 suggested donation.

I Thought I Heard Elliott Bay Jack Cook and his Blues band, the Phantoms of Soul, tell the story of Seattle's early blues scene in the 1950s through song and narration in this "bluesical" based on the journal of Northwest blues scholar Raymond Barrow. Unity Theater, Unity Masonic Lodge, 2nd floor, 119 North Bend Way, North Bend, www.unitytheater.org. $10-$12.50. Opens Fri. Nov. 10. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Ends Sat. Nov. 18.

The Miser Moliere's timeless (unfortunately) satire. Seattle Public Theater Youth Ensemble, 7312 W. Greenlake Dr. N., 206-524-1300, www.seattlepublictheater.org. Donation. 7 p.m. Fri. Nov. 10-Sat. Nov. 11, 2 p.m. Sat. Nov. 11-Sun. Nov. 12 only.

Naughty!Mrs. Claus and the Sugarplum Fairy revolt against niceness in Toni Douglass' and Ellen Lippmann Finn's comedy musical. Partners in Prime Entertainment at Northwest Actors Studio Cabaret, 1100 E. Pike St., 206-371-0107, www.partnersinprime.net, www.brownpapertickets.com. $10-$15. Opens Sun. Nov. 12. 7 p.m. Sun., also 4:30 p.m. matinees Sun. Nov. 19, Dec. 3, 10, 17. Ends Sun. Dec. 17.

Seattle Neutrino Project Improvised film—three teams, each containing actors, a camera person, and a runner, solicit ideas from the audience, then dash off to make a movie and dash back to show it. 3940 Brooklyn Ave N.E., www.seattleneutrino.com, www.brownpapertickets.com. $12. 8 p.m. Fri. Nov. 10-Sat. Nov. 11 only.

The Secret Ruths of Island HouseA special fund-raising performance of this play (an original play built around real-life interviews with seven women named Ruth who live in a retirement home in Mercer Island) that won honors and accolades at fringe festivals in San Francisco, Boulder, and New York City. Nebunele Theatre at the Theatre Off Jackson, 409 Seventh Ave. S., 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com. $15-$18. 7:30 p.m. Wed. Nov. 15.

You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownPeanuts live! SPU Theatre at E.E. Bach Theatre, McKinley Hall, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 Third Ave. W., 206-281-2959. www.spu.edu. $8-$10. Opens Thurs. Nov. 9. 7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., 2 p.m. Sat. Ends Sat. Nov. 18.

Last Chance

Alice in Wonderland An original musical adaptation, written and directed by Bob Gribas with original music and choreography by Angela Rinaldi-Gribas. Variety Plus at McEachern Auditorium, Museum of History and Industry, 2700 24th Ave. E, 206-368-8386. $10. 1 & 4 p.m. Sun. Nov. 12 only.

AlienIan Bell's "Brown Derby" series of staged re-enactments of cult-movie screenplays continues with Alien, starring Nick Garrison as Ripley (and if those last four words don't inspire you to immediately buy a ticket . . . ) 21 and over. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. $12. 8 p.m. Wed. Nov. 8-Thurs. Nov. 9 only.

Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls Characters both human and animal, in New York, Hawaii, and Alaska, in Naomi Iizuka's fantasia. Cornish College of the Arts Theater Department at Raisbeck Performance Hall, 2015 Boren Ave., 206-325-6500, www.ticketwindowonline.com. $5-$8. 8 p.m. Wed.-Thurs. & Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends Sun. Nov. 12.

AmateursA backstage comedy about a community theater production, its madcap cast, and the death of a theater critic. (We do not approve.) Next Step Theater at Theatre Four, Center House, Seattle Center. 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com, www.nextsteptheater.com. $10-$15. 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Ends Sat. Nov. 11.

Anton in Show Business Jane Martin's backstage comedy, set amid a production of Chekhov's Three Sisters. UW School of Drama at Meany Studio Theatre, UW campus, 206-543-4880, depts.washington.edu/uwdrama. $10-$15. 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends Sun. Nov. 12.

Carlotta's Reunion Night Wing DingThe cast of Carlotta and the Curse of Wolf Manor reunites for this episode of the ebullient Carlotta Sue Philpott's variety show.Theatre Off Jackson, 409 Seventh Ave. S., 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com. $10. 8 p.m. Fri. Nov. 10-Sat. Nov. 11 only.

The Cemetery Club Three widows and a widower tangle during monthly visits to their spouses' graves. Curtain Call Theatre at Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Dr., Bothell, 425-487-2441. $8-$10. 8 p.m. Fri. Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m. Sun. Nov. 12.

The Colour Out Of SpaceThree cleverly interlocking stories based on the tales and elaborate invented mythos of H.P. Lovecraft: A meteorite disrupts (and destroys) a farm couple's lives; a young student is driven by his succubus-esque fiancée to research mysterious woodland rites (and is destroyed); a hambone vaudeville magician stumbles on some true and hideous magical power (and is destroyed). Like the original short stories, these adaptations by Maggie Lee and Ron Sandahl build . . . suspense . . . very . . . slowly . . . but be patient, the payoffs are worth it. Theater on a shoestring doesn't get any shoestringier than this; the show's a triumph of imagination and skill over a tiny budget—or as Lovecraft would have put it, a budget infinitesimal, unspeakable, and unholy, which no sane creature could endure!!!Open Circle Theater, 429 Boren Ave. N., 206-382-4250, www.octheater.com. $13. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Ends Sat. Nov. 11.