Theatre
Nostalgic kick

Audiences will be taken back to their youth when "Late Night Catechism" returns to the Shea's Smith Theatre, Feb. 13-March 11.

Now in its 11th year, the interactive comedy by Maripat Donovan and Vicki Quade features the irrepressible "Sister," who teaches class to a roomful of "students" (the audience). Throughout the course of the class, the benevolent instructor rewards students for correct answers with glow-in-the-dark rosaries and other nifty prizes. Naughty students may well find themselves on stage sitting in a corner reflecting on their actions. However, even the most reluctant students will be clamoring to get into this Sister's class.

Performances are at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday (Feb. 13 and 14 only), 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays at 660 Main St., Buffalo. Tickets are $35 and are available at the ticket office, 650 Main St., through Ticketmaster, 852-5000, or through www.ticketmaster.com. Openings Feb. 11

Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck's classic drama is a haunting tale of two migrant workers pursuing the American Dream of a place to call their own during the Great Depression. Opens 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 and continues 7 p.m. Tuesday and Sunday evenings, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday evenings, 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees through Sunday, March 4 at Studio Arena Theatre, 710 Main St., Buffalo. Call 856-5650 or visit www.studioareana.org for more information.

Feb. 15

Dark of the Moon A witch-boy becomes mortal to pursue his love for a human girl, but envious witches and suspicious townspeople conspire to end the couple's plans. Good and evil collide at a joyous revival meeting, bringing what may be an end to the newlyweds' future together. The Amherst Players presentation opens 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 and runs Thursday through Saturday evenings at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Snyder. There is also a 1:30 p.m. matinee each Saturday. Call 630-4906 for more information.

Marvin's Room Award-winning play by Scott McPherson opens Thursday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. and continues Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. through Saturday, March 3 at the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda. Call 743-1614 or visit www.starrynighttheatre.com for more information.

Continuing now-Feb. 10

Foundations Presented by Subversive Theatre Collective at New Phoenix Theatre, 95 N. Johnson Park, Buffalo. 408-4099, www.subversivetheatre.org

now-Feb. 11

Familiar Strangers A poignant journey of life told through dance and the songs of Joni Mitchell. MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main St., Amherst. 839-8540, www.muiscalfare.com.

now-Feb. 11 Starting Here, Starting Now O'Connell and Company present a musical featuring love songs by David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr., Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder. 839-3949, www.oconnellandcompany.com

now-Feb. 11

The Birthday Party Harold Pinter's first full-length comedy of menace at the Irish Classical Theatre, 625 Main St., Buffalo. 853-4282, www.irishclassicaltheatre.com

now-Feb. 11

Bridge to Terabithia Adapted from the Newbery Award-winning book by Katherine Paterson, the play tenderly captures the humor, warmth and emotional intensity of this masterpiece of children's literature. Presented by Theatre of Youth, Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St., Buffalo. 884-4400, www. theatreofyouth. org

now-Feb. 11

Death Trap Ira Levin's thriller. Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster. 683-1776, www.lanopera.org

now-Feb. 11

Sweet Charity Molly Ringwald stars in Neil Simon's hilarious musical, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo. 847-0850, www.sheas.org now-Feb. 17

I Swear I Can Fly Theatre Plus presents solo performer and playwright Francine Conley, Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo. 852-2600, www.alleyway.com

now-Feb. 25

Mule Bone Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes' play based on a folktale, ''The Bone of Contention," Paul Robeson Theatre, 350 Masten Ave., Buffalo. 884-2013, www2.pcom.net/aacc

Special Presentations Diva by Diva: A Celebration of Women Presented by O'Connell & Company, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder. 839-3949, www.cabaretinthesquare.com