OpeningBarksdale Theatre The Commonwealth Coalition presents a special performance of dance, theater and music from local artists for the “Vote No Virginia” event to raise awareness of the Marshall/Newman Amendment, starting Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m. Recommended donation is $25.
Also, the Bifocals Theatre Project presents “Table for Two,” a dialogue between two old friends, Oct. 16-17 at noon. Tickets are $15. 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. 262-2620.
Also, the Barksdale Theatre presents W. Somerset Maugham’s comedy “The Constant Wife” at 8 p.m. Through Oct. 29. Tickets are $34-$38. Tickets are $20-$25. 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. 282-2620.
Battery Park Christian Church The Reflections Repertory Company presents “A Bench in the Sun,” a play about two old friends competing for a woman’s affections in a retirement community, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. Through Oct. 22. Tickets are $10. 4201 Brook Road. 266-3973.
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen The On-the-Air Radio Players present “Tales With a Twist,” a taping of old commercials, music and scripts from the golden age of radio, Oct. 17-18 at 8 p.m. 2880 Mountain Road. 261-2787.
Sycamore Rouge The Nouvelle Burlesque Troupe dances and seduces the masses with music by Samson Trinh and his big band Oct. 13 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $15. 21 W. Old St. 957-5707.
VCU Dance Center VCU Dance presents “Salon,” student works-in-progress, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. Free. 10 N. Brunswick St. 828-1711.
OngoingBarksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern Agatha Christie’s mystery “The Mousetrap” shows at 8 p.m. through Oct. 15. Tickets are $34-$38. 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road. 282-2620.
Empire Theatre Theatre IV presents “The True Story of Pocahontas” Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Through Oct. 22. Tickets are $14-$16. 114 W. Broad St. 344-8040.
Fieldens Cabaret Theater The Richmond Triangle Players present the comedy “Sordid Lives” at 8 p.m. Through Oct. 14. Tickets are $16-$20. 2033 W. Broad St. 346-8113.
Firehouse Theatre Project The Firehouse Theatre Project presents Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “I Am My Own Wife” Thursday-Sunday at 8 p.m. with some Sunday matinees. Through Oct. 14. Tickets are $10-$20. 1609 W. Broad St. 355-2001.
Mystery Dinner Playhouse The dinner theater presents “Murder Ahoy!” a four-course pirate murder mystery, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Best Western Governor’s Inn. Through Oct. 14. Tickets are $36.95. 9826 Midlothian Turnpike. Call 649-2583 or visit www.mysterydinner.com.
Second Presbyterian Church The Richmond Shakespeare Theatre presents “Julius Caesar” Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Through Oct. 28. Tickets are $13-$24. 5 N. Fifth St. Call (866) 227-3849 or visit www.richmondshakespeare.com.
Science Museum of Virginia The Science Museum of Virginia and The Carpenter Science Theatre Company present “Frankenstein Lives!” by Douglas Jones at 11 a.m. with other daily shows through Oct. 29. Tickets are $8.50. 2500 W. Broad St. 864-1400.
Scream Forest and Creepy Hollow Hayride The haunted outdoors return for another year of walking and hayriding whilst screaming, at 7:30 p.m. every Friday-Saturday through October on Staples Mill Road 6 miles west of I-295. Tickets for each attraction are $13. 752-6992.
Swift Creek Mill Theatre The relationship musical “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” runs Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. Through Oct. 28 with select matinees. Tickets are $28.50-$41.25. 17401 Jefferson Davis Highway. Call 748-5203 or visit www.swiftcreekmill.com. S
