Stage calendar

Theater

Snohomish and Island counties

“Mardi Gras”: Edmonds Community College’s night of student performances highlights traditions from their cultures; 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N, Edmonds. Tickets are $5 at the

Edmonds Community College Office of Student Life, 20000 68th Ave W, Lynnwood or call 425-275-9595 or go to www.ec4arts.org.

“The Prisoner of Second Avenue”: Neil Simon’s comedy has Mel on his way to a nervous breakdown after losing his job during a heat wave and trying to li

ve in a big, loud city when times are tough. Showtimes 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26 at the Wellington Hills Golf Club, 7026 240th St. SE, Woodinville. Tickets are $15 and $12. Call 206-203-4168 or go to www.woodinvillerep.org.

“Da”: This Irish comedy by Hugh Leonard and directed by Eric Lewis follows Charlie home after his father’s funeral where he discovers his father’s ghost refusing to leave the house. Shows are 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 27 at the Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Tickets are $18, $15 and $12 for groups. Call the Phoenix Theatre box office at 206-533-2000 or go to http://tinyurl.com/4egfx4r.

“The Understudy”: Roxanne finds herself running the understudy rehearsal in this production that pits her professional and personal life when Harry, a journeyman actor and her ex-fiance, is cast as the understudy. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 26 at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Tickets are $16, $14 and $12. Call 360-221-8268 or 800-638-7631 or go to www.wicaonline.com.

“The Big Ten”: Acts of God Drama Troupe presents, without any preachiness, a baker’s dozen of short plays loosely based on the Ten Commandments, 7:30 p.m. March 4 and 5 at the Snohomish County PUD Theatre, 2320 California St., Everett. Advance tickets $8; $10 at the door. Includes dessert during intermission. Call 425-355-9330 or go to www.ActsOfGodDramaTroupe.art.officelive.com.

Seattle

“Caged Dolls”: Though it doesn’t sound like it, this improvised comedy is set in a ladies lock-up where somehow this violent captivity translates into comedy. Shows are 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 26 at Market Theatre, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle. Tickets are $12. Call 206-587-2414 or go to http://tinyurl.com/6kgjwyz.

“Great Expectations”: Charles Dickens’ classic novel is adapted and presented by Book-It Theatre and follows the turnabout life of Pip, who goes from orphan to gentleman. Performances are 2 and 7:30 p.m. through March 6 at Center House Theatre, 305 Harrison St., Seattle. Tickets are $20 to $42 by calling 206-216-0833 or go to www.book-it.org.

“How I Learned to Drive”: The metaphor of driving in this 1998 play by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel provides the perfect vehicle to view the strained relationship between Li’l Bit and her Uncle Peck. Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through Feb. 27 with a 4 p.m. show Feb. 27 at Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stoneway N, Seattle. Tickets range from $10 to $20 and available by calling 206-633-1883 or go to www.stonesouptheatre.org.

“Passport”: You won’t have to be bilingual when Spanish and English are woven together to present a man’s loss of identity; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at ACT Theater, 700 Union St., Seattle. Admission $5. Call 206-292-7676 or go to www.actttheatre.org.

“The Odyssey”: Mosey along with Odysseus as he meets the many muses and monsters in Homer’s epic, which continues through March 5 at the Taproot Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $35 at the box office. Call 206-781-9707 or go online, www.taproottheatre.org. The Taproot Theatre is at 204 N. 85th St., Seattle.

“The Threepenny Opera”: This satire presented by the Seattle Shakespeare Company follows the broken hearts and slashed throats left behind by underworld criminal Macheath, with the hit “Mack the Knife.” Performances are at various times through March 6 at Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer St., Seattle. Tickets are $15 to $40. Call the Seattle Shakespeare Company box office at 206-733-8222 or go to www.seattleshakespeare.org.

“Vanities”: A new musical produced by the 5th Avenue Theatre and performed at ACT Theatre that follows the life-defining moments of three women whose enduring friendship survives and spans from the ‘60s to the ‘80s. Shows are various times through May 1 in the Falls Theatre of ACT, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets are $10 to $55. Call 206-292-7676 or go to www.actttheatre.org.

“Go, Dog, Go!”: Dogs sing and dance in this fetching play at the Seattle Children’s Theatre in this production based on the P.D. Eastman book. Shows continue through March 13 at SCT’s Eve Alvord Theatre, 201 Thomas St., Seattle. Tickets are $17 to $37 at the box office, 206-441-3322 or online, www.sct.org.