onstage calendar

OPENING

BRYANT-LAKE BOWL: "The Gentlemen's Pratfall Club." Two men vie for the lead role in a children's series. 7 p.m. Fri.-Sat. $6-$15. Ends March 8. 810 W. Lake St., Mpls. 612-825-8949.

CHAMELEON THEATRE CIRCLE: "Veronica's Room." A psychological thriller by the author of "Rosemary's Baby." 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 2 p.m. next Sun. $19-$22. Ends March 8. Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Av. S., Burnsville. 952-232-0814.

MINNETONKA THEATRE: "The Mousetrap." An Agatha Christie murder mystery. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 2 p.m. next Sun. $10-$15. Ends Feb. 28. Arts Center on 7, 18285 Hwy. 7, Minnetonka. 952-401-5898.

MUSIC BOX THEATRE: "To Begin With." A play inspired by a long unpublished work of Charles Dickens, "The Life of Our Lord." 8 p.m. Fri.; 5 & 8 p.m. Sat.; 3 p.m. next Sun. $31-$36. Ends March 8. 1407 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls. 612-874-1100.

OPEN EYE FIGURE THEATRE: "Nothing Is Something." A cantankerous drifter chases his bouncing ball down a wormhole. 7:30 p.m. Fri.; 4 & 7:30 p.m. Sat.; 4 p.m. next Sun. $10-$15. Ends March 8. 506 E. 24th St., Mpls. 612-874-6338.

SPECIAL SHOWS

FITZGERALD THEATER: "A Prairie Home Companion." Live radio show with Garrison Keillor and guests. 4:45 p.m. Sat. $32-$48. 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul. 651-290-1221.

THE LAB THEATER: "Captured Currents (Bodies of Water)." Pianist Butch Thompson, choreographer Sara Larose-Holland and photographer Craig Blacklock present their new multimedia collaboration. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 3 p.m. next Sun. $15-$30. 700 N. 1st St., Mpls. 612-333-7977.

SANDBOX THEATRE: "Marie-Jeanne Valet, Who Defeated La Bête du Gevaudan." 2 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Tue., Fri. $24. Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Av. S., Mpls. 612-340-0155.

TOURING

HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST: "Pippin." 7:30 p.m. Tue.-Thu.; 8 p.m. Fri.; 2 & 8 p.m. Sat.; 1 & 6:30 p.m. next Sun. $49-$99. Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. 1-800-982-2787.

CONTINUING

BRAVE NEW WORKSHOP: "Fifty Shades of Gravy." 7:30 p.m. Thu.; 8 p.m. Fri.; 5 & 8 p.m. Sat. $18-$36. Ends May 2. 824 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. 612-332-6620.

CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY: "The Biggest Little House in the Forest." A play designed for children ages 2-5. Noon, 2 & 4 p.m. today, next Sun.; 10:30 a.m. Tue.-Fri.; 11 a.m., 2 & 4 p.m. Sat. $10-$21. Ends March 15. 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls. 612-874-0400.

GUTHRIE THEATER: "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." An adaptation of the Mark Twain novel. 7 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Tue.-Fri.; 1 & 7:30 p.m. Sat.; 1 & 7 p.m. next Sun. $15-$39. Ends March 1. "A Midsummer Night's Dream." 1 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Tue.-Fri.; 1 & 7:30 p.m. Sat.; 1 & 7 p.m. next Sun. $15-$72. Ends March 29. 818 S. 2nd St., Mpls. 612-377-2224.

HISTORY THEATRE: "God Girl." A spirited woman enters the master of divinity program at Princeton Theological Seminary. 2 p.m. today, next Sun.; 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Thu.; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. $15-$38. Ends March 1. 30 E. 10th St., St. Paul. 651-292-4323.

MINNESOTA JEWISH THEATRE COMPANY: "Stars of David." A musical revue based on the book by Abigail Pogrebin. 1 & 7 p.m. today, next Sun.; 8 p.m. Sat. $19-$28. Ends March 8. Highland Park Community Center, 1978 Ford Pkwy., St. Paul. 651-647-4315.

NIMBUS: "In the Age of Paint and Bone." 3 p.m. today, next Sun.; 7:30 p.m. Mon., Thu.; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. $10-$18. Ends March 1. 1517 Central Av. NE., Mpls. 651-229-3122.

