St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of April 18, 2011

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I'm now adding my own purely personal comments to events about which I think I have anything worthwhile to say. Because that's what bloggers do.  If I have left your show out, please leave a comment with all the details.

Awake and Sing!

New Jewish Theatre presents Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing! April 20 through May 8. Performances take place at the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theatre at the JCCA, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information, call 314-442-3283 or visit www.newjewishtheatre.org.

Clayton Community Theatre presents the comedy Barefoot in the Park Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 8 PM, April 22 through May 1. Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre. For more information, call 314-721-9228 or visit placeseveryone.org.

The Black Rep presents Black Pearl Sings!, April 20 through May 5. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-534-3810 or visit theblackrep.org.

Panther Productions presents the world premiere of Brother Lies, Sister Truth by St. Louisan Mark Pannebecker. Performances take place Wednesday through Sunday at 7 PM, April 20 through 24, at the Taylor Building, 1128 Washington Avenue, downtown. For more information, visit pantherproductionsstlouis.yolasite.com or call 314-762-0062 or 314-258-6251.

The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University presents the comedy The Government Inspector, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the story by Nikolai Gogol, Friday at 7:30 PM, Saturday at 2 and 7:30 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM, April 20 through 24. Performances take place in the Stage III Auditorium in Webster Hall on the Webster University campus. The student-directed show is part of the Directing Capstone Projects series. For more information, call 314-968-7128.

Next to Normal

The Fox Theatre presents the rock musical Next to Normal April 12 through 24. Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three 2009 Tony Awards, Next to Normal features music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, musical staging by Sergio Trujillo, and direction by Michael Greif.  The Fox is at 527 North Grand. For more information, call 314-534-1111 or visit fabulousfox.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX review.

Lindenwood University's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts presents One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest April 21 through 23 at 7:30 PM in the Emerson Black Box Theatre. The Scheidegger Center is on the Lindenwood campus in St Charles MO. For more information, visit lindenwood.edu/center.

Till We Have Faces

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Till We Have Faces, directed and adapted by Deanna Jent from the book by C.S. Lewis. Performances take place Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM through May 1, at the Fontbonne Fine Arts Theatre, 6800 Wydown Blvd. For more information, call (314) 719-8060 or visit the web site at www.mustardseedtheatre.com.

St. Louis Community College at Forest Park Theatre Department presents Joe Orton's farce What the Butler Saw April 21 through 23. Performances take place in the Bastian Theatre on the campus at 5600 Oakland. For more information, call 314-644-9100 or visit stlcc.edu/fp.