Opening
Sycamore Rouge Writer Clay MacLeod Chapman performs his written work May 19 at 8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays through May. Tickets are $10. 21 W. Old St. 957-5707.
Ongoing
Barksdale Theatre The Barksdale presents the one-woman show “The Syringa Tree,” starring Jill Bari Steinberg, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. with 2 p.m. weekend matinees. Through May 21. Tickets are $37-$39.50. 1601 Willow Lawn Dr. 282-2620.
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen The Henrico Theatre Company presents the Jon Patrick comedy “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” Thursdays-Sundays at 8 p.m. through May 21. Tickets are $8. 2880 Mountain Road. 261-6213.
Fieldens Cabaret Theatre The Richmond Triangle Players perform the musical comedy “The Stops” Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. through May 27. Tickets are $14-$16. 2033 W. Broad St. 346-8113.
Firehouse Theatre Project The Firehouse presents Donald Margulies’ “Dinner With Friends” Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. through May 20. Tickets are $20. 1609 W. Broad St. Call 355-2001 or visit www.firehousetheatre.org.
Hanover Tavern The Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern presents Anthony Marriot and Alistair Foot’s “No Sex Please, We’re British” at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays through June 4. Tickets are $34-$38. 13181 Courthouse Road. 282-2620.
Mystery Dinner Playhouse The dinner theater presents “The Butler’s Been Murdered!” a four-course mystery, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Best Western Governor’s Inn. Through June 10. Tickets are $36.95. 9826 Midlothian Turnpike. Call 649-2583 or visit www.mysterydinner.com.
Swift Creek Mill Theatre “Cotton Patch Gospel,” the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus set in rural Georgia, Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m., with some matinees. Through May 27. Tickets are $28.50-$31.25. 17401 Jefferson Davis Highway. 692-3586.
Weinstein JCC The Weinstein JCC’s Jewish Family Theatre presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees. Through May 21. Tickets are $8-$10. 5403 Monument Ave. Call 545-8607 or visit www.richmondjcc.org.