PLYMOUTH PLAYHOUSE: "Pop Up Musical." A combination of Broadway tunes and trivia. 2 p.m. today, next Sun.; 1 p.m. Wed.; 1 & 7:30 p.m. Thu.; 7:30 p.m. Fri.; 3 & 7:30 p.m. Sat. $28-$39. Ends June 14. 2705 N. Annapolis Lane, Plymouth. 763-553-1600.

THEATER LATTE DA: "Oliver!" 2 p.m. today, next Sun.; 7:30 p.m. Thu.; 8 p.m. Fri.; 2 & 8 p.m. Sat. Ends March 1. Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. 612-339-3003.

THEATRE IN THE ROUND: "The Drawer Boy." An actor visits the home of two farmers to research rural life for a new play. 2 p.m. today, next Sun.; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. $22. Ends March 8. 245 Cedar Av. S., Mpls. 612-333-3010.

YELLOW TREE THEATRE: "The Woman in Black." A young lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in storytelling. 2 p.m. today, next Sun.; 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat. $18-$25. Ends March 8. 320 5th Av. SE., Osseo. 763-493-8733.

CLOSING

CHANHASSEN DINNER THEATRE: "Hello, Dolly!" 6:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Tue., Thu.-Fri.; 1 & 8 p.m. Wed., Sat. $47-$84. 501 W. 78th St., Chanhassen. 952-934-1525.

CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY: "Snowflake." A wordless play that uses physical humor to tell the story of a slightly mad genius. 2 & 5 p.m. today, next Sun.; 7 p.m. Wed., Fri.; 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Sat. $10-$58. 400 3rd Av. S., Mpls. 612-874-0400.

FRANK THEATRE: "Love and Information." Caryl Churchill's look at the consequences of society's constant appetite for knowledge. 2 p.m. today, next Sun.; 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat. $22-$25. Ritz Theater, 345 13th Av. NE., Mpls. 612-724-3760.

LAKEVILLE AREA ARTS CENTER: "Honk!" 2 p.m. today, next Sun.; 7 p.m. Fri.; 2 & 7 p.m. Sat. $13. 20965 Holyoke Av., Lakeville. 952-985-4640.

PHOENIX THEATRE: "American Midget." A man finds himself continually at odds with his mother. 5 p.m. today, next Sun.; 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat. $17-$20. 2605 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. 612-432-2896.

SABES JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: "I and You." A man volunteers to help a new acquaintance with an English project. 2 p.m. today, next Sun.; 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. $16-$20. 4330 S. Cedar Lake Rd., St. Louis Park. 952-381-3400.

STEPPINGSTONE THEATRE: "Four Little Girls." Four children are killed in a Birmingham church bombing. 3 p.m. today, Sat.-next Sun.; 10 a.m. & noon Wed.-Thu.; 10 a.m., noon & 7 p.m. Fri. $12-$15. 55 N. Victoria St., St. Paul. 651-225-9265.

THEATRE NOVI MOST: "Rehearsing Failure." A new play about the former lovers of Bertolt Brecht. 7:30 p.m. Thu., Sat.; 2 p.m. next Sun. $24. Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Av. S., Mpls. 612-874-6338.

YOUTH PERFORMANCE COMPANY: "Home on the Mornin' Train." Two stories of courage and faith between a Jewish girl and a young runaway slave. 2 p.m. today, next Sun.; 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Thu.; 10 a.m., 12:30 & 7:30 p.m. Fri.; 7:30 p.m. Sat. $12-$15. Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Av. S., Mpls. 612-623-9080.

COMEDY

ACME COMEDY COMPANY: Jake Johannsen. 8 p.m. Wed.-Thu.; 8 & 10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. $15-$30. Historic Itasca Building, 708 N. 1st St., Mpls. 612-338-6393.

RICK BRONSON'S HOUSE OF COMEDY: Rocky Laporte. 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Thu.; 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Fri.; 7 & 9:30 p.m. Sat.; 7 p.m. next Sun. $22.95. 8100 24th Av. S., Bloomington. 952-858-8558.

DANCE

ECLECTIC EDGE ENSEMBLE: "EEE Twelve." 2 p.m. today. $17-$20. The Lab Theater, 700 N. 1st St., Mpls. 612-333-7977.

ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: Camille A. Brown and Dancers. 7:30 p.m. Sat. $15-$57. The O'Shaughnessy, St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Av., St. Paul. 651-690-6700.