Seat of Our Pants Players  brings "Much Ado About Nothing" with a Wild West twist to the State Theatre of Boyertown Saturday April 16 at 1 p.m.
The show is directed by Dan Wentzel of Boyertown. Local performers include Jill Wentzel of Boyertown, Adam and Andi Gastonguay and Jonathan Moore of Pottstown, and Barto native, Annette Marin. Other performances by Seat of Our Pants Players have included "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Twelfth Night", "Macbeth", and two original works by director Dan Wentzel. Actor Jonathan Moore has previously performed at the State Theatre with The Boyertown Community Theatre Company.
This marks the first collaboration between Seat of Our Pants Players and State Theatre of Boyertown and will be a part of Building a Better Boyertown's "Coming Out of Hibernation" event, held that same day.
Tickets are $10 and are available at the door, or in advance at the box office or by calling 484-614-0107 or visiting http://statetheatreboyertown.com/contact.html

READING  -- "The Vagina Monologues" at Genesius Theatre in Reading. This productin is a fundraiser for women and girls in Berks County and Haiti. Playwright Eve Ensler has compiled these monologues from interviews she conducted all over the world with women and girls who opened up to her about what being female means for them. Some monologues are funny, some inspiring, some upsetting, but all of them are real and they are experienced by more than just the person Eve was talking to at the time.
Performances are April 1 & 2 at 8 p.m. and Sunday April 3 at 2 p.m.
Also playing is "Emotional  Creatures " SAT. APR. 2 at 2 p.m. and SUN. APR. 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets to both shows only $15-$35
Parking is available at Genesius Theater. Handicap accessible.
More info and tickets at http://www.brownpaperticke ts.com/event/165351!
Genesius is also presenting "Romeo & Juliet" April 29, 30, May 6, 7 at 8 p.m., May 4 at 7 p.m. and May 1 & 8 at 3 p.m.
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MALVERN -- People’s Light and Theatre in Malvern presents “The Master Builder,” Henrik Ibsen’s deeply passionate and intriguing play about a man who finds his creativity threatened at the height of his career, is currently on the Steinbright Stage at People’s Light and Theater, 39 Conestoga Road.
People’s Light’s tradition of reinterpreting classics continues with this new translation that finds Halvard Solness unsettled in his profession, his personal life in shambles. The unexpected arrival of the young, attractive and manipulative Hilda Wangel breathes new life into his work, but exacts a terrible cost. “The Master Builder” will run through April 17. With this production, People’s Light continues its program called The Scoop: History, Context and Gossip an hour before every performance. Cast member Susan McKey will discuss the world of the play, how and why it was chosen, how it was cast, designed and rehearsed. Tickets for “The Master Builder” are $25 to $45. Contact the box office at 610-644-3500 for a schedule of performance dates and times.

 BOYERTOWN --  The music department of Boyertown Area High School will present the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical “Phantom of the Opera” Thursday April  7 through Sunday, April 10, in the high school auditorium. The musical will be presented at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 9, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10. Tickets will be sold from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday at the high school. A mail-in order form can also be downloaded on the Boyertown Area School District website: www.boyertownasd.org.


Other area productions include:   
“Superior Donuts” at the Arden Theatre Company, Philadelphia, through Sunday. For information, visit www.ardentheatre.org.

“The Pride of Parnell Street” at Act II Playhouse, Ambler, through April 13. For information, visit www.act2.org or call 215-654-0200.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at The Lantern Theater, Philadelphia, through April 17. For information, visit www.lanterntheater.org or call 215-829-0395.

“Bat Boy: The Musical” in the Villanova Theater, Villanova University, through April 17. For information, visit www.theatre.villanova.edu.

“The 39 Steps” at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, through May 1. For information, visit www.walnutstreettheatre.org or call 215-574-3550.

“Nunsense” at the Pines Dinner Theatre, Allentown, through May 29. For information, visit www.pinesdinnertheatre.com or call 610-433-2333.


"Mary Poppins"  through April 17 at the Academy of Music, 1420 Locust St., Philadelphia (215-893-1999)

"Random Acts of Karma," and festival of one-acts at Albright College, Wachovia Theatre, Center for the Arts, 13th and Bern streets (610-921-7547)
 8 p.m. April 14-16 and 2:30 p.m. April 17
"Writer's Block Party," a  different festival of one-acts; 8 p.m. April 29-May 1 and 2:30 p.m. May 2


"Camelot" at DeSales University, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley (610-282-3192)
 April 27-May 8

"Into the Woods" at Ephrata Performing Arts Center's Sharadin-Bigler Theater, Cocalico Street, Ephrata (717-733-7966)
 April 28 through May 14

"Meeting of Minds" at Kutztown University, Schaeffer Auditorium, Kutztown (610-683-4511)
live rehearsal 1 p.m. April 22 and main performance 7 p.m. April 22


"Speaking in Tongues" at Walnut Street Theatre, Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St., Philadelphia (215-574-3550)
through April 17

Dinner theater
"Send Me No Flowers" at Rainbow Dinner Theatre, Route 30 East, Paradise (1-800-292-4301)
through April 23