Theater
The bard is back in town

Shakespeare in Delaware Park's 32nd season begins with "All's Well That Ends Well," which features Andy Moss as Bertram and Kate LoConti as Helena. Photo by Chris L. Yuen

Clean out last summer's picnic basket, grab a bottle of you favorite vino and that favorite summer picnic blanket and head to the park for the 32nd season of Shakespeare in Delaware Park, which begins Thursday, June 21, with "All's Well That Ends Well."

The comedy features the tale of troublesome love, the mysteries of attraction and the need for human forgiveness. It is directed by Derek Campbell and features Robert Rutland, Kate Lo- Conti, Tom Loughlin, Joe Natale and Lisa Ludwig.

Performances are free and held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays on Shakespeare Hill in Delaware Park, next to Hoyt Lake and behind the Rose Garden off Lincoln Parkway. There are no performances on Mondays and Wednesday, July 4. "All's Well That Ends Well" runs through July 16. The second production, "Othello" is on stage July 26-Aug. 19. For more information, visit www.shakespeareindelawarepark.org or call 856-4533. sat. 23 Summer and Smoke

Tennessee Williams' American classic concerning Alma Winemiller, who has been irresistibly drawn to the dangerous and wild Dr. John Buchanan all of her life. She just might have a chance at love in this shimmering story of the conflicts and reconciliation of the heart and spirit. Stars Kawa Ada, Guy Bannerman, Nicola Correia-Damude, Sharry Flett, Jonathan Gould, Peter Hutt, Melanie Janzen, Chilina Kennedy, Jeff Meadows, Michael Querin, Bridgitte Robinson, Jay Turvey and Nicole Underhay under the direction of Neil Munro. Opens 8 p.m. Saturday, June 23 at the Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Call 1-800-511-7429 or visit www.shawfest.com for more information.

now-June 23

Rounding Third

Kaleidoscope Theatre Productions at Canisius College's Marie Maday Theatre, 2001 Main St., Buffalo. 629-8548, www. kaleidoscopetheatreproductions. com

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-June 30

Subversive Shorts

Presented by the Subversive Theatre Collective at Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen St., Buffalo. 408-0499

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. 5

A Mother's Comedy

Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

now-Oct. 6

The Kiltartan Comedies

Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com now-Oct. 6

A Month in the Country After Ivan Turgenev

Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.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. 27

Hotel Peccadillo

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

The Circle

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