"Much Ado About Nothing": Shakespeare's witty romantic comedy about misunderstandings and love, in a traditional production by the Tri-School Ensemble Theatre Company, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Mililani High School Cafetorium. Renee Prince and Rick Nishimoto play Beatrice and Benedick, who say they are determined to remain single. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19 and 20. Tickets $5. Information: 621-7100 ext. 0.
"Our Town": Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, around the turn of the century, 8 p.m. Friday, Hawaii Pacific University, Hawaii Loa campus. Directed by Joyce Maltby. Cast includes Jim Hutchison, Judy LeDoux and Michael Winters-Maloney. Repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays, through May 5. Admission $10 general, $7 seniors, faculty and staff, $5 HPU students and children. Information: 254-0853.
"The Phoenix Lovers' Fireshow": Collaborative work, based on stories gathered through interviews with Honolulu residents, uses 10 East-West relationships to illustrate the role of culture in romance, 10:45 p.m. Friday, Ernst Lab Theatre, Kennedy Theatre. Cast includes Monica K. Cho, Edward J. Dyer and Kenneth Uedoi. Directed by Carlos Thelin. Repeats 10:45 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in April. Admission $5 general, $4 students, seniors, military, faculty and staff, $3 UH-Manoa students. Information: 956-7655.
"Three Tall Women": Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Edward Albee examines three ages in one woman's life, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Manoa Valley Theatre. Jo Pruden, Patrice Scott and Kristine Altwies play the same woman at different times; Guy DeConte also stars. Directed by Susan Park. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays, through May 5. Admission $23 to $27; discounts for seniors, military, students. Information: 988-6131.
"Turandot": Aspiring suitors to the daughter of the emperor of China must answer her three riddles or be put to death, 8 p.m. Friday, Blaisdell Concert Hall. Puccini died before finishing his fable, and this version completed by Franco Alfano is a Hawaii premiere. Hawaii Opera Theatre features Yan Yan Wang, Jee Hyun Lim and Gregory Stapp. Conducted by Mark Flint; directed by Joseph Bascetta. Performed in Italian with subtitles. Repeats 8 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Information: 596-7858.
"Wings": The perspective of a woman who survives a stroke drives Arthur Kopit's play, 8 p.m. Friday, Little Theatre, Windward Community College. Directed by Ben Gutierrez. Windward Community College Players include Connie Ditch and Debra Mirante. Repeats 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in April. Admission $8 general, $6 students, seniors and military. Information: 235-7446.
"The Odd Couple": ASATAD presents a comedy about mismatched friends who share an apartment. David Kleist and Ben Perry play Oscar and Felix, respectively; cast includes Wally Soares, Jerome Landfield and Jan Fried. Directed by Diana Carter Anderson. Repeats 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays, through April 21 at Kapiolani Community College Chapel. Signed performance by deaf cast, with Jeff Lambrecht and Tom Posedly as the odd couple, April 19 through 21. Admission $12. Information: 247-6939.
"Once on This Island": Musical fairy tale of love, loss and redemption, based on Rosa Guy's novel "My Love, My Love." Directed by Ronald E. Bright; choreographed by Marcelo Pacleb. Repeats 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through April 20, and 2 p.m. this Sunday, at Bright Theatre, Castle Performing Arts Center. Admission $15 general, $12 students, seniors and military. Information: 524-0807 or 233-5626.
"Singgalot: Ties That Bind": Vignettes from various plays based on the Filipino-American experience, noon Friday, Kapiolani Community College Chapel. Free. Repeats 7:30 p.m. April 20 at UH-Manoa's Campus Center Ballroom. Presented by the Center for Philippine Studies at UH-Manoa; partly funded by the State Foundation for Culture & the Arts. For a performance 8:30 p.m. Monday - part of the Philippine Studies Conference at the Hilton Hawaiian Village - call 956-6915 or 956-6086.
Performing arts classes: Diamond Head Theatre has spring classes for children and adults in acting, voice technique, music reading, play writing and popular dance, beginning Saturday. Call 734-8763.
Leeward Community College Theatre: For the musical "Gypsy," 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday. Children ages 6 through 12 audition 3 p.m. Saturday. Bring sheet music (show tunes preferred) and shoes for dance auditions. John Rampage will direct and Shari Lynn will play Mama Rose; other roles are open. Call 455-0380. Performances begin June 6.
UH Rainbow Dance Squad: 10 a.m. April 20, UH-Manoa's Athletic Department, Studio 3. Registration 9:30 a.m. Call 956-7657.
Manoa Valley Theatre: For "Tony 'n' Tina's
Wedding," a musical comedy that obliterates "the fourth wall," 1 p.m.
April 20 and 7 p.m. April 21. Singers audition noon April 20. Callbacks
April 22. Cast will represent two families, one from New York and the
other from Hawaii. Prepare to improvise; Ray Bumatai will direct. Call
988-6131. Performances begin June 19.