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Agamemnon, the first play of Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy, through September 27, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays, $32-$38, Getty Villa, 17985 PCH, PP, 310.440.7300.

And Awaaaay We Go To Wonderland! a musical based on fairy tales, through September 28, Saturdays-Sundays 12:30 and 3pm, $10.50-$12.50, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x2.

As You Like It, Shakespeare’s romantic comedy set mostly in a forest, through September 28, 3pm Sundays, $20-$28, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723, theatricum.com.

Bury The Dead, Irwin Shaw’s anti-war play, through September 27, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays, 3pm Sundays, $25, Actors Gang, Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Blvd., CC, 310.838.4264.

Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar and Grill, a “ghoulish fantasy” by Bruce Graham, through October 12, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, 2pm Sundays, $16-$128, Theatre Palisades Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Cyn. Dr., PP, 310.454.1970.

Family Fundays, children’s plays and storytelling, Saturdays and Sundays through November 2, 11am, $8, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.

Little Green Men, the War of the Worlds scare has some campers fearing close encounters in this comedy by Scott Martin, through October 18, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, 2pm Sundays, $18-$20, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester, 310.837.3609.

Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Eugene O’ Neill’s autobiographical drama, through September 27, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, $15-$28, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.

Macbeth, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of an overly ambitious warlord, through September 28, 4pm August 30, 7pm Sundays, $8-$28, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.

Made Me Nuclear, a one-man musical about surviving cancer, written by and starring Charlie Lustman, through October 11, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, $50 opening night, $25 thereafter, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 866.468.3399.

Musical Mystery Dinner-Shows, four plays rotate on Saturday nights: Hollywood’s Fatal Premiere, Who Killed The Radio Show, Sock Hop Reunion, Deadly Disco Cruise, 7pm, $75 per person (includes 4-course dinner, show, tax, tip), Marina del Rey Hotel, 13534 Bali Way, MDR, 310.399.1507.

The School For Scandal, dish, gossip, and big hair in Sheridan’s 18th century comedy, through September 27, 4pm August 30, 4pm Sept 6, 13, 27, 7:30pm September 21, $8-$28, The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.

Two Plays by Glenn Hopkins, Three Made Only of Clay, and Mrs. Roosevelt, through October 5, 3pm Sundays, followed by an encore performance of Mrs. Roosevelt in another language, $20, Venice Mootney Theatre, 2508 Stoner Ave., LA, 310.478.7379.

You’re On The Air, a comedy by Michelle Danner, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, 7:30pm Sundays, through September 28, $25, Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., 310.392.7327.

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