On Stage This Weekend - Four Shows

You have four great shows to choose from this weekend:

- Crimes of the Heart - It's the final weekend for this fine drama from ARTS. The award-winning Southern drama will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24-25 at Renaissance Arts Center, 900 8th St., Huntington. A Southern comfort dinner of tossed salad with raspberry vinagrette dressing, Shake and Bake chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, biscuits and honey and birthday cake is served at 6:30 p.m. Dinner (by reservation only) is $15. There is also a show-only matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26. Show only tickets are $10. Call 304-733-ARTS.

- Avenue Q - The musical comedy premieres this weekend from Curtains Up Players. The show is presented at the Jeslyn Theatre in Huntington at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24-25 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26. Also, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 30-31 and Sept. 1 as well as 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2. Tickets are $15 and $12 for students. All seats reserved. Call 304-942-8576 or Facebook message Shayne Gue or Alayna Paige Berry to reserve tickets.Because of some adult situations, like full-puppet nudity and splashes of Simpsons-like humor, the show may be inappropriate for children under 13.

- Little Women: The Broadway Musical - Scene One Theatre presents the musical with book by Allan Knee, music by Jason Howland, and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 at Ironton High School. Tickets are $10. Tickets are available at the door or presale online at www.scene1theatre.com/buy_tickets. Contact number for questions is 740-331-1448.

- Charlotte's Web - The Alban Players will present this theatrical adaption of E.B. White's heartwarming novel about a naive pig who is befriended by a magical spider. Join the adults and children who will bring this beautiful tale to the stage. The show will be presented at the Alban Arts and Conference Center on Main Street in St. Albans, W.Va., on Aug. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m., Aug. 26 at 2 p.m., and Aug. 31 at 8 p.m.

So celebrate the arts and get out there and support your community theatre!