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Life is an adventure for ‘Theophilus North’

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Outdoors: Sept. 29 to Oct. 5

<p><strong>THIS WEEK: Sept. 29 to Oct. 5</strong></p><p><strong>The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, </strong>the 1978 Tony Award-winning musical comedy that was sucessfully transferred to the screen and starred Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds will show at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Sept. 29 and 30 and Oct. 1. Bar opens at 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays with buffet served at 6:30 p.m. and curtain at 8 p.m. Bar opens at 1 p.m. Sundays with buffet at 1:30 p.m. and curtain at 3 p.m. $35 for adult dinner and show, $18 for show only, $14 for students and current and former military. 570-283-2195.</p><p><strong>The Diary of Anne Frank,</strong> adapted by Wendy Kesselman. Witness the true and profoundly moving story of Anne Frank, the young girl whose diary documents the years her Jewish family spent in hiding during the Holocaust. This impassioned drama is all about finding small moments of serenity and optimism amidst persecution. Sept. 14 through Oct. 8, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Alvina Krause Theater, Center Street, Bloomsburg, with performances 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. &#8216;Pay What You Wish&#8217; previews 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14-15. Tickets, bte.org or 570-784-8181.</p><p><strong>&#8220;A Year With Frog and Toad.&#8221;</strong> This whimsical story follows the cheerful Frog and grumpy Toad as they celebrate friendship and the differences that make them unique. Designed for young audiences, 7 p.m. Sept. 28-30, Oct. 5-7, and at 1 p.m. Sept. 29-30, Oct. 5 and Oct. 7. George P. Maffei II Theatre, King&#8217;s College Administration Building, North River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Admission: $12; students/senior citizens, $5. Info: 570-208-5825.</p><p><strong>&#8220;Theophilus North,&#8221;</strong> Wilkes University Theatre opens its 2017-2018 season with this comedy about a restless schoolteacher in search of adventure who sets out to see the world in 1926. Performances take place 8 p.m. Sept. 28, 29 and 30 and 2 p.m. Oct. 1 in Wilkes&#8217; Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, 239 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>Tickets are $10, $5 for students and seniors and free for all Wilkes students, faculty and staff with ID. Parking is available at the Henry Student Center. 570-408-4540.</p><p><strong>FUTURE</strong></p><p><strong>Halloween Screams, </strong>presented by the Nuremberg Community Players, a play about real spirits haunting a spook house, 7 p.m. Oct. 13 and Oct. 14; 3 p.m. Oct. 15, at the Nuremberg Community Players performance space, 284 Hazle St., Nuremberg. Tickets are $10 each and reservations can be made by calling toll free 877-718-7984.</p><p><strong>Dirty Dancing, </strong>a staged performance of the iconic hit film comes to the F.M. Kirby Center, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, for two shows. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. $45, $55, $65. 570-826-1100.</p><style>
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Theater listings: Sept. 29 to Oct. 5