AS YOU LIKE IT
Shakespeare's gender-bending comedy at Center House Theatre, Seattle Center, 733-8222. $18-$26. Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through Nov 14.
ELEEMOSYNARY
Opening. Three generations of classics junkies at Theatre Off Jackson, 409 Seventh Ave S, 325-6500. $14. Opening Fri Nov 5 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm. Through Nov 20.
* THE END OF THE MOON
See profile above. Two nights only. Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave, 292-2787. $25-$45. Mon-Tues Nov 8-9 at 7:30 pm.
FAMILY STORIES
Extended. Final week. "A veritable stationary bike of grief. " (Kate Preusser) Live Girls! Theater, 620 Alaskan Way, 568-1985. $12. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through Nov 6.
FICTION
"ACT is closing its season with a flat Steven Dietz play about a writerly marriage, personal diaries, and one oddly jovial terminal illness. " (Annie Wagner) ACT Theatre, 700 Union St, 292-7676. $15-$54. Thurs at 2 and 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through Nov 14.
HALFPENNY OPERA
Brechtian puppets at Rendezvous, 2232 Second Ave, 675-4500. $10-$12. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm. Through Nov 20.
* HER PHANTOM LIMB
Final week. "This slight but endearing 'camp-town ballet' features an ingenious set, impressive music, and a ringleted starlet who looks like she's just stumbled out of a painting by Fragonard. " (Annie Wagner) Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 800-838-3006. $15-$17. Thurs-Sun at 8. Through Nov 7.
H. P. LOVECRAFT THEATER OF HORRORS
Three Lovecraft stories at Open Circle Theatre, 429 Boren Ave N, 382-4250. $13. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 7 pm. Through Nov 13.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Final week. The touring musical at Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St, 292-2787. $23-$61. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 1:30 and 6:30 pm. Through Nov 7.
LOLA TAROT
"Improvisational ritual theater" at Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S Alaska St. $10-$15. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm. Through Dec 11.
* NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND
Opening. A Dostoyevsky adaptation at RED, 89 Yesler Way, third floor, 226-5860. $12. Fri-Sun at 8 pm. Through Nov 21.
OUR TOWN
"In his glossy multiculturalism, director Bartlett Sher inflames the universalizing impulse of Thornton Wilder's small-town play." (Annie Wagner) Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer St, 269-1900. $10-$46. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through Nov 20.
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
Opening. The Synge play about the stranger in our midst. Seattle Public Theater at the Bathhouse, 7312 W Green Lake Dr N, 254-0090. $18-$20. Opening Thurs Nov 4 at 7:30 pm. Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through Nov 28.
RHINOCEROS
Extended. "The actors are entertaining, but seem to want stern, visionary direction. " (Brendan Kiley) Capitol Hill Arts Center, 1621 12th Ave, 325-6500. $15-$18. Thurs-Fri at 7:30 pm. Gala event (w/talk by Sharon Ott) Sat Nov 6 at 6:30 pm. Mon at 7:30 pm. Through Nov 14.
RUSSIAN DOLL
Opening. The world premiere of a work about beginnings and endings. Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave N, 625-0500. $12-$14. Opening Fri Nov 5 at 8 pm. Sat-Sun at 8 pm. Through Nov 21.
SEX IN SEATTLE EPISODE 10: ACTION FANTASIES!
The Asian-American foursome is back. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 323-9443. $8-$12. Fri-Sat at 8 and 10:30 pm. Through Nov 20.
[SIC]
Opening. The horror of life after college at Freehold's East Hall Theater, 1525 10th Ave, 877-278-4842. $12. Opening Thurs Nov 5 at 8 pm. Fri at 8 pm. Through Nov 20.
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
Final week. The songs of Lieber and Stoller at 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave, 292-2787. $22-$72. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 1:30 and 7:00 pm. Through Nov 7.
TAKE ME OUT
Opening. A play about a gay ballplayer. Seattle Rep, 155 Mercer St, 443-2222. $10-$46. Previewing Sat Nov 6 at 2 and 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm, Tues at 7:30 pm. Opening Wed Nov 10 at 7:30 pm. Through Dec 4.
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
Anatomical self-love and self-hate at Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way N, 633-1883. $12.50-$18. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 3 and 8 pm. Through Nov 20.
DANCE
ALL BALANCHINE
Opening. PNB at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St, 441-2424. $20-$137. Opening Thurs Nov 4 at 7:30 pm. Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 1 and 7:30 pm. Through Nov 14.
BHANGRA FEVER
One night only. Spectrum Dance Theater at Moore Theatre, 1932 Second Ave, 292-2787. $20-$30. Sat Nov 6 at 8 pm.
* PIECES OF REAL
One weekend only. "Lingo dancetheater presents a preview of its newest work Relatively Real, exploring 'the relativity of identity and perception' with collaborative help from composer Adam McCollom, lighting designer Julie Keenan, and media artist Nirvan Mullick. In addition to the Lingo preview, Pieces of Real will feature career highlights from the collaborators--most excitingly, a pair of Nirvan Mullick's award-winning animated short films." (David Schmader) Velocity MainSpace Theater, 915 E Pine St, second floor, 329-6999. $12-$15. Fri-Sat Nov 5-6 at 8 pm.
IMPROV, CABARET, & COMEDY
THE LOST FOLIO: SHAKESPEARE'S MEN
Opening. An "improvised play of Shakespearian proportions." Historic University Theater, 5510 University Way NE, 524-7677. $8-$10. Opening Thurs Nov 4 at 8 pm. Fri at 8 pm. Through Nov 19.
LATE NIGHT
CARLOTTA'S LATE NITE WINGDING
A fresh batch of wonder from Troy Mink. Northwest Actor's Studio, 1100 E Pike St, 325-6500. $8-$12. Fri-Sat at 10:30 pm. Through Dec 18.
SPIN THE BOTTLE
One night only. The monthly salon at Freehold's East Hall Theater, 915 E Pine St, second floor, 728-0933. $7. Fri Nov 5 at 11 pm.
SPECIAL EVENTS
SEATTLE PLAYWRIGHT'S STUDIO SHOWCASE
One weekend only. A parade of new play readings. ArtsWest Playhouse, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0339. $5. Fri-Sun Nov 5-7 at 7 pm.
MITZI'S ABORTION
One night only. Staged reading of a play about a Subway "sandwich artist" seeking a late-term abortion. Seattle Dramatists at Union Garage, 1418 10th Ave. Tickets available at the door only, $2. Mon Nov 8 at 7 pm.
LONG RUNS
* JET CITY IMPROV at Historic University Theater, 352-8291.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM from Seattle Theatre Project at ACT, 292-7676.
TEATRO ZINZANNI at 2301 Sixth Ave, 802-0015.
