Fridays, 5 p.m. Continues through May 24

Elevation Blakeney  - General Charlotte Area

Price: $66.00 per month After School drama classes for kids ages 6-11- Where the difference is dramatic!

Thu., May 30, 7:30 p.m. and Fri., May 31, 8 p.m.

McGlohon Theater  - Uptown

Price: $19.50 Based on the book by author John Gray, this show is a fusion between theater and stand-up. Presented as vignettes, topics will cover everything from dating to marriage and bedroom activity.

Fri., May 31, 8 p.m.

Knight Theater  - Uptown

Price: $18 True tales of seduction, revenge, murder and violence come to life in three dance pieces choreographed by E.E. Balcos and composed by John Allemeier.

May 29-31, 7 p.m. and Sun., June 2, 7 p.m.

UpStage  - NoDa

Price: $5 suggested donation Presented by Citizens of the Universe. For more information, visit www.citizensoftheuniverse.org.

Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. and Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Continues through June 2

Carolina Actors Studio Theatre (CAST)  - NoDa

Price: $18.00 - $28.00 Catherine, a troubled young woman who has spent years caring for her father, a brilliant but unstable mathematician. Following his death, she must deal with the arrival of her estranged sister and the attentions of her father’s former student who hopes to find valuable work in the notebooks he left behind. A burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: how much of her father’s madness —or genius — did she inherit?

Fri., May 17, 8 p.m., Sat., May 18, 8 p.m., Sun., May 19, 2:30 p.m., Wed., May 22, 7:30 p.m., Thu., May 23, 7:30 p.m., Fri., May 24, 7:30 & 11 p.m., Sat., May 25, 8 p.m., Sun., May 26, 2:30 p.m., Wed., May 29, 7:30 p.m., Thu., May 30, 7:30 p.m., Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., Sat., June 1, 8 p.m. and Sun., June 2, 2:30 p.m.

Theatre Charlotte  - Elizabeth

Price: $25-$27 The part-puppet, part-human comedic musical follows college grad Princeton to his new shabby N.Y.C. apartment in Avenue Q, where he and his new friends struggle to find dates, jobs and purpose in life.

Thu., May 9, 8 p.m., Fri., May 10, 8 p.m., Sat., May 11, 8 p.m., Thu., May 16, 8 p.m., Fri., May 17, 8 p.m., Sat., May 18, 8 p.m., Thu., May 23, 8 p.m., Fri., May 24, 8 p.m., Sat., May 25, 8 p.m., Sun., May 26, 2:30 p.m., Thu., May 30, 8 p.m., Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., Sat., June 1, 8 p.m. and Sun., June 2, 2:30 p.m.

Carolina Actors Studio Theatre (CAST)  - NoDa

Price: $18-$28 Playwright David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play about a troubled you woman who must balance the tasks of taking care of her ailing father, a brilliant mathematician. Upon her father’s death she faces the task of being confronted by her father’s former student and an estranged sister that causes her to question her own sanity.

Tue., May 28, 8 p.m., Wed., May 29, 7:30 p.m., Thu., May 30, 7:30 p.m., Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., Sat., June 1, 2 & 8 p.m. and Sun., June 2, 1:30 & 7 p.m.

Belk Theater  - Uptown

Price: $20 and up The musical drama with impressive life-sized and human operated puppet horses. It follows a storyline about a boy who embarks on a quest to bring his beloved horse back from the frontline of war.

Thu., May 30, 8 p.m., Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., Sat., June 1, 3 & 8 p.m. and Sun., June 2, 3 p.m.

Duke Energy Theater  - Uptown

Price: $25 Miles & Coltrane is back for a limited run and fundraiser for its return to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.

Sat., June 8, 2 & 8 p.m.

Duke Energy Theater  - Uptown

Price: $17-$25 Oneaka Dance Company presents this show that explores the influence that African culture in America, Brazil, the Caribbean, North Africa and India has upon contemporary music, dance and fashion.

Thu., May 30, 8 p.m., Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., Sat., June 1, 8 p.m., Sun., June 2, 2:30 p.m., Thu., June 6, 8 p.m., Fri., June 7, 8 p.m. and Sat., June 8, 2:30 & 8 p.m.

The Little Theatre of Gastonia  - Gastonia

Price: $12-$15 This musical follows three girls as they leave their hometowns behind to try and make it big in Nashville. Features many country music favorites including: "Stand By Your Man," "9-to-5" and "These Boots Are Made For Walking."

Fri., May 24, 8 p.m., Sat., May 25, 8 p.m., Sun., May 26, 3 p.m., Thu., May 30, 7:30 p.m., Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., Sat., June 1, 8 p.m., Sun., June 2, 3 p.m., Wed., June 5, 7:30 p.m., Thu., June 6, 7:30 p.m., Fri., June 7, 8 p.m. and Sat., June 8, 8 p.m.

Duke Energy Theater  - Uptown

Price: $24; May 29 is 'Pay What You Can' night On Q Productions presents the 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning work by Lynn Nottage set in present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. The story follows a young woman through her struggles in the middle of a complex civil war.

Sundays, 2 p.m. and First Wednesday-Saturday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Continues through June 9

North Carolina Stage Company  - General Charlotte Area

Price: $16-$28 Jane is not fine. Her friends disagree about the best remedy (game nights? red wine? blind dates?) but they all agree: Jane is definitely not fine. This is a wonderfully rich and poignant play about old friends and the pitfalls of looming middle age. Written by Melissa James Gibson. For more information, visit www.ncstage.org.

Fri., June 7, 8 p.m., Sat., June 8, 2 & 8 p.m. and Sun., June 9, 1:30 & 7 p.m.

Belk Theater  - Uptown

Price: $20 and up Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the true story that inspired it, this new Broadway musical follows Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a teenager who sets out to live the a glamorous life built on scams and millions of dollars in forged checks.

Mon., June 10, 9 a.m.

Armour Street Theatre  - Lake Norman

Price: $125 June 10-14 Summer Camp for 4 & 5 year olds. 9am-noon. Summer is the perfect time to try new things and to have fun while doing it. Davidson Community Player’s the Connie Company offers summer camps for ages 4-16 with theatre games, art activities and stories for each age and theme. At the end of the week students have a chance to show their parents their favorite moments from the week. Half day sessions are $125 per student and include a snack each day. Sign up online at https://townofdavidson.recdesk.com/recdeskportal/