Following is a summary of theater and stage productions set for this month in the Tampa Bay area. If you know of a theater company or upcoming production not listed here, please e-mail the details to tampa.guide@about.com.
Hernando
The Foreigner- What: Comedy by Larry Shue
Where: Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill
When: Feb. 6-15
Showtimes: Performances are Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Matinees are Sunday, 2 p.m.
Hillsborough
A Chorus Line- What: Broadway musical
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Feb. 3-8
Showtimes: Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
- What: Musical comedy
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Jaeb Theater, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Feb. 6 through May 10
Showtimes: Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
- What: Stand-up comedy
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Saturday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.
- What: Drama by Peter Morgan
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Feb. 17-22
Showtimes: Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
- What: Stand-up comedy
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Ferguson Hall, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.
Manatee
Damn Yankees- What: Musical comedy with book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Where: Manatee Players, 102 12th St. W., Bradenton
When: Feb. 19 through March 15
Showtimes: Performances are Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Matinees are Sunday, 2 p.m.
Pasco
Crazy for You- What:: A Gershwin musical comedy
Where: Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey
When: Feb. 26 through March 15
Showtimes: Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 2:30 p.m.
Pinellas
- What: The death of Aunt Ester, a gamble to peddle refrigerators, a garden of seeds and a final act of retribution are the threads that make up the tapestry of August Wilson's 1980s installment in the author's renowned cycle of plays.
Where: American Stage Theatre, 211 Third St. S., St. Petersburg
When: Jan. 21 through Feb. 15
Showtimes: Performances are Wednesday and Thursday, 7:30; and Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Matinees are Saturday and Sunday, 3 p.m.
- What: Part of American Stage’s After Hours series, this wry monologue by Will Eno was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. In it, an ordinary man, Thom Pain, muses on childhood, yearning, disappointment and loss. Cataloguing the eternal agonies of the human condition, Pain draws his audience into his last-ditch plea for empathy and enlightenment. Intended for mature audiences only.
Where: American Stage Theatre, 211 Third St. S., St. Petersburg
When: Jan. 26 through Feb. 17
Showtimes: Performances will be Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; and Fridays and Saturdays, 11:30 p.m.
- What: A comedy by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, directed by Robin New, the story centers on the adventures of a Jewish widow and an Italian widow whose successful daughters move them to Las Vegas, where they share a retirement village condo.
Where: Early Bird Dinner Theatre, 200 S. McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater
When: Through Feb. 22
Showtimes: Seating begins at 4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. Matinee seating begins at 11 a.m., Thursday and Saturday.