Jane Austen Unscripted, they look like Jane Austen characters, dress like them, and they even talk like them. But these improv experts are likely to ad-lib scenes that would make modest Jane blush through Dec. 18. The Broad Stage. Tickets $42. 1310 11th Street. 310.434.3200, http://thebroadstage.com/show_info.php?show_id=19
Stations: A Los Angeles Holiday Story. Five bus stops. Five stories. Five paths that come together on a bleak December night in L.A. This Miles Playhouse production offers all generations a modern-day alternative to the familiar holiday repertoire through Dec. 18. Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. $25 general, $15 children and students with valid ID. Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd. 800.838.3006, milesplayhouse.org
Seussical, join in for the adventures of Horton the Elephant, along with a host of characters from Dr. Seuss’s beloved classics, such as The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, The Whos down in Whoville and Circus McGurkus through Dec. 17. If you believe in helping a friend, in not giving up, in keeping a promise and the power of pure imagination, this is the show for you and your whole family. Tickets $25. Saturdays and Sundays 2 p.m. No performance Dec. 11. Morgan-Wixson Theatre. 2627 Pico Blvd. 310.828.7519, morgan-wixson.org
Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party, the internationally acclaimed Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre musical comedy, performed on three continents over the past 20 years, celebrates part two of the Santa Monica Playhouse’s 50th anniversary year with lovely audience participation that helps Alice set a topsy-turvy Wonderland right in this zany musical comedy for kids ages 2 to 102. Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. through Dec. 18. Adults $12.50, kids 12 and under $10.50. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 Fourth St. 310.394.9779 ext. 2, santamonicaplayhouse.com
Sylvia, a comedy by A.R. Gurney, directed by Gary Imhoff, extended through Dec. 18, $34.99, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., 5 p.m. on Sundays, Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., 310.392.7327, edgemarcenter.org
