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On stage: 'Cabaret,' 'Don Perlimplin,' 'Incognito'

Ventura
From left, Mark Jacobson, Claire Adams, Joseph Fuqua and Betsy Zajko star in the Rubicon Theatre Company's production of "Incognito" on stage in Ventura through Oct. 1.

Theater

VENTURA COUNTY 

“A Murder is Announced”: Conejo Players Theatre presents this murder mystery based on the detective fiction novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 30, 351 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. $18 general admission, $16 seniors, students and military. 495-3715; conejoplayers.org.

“Amor de Don Perlimplin con Belisa en Su Jardin” (The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in Her Garden): Teatro de las Américas presents Mexican playwright Federico Garcia Lorca’s chamber musical about the peculiar marriage of an elderly bachelor and beautiful, much younger woman. 8 p.m. Sept. 29-30, 2 p.m. Oct. 1, Black Box Theater at the Oxnard Performing Arts Theater, 4000 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. $15 general admission, $10 seniors, students and military, $5 Oxnard College students. 983-2876; teatrodelasamericas.org.

"Incognito”: Rubicon Theatre Company presents Nick Payne’s new drama about the mind, memory, imagination and identity, starring four actors portraying 21 different characters. The cast includes Joseph Fuqua, Betsy Zajko, Mark Jacobson and Claire Adams. Directed by Katharine Farmer. Through Oct. 1, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. $30-$55. 667-2900; rubicontheatre.org.

“Steel Magnolias”: Elite Theatre Company presents Robert Harling’s dramatic comedy about a tight-knit group of Southern women who weather life’s trials by regularly gathering in a beauty parlour. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 1, 2731 Victoria Ave., Oxnard. $20 general admission, $17 seniors, students and military. 483-5118; elitetheatre.org.

“Becky’s New Car”: Santa Paula Theater Center presents the Steven Dietz comedy about a middle-aged woman whose unexciting life is shaken up when a millionaire enters the car dealership where she works and offers her a new start. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 1, 125 South 7th St., Santa Paula. $24 general admission, $22 seniors and students. 525-4645; santapaulatheatercenter.org.

“Directing Hamlet”: Elite Theatre Company presents a special two-week run of this play about a young rookie thespian starring in a production of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” led by an exacting veteran director. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 6-15, 2731 S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard. $17. 483-5118; elitetheatre.org.

“Harrogate House”: Santa Paula Theater Center presents Kathleen Bosworth’s one-act send-up of Agatha Christie’s mystery plays. 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 6-15, 125 South 7th St., Santa Paula. $10. 525-4645; santapaulatheatercenter.org.

“Cabaret”: Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center presents a 50th-anniversary production of the Tony Award-winning musical about the seedy nightlife in Berlin just before World War II, featuring theater favorites like “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 15, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. $25 general admission, $22 seniors and students. 583-7900; simi-arts.org.

“Patience”: Ventura County Gilbert & Sullivan Repertoire Company will open its 2017-18 season with this Gilbert & Sullivan comic operetta about the Aesthetic Movement of the 19th century. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 6-22, Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. $15-$25. 381-1246; hillcrestarts.com.

“I Do! I Do!”: Camarillo Skyway Playhouse will present this Tony Award-nominated musical written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones. Based on Jan de Hartog’s “The Fourposter,” the show follows a couple’s marriage as they navigate life’s challenges. Oct. 6 through Nov. 12, 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo. 388-5716; skywayplayhouse.org.

UP NORTH

“Disgraced”: The Producing Unit presents Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a man torn between his Islamic heritage and his desire to achieve the American Dream. Sept. 28 through Oct. 1, Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara. $35 general admission, $22 students. 963-0408; theproducingunit.org.

DOWN SOUTH

“Trouble in Mind”: This provocative dramatic comedy by pioneering African American playwright Alice Childress follows an integrated theater company in rehearsal for a “progressive” anti-lynching drama. Through Sept. 30, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. $25-$38.50 general admission, $15-$25 seniors, students, teachers and veterans. 310-455-3723; theatricum.com.

“Other Desert Cities”: Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum presents Jon Robin Baitz’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play about a conservative couple whose manicured life is upended when their politically liberal daughter comes home for the holidays and announces that she will be publishing a tell-all memoir that dredges up a painful past event. Through Sept. 30, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. $25-$38.50 general admission, $15-$25 seniors, students, teachers and veterans. 310-455-3723; theatricum.com.

"Animal Farm": Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum presents Peter Hall’s stage adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel about the corrupting influence of power. Originally produced by Britain’s National Theatre, the production features music by Richard Peaslee and lyrics by Adrian Mitchell. Through Oct. 1, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. $25-$38.50 general admission, $15-$25 seniors, students, teachers and veterans, $10 children 10-15. 310-455-3723; theatricum.com.

​​​​​​“Walking to Buchenwald”: Open Fist presents Tom Jacobson’s dark comedy about a multigenerational group who travel to Europe and learn what it means to be American in a world that no longer admires the U.S. 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 14, Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles. $30. 323-882-6912; openfist.org.

“Stupid Kid”: Road Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Sharr White’s Gothic Western tale about a man who returns home after 14 years in prison to find his financially destitute family under the thumb of a dangerous uncle. Through Nov. 12, 10747 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood. 818-761-8838; roadtheatre.org.

Classes

VENTURA COUNTY

African drumming class: Malik Sow, an African master drummer from Senegal, and Solo Soro from Ivory Coast lead a weekly class in West African drumming from 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays at Lightning Ridge Screen Printing, 4435 McGrath St., Ventura. Cost is $20 per class and a drum can be rented for $5. For information or to arrange a drum rental, call 650-7455.

Comedy

VENTURA COUNTY

Comedy & Cocktails: Comedian Jason Love will host an evening of stand-up comedy and cocktails, featuring sets by Frank Lucero and Al Ducharme. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Studio Channel Islands, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. $15. 383-1368; studiochannelislands.org.

DOWN SOUTH

Margaret Cho: The comedian will perform her stand-up act. 7 p.m. Oct. 5, The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. For tickets and information, visit wiltern.com.

UP NORTH

Tim Allen: Noted comedian/actor Tim Allen will perform his stand-up routine on stage. 21-and-older adults only. 8 p.m. Sept. 29, Shamala Showroom at Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Highway 246, Santa Ynez. $65-$85. 800-248-6274; chumashcasino.com.