On Stage in March

   There are several great community theatre shows coming up this month, ranging from classic musicals to edgy dramas. Here's the list:

- The Pirates of Penzance (or The Slave of Duty) - ARTS presents the classic comic operetta by Gilbert & Sullivan. It will be staged in the Renaissance Theatre Ballroom at 900 8th Street in Huntington on March 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. and March 23 and 30 at 2 p.m.  Dinner and Show are $30, Show Only - $15. Call 304-733-2787 to reserve your tickets. Seating is limited for dinners as well as shows.

- Grease - The Paramount Players present the hit musical about Rydell High School’s senior class at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland on March 13, 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. and March 15 at 3 p.m.

- William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - Ashland Community and Technical College presents the classic play on March 21, 22 and 28 at 8 p.m., and March 23 and 30 at 2:30 p.m.

- Seussical the Musical - Portsmouth Area Children's Theatre presents the play March 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. and March 16 at 2:30 p.m. at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts.

- Disney’s Little Mermaid, Jr. - Children’s Theatre of Charleston presents the musical based on the beloved animated film at the Charlesaton Civic Center Little Theatre on March 13, 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. and March 15 and 16 at 2 p.m. 

- Extremities - Kanawha Players presents the drama by William Mastrosimone. It’s a disturbing look at justice and punishment. A young woman escapes her would-be rapist and proceeds to chain and torture him, blurring the line between vengeance and revenge. When the young woman's roommates come home, the play turns its attention to our society's contradictory views on rape and its victims. The show will be presented at the Kanawha Players Theater at 309 Beauregard Street in Charleston. Show Dates are March 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. and March 23  at 2 p.m. This show contains adult content and strong language. 

- Voices of the Mountain - Appalachian Artists Collective, in special collaboration with the Clay Center's Explore and Program and Staci Leech Cornell presents a collection of student-written one act plays on March 25 at 7 p.m. at the Clay Center's Walker Theater. The students represented are from Van Jr. / Sr. High School's Explore and Soar program. Playwright Mike Murdock and set designer Greg Morris joined AAC to develop a script and create a design concept for the project. AAC takes the creative works of students and fully realizes them with adult actors. Tyler Eldridge, Mariah Plante, Olivia Morris and Justin Skidmore complete AAC's ensemble. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds go directly to Explore and Soar. 

   And that's it! Get out there and support your community theatre!