Theater

thurs. 6
.Life's A Dream - NU Theater
presents Pedro Calderon de la Barca's
1636 play that has been called the
"Hamlet" of Spain. The play intertwines
the intricacies of honor, revenge, destiny,
astrology and love in two stories: that of
the imprisoned Prince Sigismund at the
mercy of his father Basilio, and that of
Rosaura, on a quest of revenge on her
fiancee who abandoned her. Preview: 8
p.m. Thursday, March 6, and continues
at 8 p.m. March 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15,
and 2 p.m. March 9, Leary Theater,
Niagara University, Lewiston; $.
286-8622
fri. 7
.My Name is Rachel Corrie -
Buffalo United Artists Theatre in
association with the Subversive Theatre
Collective presents the internationally
acclaimed one-woman play by Alan
Rickman and Katharine Viner, featuring
Katie White under the direction of
Timothy Klein. The one-act is compiled
entirely from the e-mails and journal
entries of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old
peace activist who died on March 16,
2003, after being run over by an Israeli
bulldozer while standing in defense of
Palestinian houses in the City of Rafah
in the Gaza Strip. Opens at 8 p.m.
Friday, March 7 and continues at 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays through Saturday,
March 29, Buffalo's Main Street
Cabaret, 672 Main St., Buffalo; $.
886-9239, www.subversivetheatre.org
wed. 12
.DIVA by DIVA: A Celebration
of Women - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
March 12, O'Connell & Company, The
Cabaret in the Square Theatre, Snyder
Square, 4476 Main St. at Harlem Road,
Snyder; $. 839-3949
now-March 9
.When Ya Comin' Back Red
Ryder? - American Repertory
Theatre of WNY presents Mark
Medoff 's play set in a New Mexico rest
stop where the characters endure
emotional torment when everyone is
held hostage. Features Linda Stein,
Andrew Michalski, Nick Dostal,

Jonathan Scotch, Michael Leszczynski,
Heather Violanti and Emily Littler
under the direction of Matthew
LaChiusa. Performances: 8 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m.
Sundays, through March 9, Theatreloft,
545 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
884-4858, www.artofwny.org
.Lucky Stiff - Presented by
O'Connell & Company. This murder

mystery musical by Lynn Ahrens and
music by Stephen Flaherty features
Nicole Marrale Cimato, Robert J.
Cooke, Jeffrey Coyle, Wendy Hall, Kelly
Jakiel, Pamela Rose Mangus, Andrew
Kenneth Moss, Eric Rawski, Josh
Snyder and Michael Tosha under the
direction of Chris Kelly. Performances:
7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays
through Sunday, March 9, The Cabaret
in the Square Theatre, Snyder Square,
4476 Main St. at Harlem Road, Snyder;
$. 839-3949

.Our Town - The Niagara
Regional Theatre Guild presents this
drama that features Tom Slaiman, Scott
Mackmin, Lis Slenk, Christa Ponticelli,
Gary Gaffney, Heidi Friesen, Brooke
Heatley, Ed Weston, Timothy Alberth,
Lawrence Rowswell, Don Gallo, Mara
Rowan, Valerie Lohr and Dawn
Strassburg under the direction of Les
Bailey. Performances: 8 p.m. March 7
and 8, 14 and 15, and 3 p.m. March 9,
Cardinal O'Hara High School's
Performing Arts Center, 39 O'Hara
Road, Tonawanda; $. 284-6358,
www.niagaratheatre.com
now-March 16
.Halpern & Johnson - Two
elderly gentlemen meet at a grave site,
one Jewish, one Catholic, and share a
common bond - the love of a good
woman. Lionel Goldstein's play features
Saul Elkin and Jim Maloy under the
direction of Peter Palmisano for the
Jewish Repertory Theatre. Performances:
7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 4 and 8 p.m.

Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, March 16, the Alleyway
Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo; $.
688-411, Ext. 334,
www.jewishrepertor ytheatre.com
.Bonegrinders - Road Less
Traveled Productions presents this story
by Melody Von Smith of a war journalist
who returns home after his best
friend/fellow journalist has been killed.
Features Joe Wiens, Kate LoConti, Beth
Donahue, Arianna Boykins, Tim
Eimiller, Bob Grabowski and Peter
Jaskowiak under the direction of Kyle
LoConti. Performances: 8 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays through Sunday, March 16,
Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre, 639
Main St., Buffalo; $. 629-3069,
www.road lesstraveledproductions.org
.Nunsensations! - Live from the
Pump Room at the Mystique Motor
Lodge in Las Vegas, it's the most
outrageous Nunsense show ever. When a
parishioner promises a big donation to
the sisters' school only if they perform in
Vegas, the result is the most
feather-filled, sequin-studded,
fan-dancing Nunsense show ever. We
can only hope that what happens in
Vegas, stays in Vegas. Performances: 7:30
p.m. March 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15
and 2 p.m. March 7, 8 and 15. With
additional shows at 2:30 p.m. March 9
and 16, the Lancaster Opera House, 21
Central Ave., Lancaster; $. 683-1776,
www.lancoper a.org
now-March 22
.Faith Healer - The Irish
Classical Theatre presents Brian Friel's
play starring Vincent O'Neill, Josephine
Hogan and Gerry Maher under the
direction of Derek Campbell.
Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and
Fridays, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2
p.m. Sundays through Saturday, March
22, the Andrews Theatre, 625 Main St.,
Buffalo; $. 853-4282,
www.irishclassicaltheatre.com
.Fool For Love - Sam Shepard
drama starring Lisa Ludwig, Brian
Riggs, David Oliver and Richard
Lambert under the direction of Kelli
Bocock-Natale. Performances: 8 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays through
Saturday, March 22, New Phoenix
Theatre on the Park, 95 Johnson Park,
Buffalo; $. 853-1334,
www.newphoenixtheatre.com
now-March 30
.Glorious! - Buffalo premiere of
Peter Quilter's comedy about Florence
Foster Jenkins starring Mary Kate
O'Connell, Joseph Demerly, Eileen
Dugan, Anne Gayley, Victoria Perez and
Donn Youngstrom under the direction of
Javier Bustillos. Performances: 8 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays, 4 p.m.
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, March 30, Kavinoky Theatre,
320 Porter Ave., Buffalo; $. 829-7668,
www.kavinokytheatre.com