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Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse
(1256 Providence Rd, Scranton, reservations: 570.342.9707, actorscircle.org)
&#8226; &ldquo;Crimes of the Heart:&rdquo; March 30-31, April 1. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. $12 GA, $10 seniors, $8 students. Call for reservations. 
Corner Bistro Dinner Theatre
(76-78 S. Main St. Carbondale, 570.282.7499)
&#8226; &ldquo;Big Wigs&rdquo; Starring Aggy Dune and Kasha Davis: March 30-31, appetizer buffet, 7:30 p.m., show, 8:30 p.m. Advance sales only, $15. Vegas-style impersonator show direct from New York. Call for tickets. 
F.M. Kirby Center
(71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, 570.826.1100)
&#8226; Treasured Stories/The Best of Eric Carle: April 11, 10 a.m., $6.50
Green Ridge Youth Theatre
(1501 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, 570.346.7106) 
&#8226; &ldquo;Fame:&rdquo; March 31, 7 p.m., April 1, 2 p.m., South Scranton Intermediate School auditorium. $10 at door. 
Jason Miller Playwrights&rsquo; Project
(570.344.3656, SubVerseAphrodesia.com, nepaplaywrights@live.com) 
&#8226; Staged Reading of Vittorio Alfieri&rsquo;s &ldquo;Octavia:&rdquo; March 28, 7:30 p.m., The Olde Brick Theatre (126 W. Market St., Scranton). Mediterranean-themed refreshments. Donation requested to support cost of actor stipends. 
King&rsquo;s College Theatre:
(Admin. Bldg., 133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5825) 
&#8226; Neil Simon&rsquo;s &ldquo;Rumors:&rdquo; April 12-14, 19-21, 7:30 p.m.; April 15, 3 p.m. $10; students/senior citizens, $5. 
The Lakeside Players
(Lakeville Community Hall, Route 590, Lakeville, across from Caesars Cove Haven, 570.226.6207, lakesideplayers.net)
&#8226; &ldquo;Sylvia&rdquo; by A.R. Gurney: March 28, cash bar 5:30 p.m., buffet 6 p.m., play 8 p.m., Ehrhardt&rsquo;s Waterfront Banquet Center, Tafton. Scholarship fundraiser for Northeastern Pennsylvania Theatrical Alliance. Comedy. $35, reservations required. Call 470.8713. Info: neptatheaters.com
Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre
(537 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre: 570.823.1875, ltwb.org)
&#8226; &ldquo;Chicago:&rdquo; March 30, 31, 8 p.m., April 1, 3 p.m., $18
Misericordia University Players
(Lemmond Theater at Walsh Hall, 570.674.6400, misercordia.edu/theartsandmore)
&#8226; &ldquo;The Laramie Project:&rdquo; March 29-31, 8 p.m., Lemmond Theater, Walsh Hall. $5/adults, $3/seniors, students. In conjunction, seminars on workplace bullying/harassment, March 29, Huntzinger Room 218, Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall: 9-10:15 a.m.; noon-1:15 p.m.; 3-4:15 p.m. Light refreshments. Reservations required, 570.674.1483, bnowalis@misericordia.edu. 
Music Box Players
(196 Hughes St., Swoyersville: 570.283.2195 or 800.698.PLAY or musicbox.org)
&#8226; &ldquo;All Shook Up:&rdquo; April 13-29. Musical comedy inspired by/featuring songs of Elvis Presley. Tickets for dinner and show, show only. 
Pennsylvania Theater for Performing Arts
(JJ Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton, 570.454.5451, ptpashows.org)
&#8226; The Amazing Kreskin: April 7, 8 p.m. $25 VIP, $20 GA, $15 students via website/box office. Call for more info. 
The Phoenix Performing Arts Center
(409-411 Main St., Duryea, 570.457.3589, phoenixpac.vpweb.com, phoenixpac08@aol.com)
&#8226; &ldquo;Bye Bye Birdie&rdquo; Musical: March 30-31, 7 p.m.; April 1, 2 p.m. $10. Reservations recommended.
&#8226; Auditions for Arthur Miller&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Price:&rdquo; March 28, 6 p.m. Show dates in June. Need one woman, two men 40ish-50ish, one man 60ish. For info, call Chas at 371.9269.
 
Scranton Cultural Center
(420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton)
&#8226; Ballet Theatre of Scranton&rsquo;s &ldquo;Phantom of the Opera:&rdquo; April 21, 7:30 p.m., $23.50-$33.75
Shawnee Playhouse
(570.421.5093, theshawneeplayhouse.com)
&#8226; &ldquo;The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew:&rdquo; March 30, April 1, 2 p.m., March 31, 8 p.m. By Kaleidoscope Players. Rated G. $18/adults, $15/seniors, AAA members, $10/children. 
&#8226; Finding the Inner Chuck Norris by K.K. Gordon, Oscar&rsquo;s Got A Pistol by Paul Kodiak, Extinct by Lawrence B. Fox: March 30, 7 p.m.
 Auditions:
&#8226; &ldquo;Cats:&rdquo; April 15, 2-5 p.m., Shawnee Inn. Registration 2 p.m., dance 3 p.m. Be prepared to sing. Adult and youth (12 years+). Bring headshot/resume.

Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse (1256 Providence Rd, Scra