Opening

Comedy Alley The Henrico High School Center for the Arts drama club presents "Songs From Bedlam," monologues on mental illness, March 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. 7115-A Staples Mill Road.

Firehouse Theatre The Firehouse Theatre Project presents Clay Chapman's "Volume of Smoke," based on the 1811 Richmond Theatre fire, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. Through March 19. Tickets are $20. 1609 W. Broad St. 355-2001.

Grace Street Theater VCU Dance presents a Student/Faculty Concert, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. Through Feb. 26. Tickets are $15. 934 W. Grace St. 828-2020.

John Rolfe Middle School The Varina Junior Woman's Club presents "Murder Is a Game," a dinner-theater performance, Feb. 25-26 at 7 p.m. 6901 Messner Road. 737-0811.

Landmark Theater The inspirational play "Too Good to Let Go" comes to the Landmark Theater, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $26-$29. 6 N. Laurel St. 646-4213.

Modlin Center The University of Richmond Dancers present "Reflection: Then and Now," a performance celebrating the troupe's 20th anniversary, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Through Feb. 27. Tickets are $8-$9. 289-8980.

Ongoing

Barksdale Theatre The Barksdale Theatre and Living Word Stage Company present "Crowns," a gospel musical, through March 6. Tickets are $34-$38. 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 301-E. 282-2620.

Chesterfield Libraries Storyteller Len Cabral spins African and Caribbean folktales at Chesterfield libraries through Feb. 26. For a listing of appearances, call 768-7941.

Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen The Henrico Theatre Company presents the "19th Annual One-Act Plays," Thursdays-Sundays until Feb. 27. Free. 2880 Mountain Road. 560-5567.

Fieldens Cabaret Theatre The Richmond Triangle Players present the musical "Breathe" at 8 p.m. Through Feb. 26. Tickets are $10-$16. 346-8113.

Mystery Dinner Playhouse "Murder Came From Outer Space," a sci-fi dinner-theater mystery, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. at the Governor's Inn-Best Western. Through June 11. Tickets are $36.95. 9826 Midlothian Turnpike. 649-2583.

Science Museum of Virginia The Carpenter Science Theatre Company presents "North Star Light: Pathways to Freedom," weekdays at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and weekends at 3 p.m. Through March 11. Tickets are $7. 2500 W. Broad St. 864-1400.

Swift Creek Mill Theatre The Acts of Faith festival continues with "The Diary of Anne Frank," Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees. Through March 5. Tickets are $29.25-$31.25. 17401 Jefferson Davis Highway. 748-5203.

Theatre IV The Living Word Stage Company presents August Wilson's "Two Trains Running," a play about the changes of the civil rights movement in a small diner, Fridays-Sundays through Feb. 27. Tickets are $18. 114 W. Broad St. 355-2187.

Tony Cosby Theatre Company The Tony Cosby Theatre Company presents "King Speaks," a re-enactment of speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., and "The Meeting," a fictional encounter between King and Malcolm X, at various locations through Feb. 25. For more information, call 321-6700.

W.E. Singleton Center Theatre VCU presents a retelling of Ovid's myths in "Metamorphosis," Feb. 23-26 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 27 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $8-$12. 922 Park Ave.