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THIS WEEK: SEPT. 4 to 10, 2009
Same Time, Next Year, Bernard Slade’s touching comedy about a couple who re-create their affair once a year every year for decades and develop a sincere interest in each other’s families. The Grove Theatre, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Through Sept. 13 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. $18. 208-7679.
Nunsense A-Men! The nuns are played by men in this take-off of “Nunsense” in which the Little Sisters of Hoboken stage a hilarious talent show. Pocono Playhouse, off Route 390, Mountainhome. Tonight at 8; Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. $25. 595-7458.
Murder at the Howard Johnson’s. All’s fair in love and murder in this 1980s farce about a wife and her dentist suitor attempting to kill her husband. Presented by Scranton Public Theatre at the Olde Brick Theatre, Rear 128 W. Market St., North Scranton. Tonight and Saturday at 8:15 p.m. $12.50, $10 seniors and students. 344-3656.
Downtown Dances! An evening of performances by the Dance Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, Without Walls Dance Company and the Misericordia University Dancers plus a special piece by guest choreographer Jared Wootan. Downtown Arts, 47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday at 7 p.m. $20. Followed by light refreshments. 332-7817.
The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Neil Simon’s smash hit comedy about three afternoons in the life of married, overworked and overweight New York restaurant owner Barney Cashman as he attempts to have liaisons with three very different women. Presented by the Sherman Players at the Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. $17. 420-2808.
The Dining Room, A.R. Gurney’s classic American play about the classic American room and the people who love it, hate it or use it for something other than dining. The Electric Theatre, 326 Spruce St., Scranton. With previews Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Continues Sept. 11 to 20 with performances Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. $20, $15 seniors, $7 students. Discounts on Wednesdays and Thursdays. 558-1515 or electrictheatre.org.
FUTURE
No Sex Please, We’re British, a comedy about a bank manger and his new wife who are mistakenly inundated with Scandinavian pornography. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Sept. 11-20 with performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. Dinner served 90 minutes before curtain. $18, $35 with buffet. 283-2195.
Driving Miss Daisy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about stubborn Southern matron Daisy and her equally set-in-his-ways chauffeur Hoke (played by Sherman Hemsley – George Jefferson of the sitcom “The Jeffersons”). Gypsies Nightclub and Lounge, Mount Airy Casino Resort, 44 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono. Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. $30. Reservations: 877-682-4791.