Theater

thurs. 3
.Brilliant Traces - Cindy Lou
Johnson's one-act play presented by
Buffalo Laboratory Theatre features
Taylor Doherty and Kathleen Golde.
Opens 8 p.m. Thursday, April 3 and
continues through Saturday, April 5,
Hilbert College's William E. Swan
Auditorium, 5200 South Park Ave.,
Hamburg; $. 926-8843, 649-7900, Ext.
423, www.hilbert.edu
fri. 4
.Sylvia - A play for those who
have and love dogs and for those who
would like to, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, April 4 and 5, 11 and 12,
and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6,
Sheridan-Parkside Community Center,
169 Sheridan-Parkside, Town of
Tonawanda; $. 693-9641
.Born Yesterday - Aurora
Players present Garson Kanin's story of
a corrupt tycoon who brings his
showgirl mistress with him to
Washington when he tries to buy a
Congressman. Stars Carla Frio, Sean
Farrekk, Ken Smyntek, Rob Schwartz,
Jeff Maris, Kate Huthmaker, Bob Aquila
and Ed Kaczmarek under the direction
of Teresa Gallagher. Opens 8 p.m.
Friday, April 4 and continues at 8 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday evenings and
2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoons through
Saturday, April 19, Roycroft Pavilion,
South Grove Street, East Aurora; $.
687-6727, www.auroraplayers.org
.An Evening of One Act Plays
- Two comedies presented by Starry
Night Theatre. "Art" by Yasmina Reza
under the direction of Chris Fire and
"The Simple Truth" by Carl
Allensworth under the direction of
Colleen Neumann. Opens 8 p.m. Friday,
April 4 and continues at 8 p.m. Friday
and Saturday evenings through Saturday,
April 12, Ghostlight Theatre, 170
Schenck St., North Tonawanda; $.
743-1614, www.starrynighttheatre.com
.Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs - The ATA Theatre presents
this musical adaptation of the classic
fairy tale by Dina Flawson starring the
Academy of Theatre Arts students and
Kristen Cipolla as Snow White under
the direction of Dina Flawson, 7:30
p.m. Friday, April 4; 1, 4:30 and 7:30
p.m. Saturday, April 5 and 1 and 4:30
p.m. Sunday, April 6, The ATA
Theatre, 5505 Main St., Williamsville;
$. 810-0551,
www.academyoftheatrearts.com
.An Enemy of the People -
Arthur Miller's adaptation of Henrik
Ibsen's play that addresses the irrational

tendencies of the masses and the
hypocritical and corrupt nature of the
political system they support, as
presented by Theatre in the Mist under
the direction of Frank Scelsa. Opens
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4 and continues
at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
evenings and 2 p.m. Sunday afternoons,
through Sunday, April 13, Stella Niagara
Theater, 4421 Lower River Road,
Lewiston; $. 1-877-856-0694,
www. theatreinthemist. org
.Lucky Charms - Western Door
Playhouse presents Kevin Dwyer's play
under the direction of Robert Priest.
Opens 8 p.m. Friday, April 4 and
continues at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday
evenings and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through
Sunday, April 20, Niagara Arts and
Cultural Center's Woodbox Theater,
1201 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls; $.
297-5910
wed. 9
.DIVA by DIVA: A Celebration
of Women - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
March 9, O'Connell & Company, The
Cabaret in the Square Theatre, Snyder
Square, 4476 Main St. at Harlem Road,
Snyder; $. 839-3949
now-April 6
.Victory: The Father Baker
Story - World premiere of Heather
Violanti's musical that juxtaposes the life
story of Father Nelson Baker against the
current effort to secure his ordination as
an official saint of the Catholic Church.
The production stars Louis Calaiacovo,
Ellen Horst, Marc Sacco and Norman
Sham under the direction of Randall
Kramer. Performances: 7 p.m.
Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m.
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, April 6, MusicalFare Theatre,
Daemen College, 4380 Main St.,
Amherst. Tickets are $30-$34.
839-8540, www.musicalfare.com
.The Great Gilly Hopkins -
Presented by Theatre of Youth. David
Paterson and Steve Liebman play,
adapted from Katherine Paterson's
National Book Award-winning novel,
follows 11-year-old foster child Gilly
from unmanageability to an accepting
and loving young girl. Performances: 2
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through
April 6 with a 7 p.m. Friday, April 4
performance, the Allendale Theatre, 203
Allen St., Buffalo; $. 884-4400,
www. theatreofyouth. org
now-April 12
.Buffalo Quickies - Annual
festival of one-act plays feature world
premieres of recent finalists and one-act
winners of the Maxim Mazumdar New
Play Competition, 7:30 p.m. Thursday
and Friday evenings; and 4 and 8 p.m.
Saturdays, through April 12, Alleyway
Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo;
$. 852-2600, Ext. 0, www.alleyway.com