Stage calendar

Theater

Snohomish, Island counties

“A Night of Surprises”: Reunion Theatre Group is presenting an evening of two one-act plays, two revue sketches by Harold Pinter and local recording artist and performer Steve Mason, who will perform during opening weekend. D

oors open at 7:15 p.m. Feb. 4 and 5 and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Performances continue at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 and 12 and 2 p.m. Feb. 13 at Community Performing Arts Theatre in the Everett Mall near Macy’s, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way., Everett. All seats are $8. Call 800-838-3006 or 425-737-7290 or go to www.brownpapertickets.com or www.reuniontheatregroup.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 Feb. 4 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 Other Side of the Closet”: The setting is a high school where five teens grapple with issues of gang violence, gay phobia and peer pressure. The show opens at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 and runs two weekends with shows at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5, 11 and 12 and 2 p.m. Feb. 6 and 13 at Whidbey Children’s Theatre, 222 Anthes Ave., Langley. Tickets are $12 and $8. Call 360-221-2282 or go to www.wctonline.com. Not recommended for youth under age 14.

Skagit County

RiverBelle Dinner Theatre: 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon; doors open at 6:30 p.m., shows begin 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; $20 dessert and show, $40 dinner and show; reservations required at 360-336-3012; www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com. “Hallelujah Girls” through Feb. 19.

Seattle

“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”: Enter the backwards, comic-book style world where an aspiring villain who blogs and sings is actually the hero in this story filled with catchy tunes and wry humor created by Joss Whedon, best known as the creator and showrunner of the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays through Feb. 12 at ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets are $20 and $25. Call 206-292-7676 or go to www.actttheatre.org.

“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. Pay-what-you-will previews begin Feb. 8. 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.

“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.

“Rock of Ages”: This feel-good love story has a boy and a girl swooning over ’80s hits from Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar and Whitesnake with eight performances starting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 through Feb. 13 at the Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle. Tickets start at $28.50. Call 877-784-4849 or go to stgpresents.org or tickets.com.

“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 three decades from the 60s to the 80s. Shows are at various times Feb. 4 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.

Dance

Snohomish County

Living Legends: Brigham Young University dancers perform Native American, Polynesian and Latin American dances. The performance is 7:30 p.m., Feb. 5, Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets are $10 at the door or at www.marysvillestakelivinglegends.com. For more information, e-mail Living.Legends.Tickets@gmail.com.

Seattle

Grupo Corpo: The Brazilian dance troupe returns. Shows at 8 p.m. Feb. 4 and 5 at Meany Hall on the UW campus. Tickets are $20 to $46 through uwworldseries.org or 206-543-4880. Free talk before the show at 7:10 p.m. in the auditorium.