Theatre

Acting up

Get ready to laugh out loud as two one-act comedies are coming to the Ghostlight Theatre for two weekends beginning June 15.

"Any Body For Tea," by C.B. Gifford and directed by Lynn Metzger, finds six sweet old ladies in a boarding house all in love with their bachelor neighbor, the handsome Detective Dennis O'Finn. To lure him into their house, they stage a homicide. To keep the detective around, they must keep doing it.

"Any Body For Tea" features Michael Leszczynski, Julie Senko, Vanessa Stipkovits, Lenore Uhrich and Mollie McDermott.

"A Mad Breakfast," by I.M. Gray and directed by Kathy Ellis Donner, tells the story of two pranksters living in a boarding house who convince an important visitor that the house is really an insane asylum. It features Colleen Neumann, Pat Faulhaber, Tom Turici and Paul McGinnis.

Performances are at 8 p.m. June 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda.

Tickets are $12 general, $10 for seniors citizens and students and can be reserved by calling 743-1614. thurs. 14 Subversive Shorts Presented by the Subversive Theatre Collective at Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen St., Buffalo. The show opens 8 p.m. Thursday, June 14 and continues 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through Saturday, June 30. Call 408-0499 for more information. sat. 16

Hotel Peccadillo A new adaptation of a brilliant farce, combining Georges Feydeau's breathtaking twists and turns with Morris Panych's provocative, off-the-wall humor. Opens 8 p.m. Saturday, June 16 at The Shaw Festival's Festival Theatre, 10 Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Show continues through Saturday, Oct. 27. Call 1-800-511-7429 or visit www.shawfest.com for more information. thurs. 21

All's Well That Ends Well Shakespeare in Delaware Park's 32nd season of professional outdoor theater begins 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21 with the comedy with an odd mixture of fairy tale logic and cynical realism. The production stars Robert Rutland, Kate LoConti, Tom Loughlin, Joe Natale and Lisa Ludwig under the direction of Derek Campbell.

Continuing

now-June 17

The Sound of Music Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster. The show continues through Sunday, June 17. Call 683-1776 or visit www.lancopera.org for more information.

now-June 23

Rounding Third Presented by Kaleidoscope Theatre Productions at Canisius College's Marie Maday Theatre, 2001 Main St., Buffalo. Call 629-8548 or visit www. kaleidoscopetheatreproductions. com for more information.

now-June 24 Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas Irish Classical Theatre, 625 Main St., Buffalo. 853-4282, www.irishclassicaltheatre.com

now-June 30 Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story New Phoenix Theatre, 95 Johnson Park, Buffalo. 853-1334, www.newphoenixtheatre.com

now-July 1

Old Wicked Songs The Jewish Repertory Theatre at Daemen College's MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main St., Amherst. 688-4114 x334, www.jewishrepertorytheatre.com

now-Oct. 7

The Philanderer Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

now-Oct. 27 Saint Joan The Shaw Festival's Festival Theatre, 10 Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

now-Oct. 28

Mack and Mabel Shaw Festival's Festival Theatre, 10 Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

now-Oct. 28

The Circle Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

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; $20. 839-3949, www.cabaretinthesquare.com