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Reviewed shows are initialed by theater critic Christopher Blank.
"As You Like It." Presented by The Tennessee Shakespeare Company. Shows are 7 p.m. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 19. Preview show 7:30 tonight. St. George's Episcopal Church, 2425 S. Germantown Road. Tickets range from $22 to $34. Call 759-0604. Go online for tickets: tnshakespeare.org
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"Avenue Q": Broadway musical. Shows are 8 tonight; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Orpheum, 203 S. Main. 525-3000 or 743-ARTS. Online: orpheum-memphis.com. This is outrageous, physical, well choreographed theater that turns out to be surprisingly satisfying on an emotional level. It's utterly fascinating to watch the puppets and their handlers move and emote as one, and it turns out that as they do with children, puppets can help adults come to terms with issues. -- C.B.
"From the Mississippi Delta": Shows are 8 tonight and Saturday; final show 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $10-$18. Hattiloo Theatre, 656 Marshall. 525-0009. Online: hattilootheatre.org This autobiographical play by Endesha Ida Mae Holland is the story of one woman overcoming poverty, abuse and prostitution in the pre-civil rights South and finding hope in education. The three actresses take advantage of the light-hearted moments in a script brimming with tragic circumstances. -- C.B.
"The Glass Menagerie": Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 26. Tickets $30; $20 senior citizens, students and military with ID; $10 for children under 18. Playhouse on the Square, 51 S. Cooper. 726-4656. playhouseonthesquare.org
"The Mercy Seat": Play by Neil LaBute continues through Oct. 12 on the Theatre Memphis Next Stage. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $23 ($15 students). Strong adult content. Theatre Memphis (Next Stage). Call 682-8323. theatrememphis.org Set in New York on Sept. 12, 2001, this drama concerns a man planning to fake his death to start a new life with his mistress. Ben and Abby are reminiscent of another argumentative couple, Edward Albee's George and Martha, sans alcohol and wit. -- C.B.
"The Miracle Worker": DeSoto Family Theatre production; based on the true story of Helen Keller. Shows are 7 tonight; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; final show 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $18 ($12 youth, senior citizens). (662) 470-2131 for tickets. Online: dftonline.org
"'Otherhood": Playwrights' Forum production continues through Oct. 12 at TheatreWorks, 2085 Monroe, Overton Square. Call 725-2040.
"1776": Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m Sundays through Oct. 19. Tickets: $15-$30. Circuit Playhouse at 1705 Poplar Ave. Call 726-4656. Online: playhouseonthesquare.org With the presidential election closing in, there's no better time than now for a refresher course on American democracy. Michael Detroit plays an obstreperous John Adams trying to get Congress to vote on the Declaration of Independence in this captivating production of "1776." It takes the clever machinations of Benjamin Franklin (Dave Landis) and the flexibility of a determined Thomas Jefferson (Justin Asher) to find the votes that will bring on the Revolution. -- C.B.
"Talk Radio": Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama written by Eric Bogosian centers around Barry Champlain, Cleveland-area shock jock, on the eve of his radio show's national syndication. At 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Other shows: 8 p.m. Oct. 10-11. Tickets $10/$15. The University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance (Studio Theatre), 3745 Central. Call 678-2576.
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