Spring play lineup at local high schools

A comedy about the ambitious but overmatched Summer Stock Theater Company working out of a barn in New Hampshire to put together a summer season of plays.

Chaska High School, 545 Pioneer Trail, Chaska. May 1-3, 7:30 p.m.; May 4, 2 p.m. Adults $6; students $4. 952-486-3914.

Eden Prairie High School Performing Arts Center, 17185 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie. April 17-19, 7:30 p.m. Adults $6; students and seniors $4. 952-975-8100.

William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy about secretive gender reversals, love and betrayal.

Eden Prairie High School Performing Arts Center, 17185 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie. May 1-3, 7:30 p.m. Adults $6; students and seniors $4. 952-975-8100.

A musical version of Robert Fulghum's book of essays about the lessons of childhood that are sometimes lost on adults.

Edina Performing Arts Center, 6754 Valley View Road, Edina. April 24-26, 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats $12; general admission $8; students and seniors $6. 952-848-3800.

William Shakespeare's whimsical romantic comedy featuring Athenian lovers, amateur actors and mischievous fairies.

Hopkins High School, 2400 Lindbergh Drive, Minnetonka. May 1-3, 7:30 p.m.; May 4, 3 p.m. Adults $7, students and seniors $5. 952-988-4718.

A Tony-award winning Broadway musical. Classic fairy tale characters all get lost in the woods and emerge with some important lessons learned.

Minnetonka High School Arts Center, 18285 Hwy. 7, Minnetonka. April 18-19 and 25-26, 7:30 p.m.; April 27, 1 p.m.; May 2-3, 7:30 p.m. Adults $12; students and seniors $10. 952-401-5898.

A children's play about Aesop's fabled hare and tortoise.

Orono High School, 695 Old Crystal Bay Road, Long Lake. April 19, 7 p.m. Adults $5; children 12 and under $3. 952-449-8400.

The classic Arthur Miller play about the Salem witch trials, written against the backdrop of the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s.

Osseo Senior High School, 317 2nd Av. NW, Osseo. April 17-19, 7:30 p.m. $5. 763-391-8500.

Maple Grove Senior High School, 9800 Fernbrook Lane, Maple Grove. April 19, 7:30 p.m. $5. 763-391-8700.

The classic fairy tale as a musical.

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, 10635 36th Av. N., Plymouth. April 11-12 and 17-18, 7 p.m.; April 16, a 3 p.m. free matinee for senior citizens; April 19, 1 p.m. Adults $6; students $4. 763-504-8852.

An original production about the lives of young dancers striving for their big break. The show features tap, swing, country and hip-hop. Written and choreographed by director Gretchen Wurzer and a cast of 26 students.

Robbinsdale Cooper High School, 8230 47th Av. N., New Hope. April 17-18, 7 p.m.; April 19, 5 p.m. Adults $6; students $4. 763-504-8535.

A playful show about deceit and trickery that occurs when a blown fuse throws a British cocktail party into complete darkness and illuminates some of the shadier secrets between friends and neighbors.

St. Louis Park High School, 6425 W. 33rd St., St. Louis Park. May 2-3, 7:30 p.m.; May 4, 2:30 p.m. Adults $5; students and seniors $3. 952-928-6221.

The classic Arthur Miller play about the Salem witch trials, written against the backdrop of the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s.

Wayzata High School, 4955 Peony Lane N., Plymouth. April 24-26, 7:30 p.m. Adults $12; students and seniors $10. 763-745-5000.

ERIK BORG