St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of September 24, 2012

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Washington University Performing Arts Department presents The A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival Friday and Saturday, September 29 and 30. Performances take place in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Student Center on the Washington University campus. For more information, call 314-935-6543.

New Line Theatre presents the rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM, October 5 - 21. Performances take place at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road. For more information, newlinetheatre.com or call 314-534-1111.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs through September 30. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Pub Theater Company presents Bye Bye Liver: The St. Louis Drinking Play, a comedic romp through the joys and pitfalls of The Gateway to the West's favorite pastime. Performances take place on Saturdays at 9 PM at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185, email stlouis at byebyeliver.com, or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University presents Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour Wednesday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM, September 26 - October 7. Performances take place in the Emerson Studio Theatre at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the Webster University campus. For more information, call 314-968-7128.

Dramatic License Productions presents Donald Margulies' Dinner with Friends through September 30. Performances take place at Dramatic License Theatre located at the upper level of Chesterfield Mall (near Sears and across from Houlihan's Restaurant). For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit dramaticlicenseproductions.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Alpha Players of Florissant present the musical The Drowsy Chaperone September 28 through October 6 at The Florissant Civic Center Theater, Parker Rd. at Waterford Dr. in Florissant, MO. For more information, alphaplayers.org or call 314-921-5678.

The Touhill Performing Arts Center presents The Improvised Shakespeare Company on Friday at 8 PM and Saturday at 5 and 9 PM, September 28 and 29. “The Improvised Shakespeare Co. creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style. Each play is completely improvised, so each play is entirely new.” The Touhill Performing Arts Center in on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. For more information, you may visit www.touhill.org or call (314) 516-4949.

St. Louis Shakespeare presents A Midsummer Night's Dream September 28 - October 7. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, call 314-361-5664 or visit stlshakespeare.org.

The Looking Glass Playhouse presents the musical My Fair Lady September 17 - October 7. Performances take place at 301 West St. Louis Street in Lebanon, Ill. For more information, visit www.lookingglassplayhouse.com.

Stages St. Louis presents the musical My One and Only through October 7. Performances take place in the Robert G. Reim Theatre at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road in Kirkwood. For more information, visit stagesstlouis.org or call 314-821-2407. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Black Rep presents Nilaja Sun's No Child..., starring Patrese D. McCLain, through September 30. Performances take place at the Edison Theatre, 6445 Forsyth on the Washington U. campus. For more information, visit theblackrep.org or call 314-534-3810.

Christ Memorial Productions presents the musical Oliver Friday sand Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, September 28 through October 7. Performances take place at Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, 5252 South Lindbergh. For more information, visit CMPShows.org or call 314-631-0304.

Alton Little Theater presents the comedy Southern Hospitality through September 30 at 2450 North Henry in Alton, IL. For more information, call 618-462-6562 or visit altonlittletheater.org.

Insight Theatre Company presents To Kill a Mockingbird though September 30. Performances take place in the Heagney Theatre, 530 East Lockwood on the campus of Nerinx Hall High School in Webster Groves. For more information, call 314-556-1293 or visit insighttheatrecompany.com.

Action for Autism presents benefit performances of the comedy Tony and Liz Tie the Knot, “an energetic romp into the wonder and perils of relationship and marriage,” Friday and Saturdays at 7 PM and Sundays at 5 PM, through September 30. The performance includes dinner catered by several area Italian restaurants and takes place at The Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle in the Central West End. For more information, brownpapertickets.com. or call 636-449-0352.