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Theater:

Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party, a family version of the classic Lewis Carroll story, Saturdays and Sundays through June 17, 12:30pm and 3pm, $10.50 kids, $12.50 adults, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779.

Anatol, by Arthur Schnitzler, through May 27, 8pm Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $20-$25, Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.8392.

Audition! The Musical, through June 10, 7pm Saturdays/6pm Sundays, $25.50, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x1.

The Backroad Home by Christopher Allport, a memoir of draft evasion in the 60s, runs indefinitely, fourth Sunday of the month, 7pm, $10, Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Dr., 310.397.3244.

Cinderella for the whole family, 6pm most Fridays through May 11, $10.50 kids, $12.50 adults, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x2.

Enchanted Lunchtime Theatre, for kids ages 3-5 and their parents, created by Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., every Wednesday through June 6, 11:30am-1pm, $15 includes all craft materials and lunch, 310.394.9779.

An Evening in Defense of Delight, six short plays, through May 5, 8pm, $22, Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, 310.823.0710.

Inside Private Lives, the private lives of celebrities, Sundays 7:30pm, $15, through May 20, theatreeast.com, Theatre East at the Lex, 6760 Lexington Ave., Hollywood.

No Shame Theatre, five-minute comedy sketches created less than an hour before showtime, 11pm (early arrivals can be in show), ongoing Fridays through May 18, $5, The Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 2nd St., 310.396.3680 x10.

Romeo and Juliet, through April 28, 8pm, $20, The Odyssey Theatre, 2055 Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 323.960.7846.

Squirrels, presented by the Blue House Theatre Company, 8pm, Thursdays-Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $34.50-$37.50, Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd., 310.458.8634.

The Women of Lockerbie, through May 12, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $20-$25, The Actors Gang, Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Blvd., CC, 310.838.GANG.

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