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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM One of Broadway's greatest musicals that takes comedy back to its roots with 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus. Sept. 26-Oct. 5. Halton Theater, CPCC, 1206 Elizabeth Ave. 704-330-6534. http://halton.cpcc.edu.

PETER PAN This musical version celebrates James M. Barrie's classic story with Peter Pan, Wendy Darling and her brother and Captain Hook. Sept. 26-Oct. 26. $18-$24. Children's Theatre of Charlotte, 300 E. 7th St. 704-973-2828. www.ctcharlotte.org.

October

REMNANTS OF DESIRE Play by Terry Roueche. This story of innocence, guilt and choice takes the audience into the lives of each character as they face consequences in their personal lives in their quest for success. Oct. 1-5. Oct. 1-4, 8 p.m.; Oct. 5, 2 p.m. Johnson Theatre, Winthrop University, 115 Johnson Hall, Rock Hill, S.C. 803-323-4014. www.winthrop.edu.

TRACES Features acrobatics, while chronicling five characters who live for the moment and tell their stories through music, song, dance, speech, illustration and acrobatics. Oct. 7-Nov. 16. McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St. 704-348-5740. www.blumenthalcenter.org.

STIGMATA By Don Cook and directed by Vito Abate, this play tells the story of Carmen Ruiz and her search for answers as to why she is in a cell-like room. Surprising facts about herself (and her scars), her family, her church are revealed. $10-$15. Oct. 8-12. Oct. 8, 9, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 10, 11, 8 p.m.; Oct. 12, 2:30 p.m. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road. 704-376-3777. www.theatrecharlotte.org.

DIE MOMMIE DIE After its L.A. Premiere in 1999, a 2003 film version and a run on Broadway, this cult classic of murder, revenge and acid trips makes its way to Charlotte by the Queen City Theatre Company. Oct. 9-25. $16-$22. Duke Energy Theatre, 345 N. College St. 704-372-1000. www.queencitytheatre.com.

FAUST A production of Opera Carolina. Sung in French with projected English titles. Oct. 18, 23, 26. Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000. www.operacarolina.org.

COMMUNICATING DOORS Hilarious comedy about family ties, marriages, and time travel. Oct. 22, 23, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 24, 25, 8 p.m.; Oct. 26, 2 p.m. Duke Family Performance Hall (Davidson College), 207 Faculty Drive. 704-894-2361. www.davidson.edu.

MONSTER By Neal Bell. Oct. 23.-Nov. 15. Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. CAST, 1118 Clement Ave. 704-455-8542. www.nccast.com.

A THOUSAND CRANES Children's Theatre of Charlotte presents their production of Kathryn Schultz Miller's play, which tells the true story of Sadako Sasaki, who developed leukemia at 12 years of age after exposure to an atomic bomb destructed her city. Oct. 24-Nov. 2. $14-$18. Wachovia Playhouse, 300 E. 7th St. 704-973-2828. www.ctcharlotte.org.

STEP ON A CRACK This play by Susan Zeder explores the character Ellie's delusions of imaginary friends created to help her deal with the loss of her mother and hardships with her relationship to her father. Oct. 29-31, 8 p.m.; Nov. 1, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.; Nov. 2, 2 p.m. Johnson Studio Theatre, Winthrop University, 115 Johnson Hall, Rock Hill, S.C. 803-323-4014. www.winthrop.edu.

November

THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO By the author of Driving Miss Daisy, this comedy/drama about Atlanta's elitist German Jews and their concern for Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. $10-$21. Nov. 6-16. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road. 704-376-3777. www.theatrecharlotte.org.

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Tennessee Williams' story tells of the journey of Big Daddy, Brick and Maggie, who try to escape from the loneliness of their lives, but are terrified by the truths they discover in the process. Nov. 7-16. Pease Auditorium, CPCC, 1201 Elizabeth Ave. 704-330-6534. http://tix.cpcc.edu.

CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL The razzle-dazzle musical that follows characters Roxie Hart and her partners-in-crime, featuring back to back sensational acts. Nov. 11-16. Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalcenter.org.

RABBIT HOLE This play, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007, examines a young couple's pain as they struggle to cope after the loss of a child. Nov. 12-29. Actor's Theatre of Charlotte, 650 E. Stonewall St. 704-342-2251. www.actorstheatrecharlotte.org.

DOUBT, A PARABLE By John Patrick Shanley and directed by Hans Meyer, this award-winning play follows themes of faith and uncertainty. Nov. 12-23. Duke Energy Theatre, 345 N. College St. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalcenter.org.

TARrADIDDLE TALES This preschool performance is a great introduction to a younger audience. It follows four different folk tales from four different countries. $10-$12. Nov. 22-23. Nov. 22, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Nov. 23, 2 p.m. Wachovia Playhouse, 300 E. 7th St. 704-973-2828. www.ctcharlotte.org.

December

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted by Doris Baizley and directed by Vito Abate, this play about Ebenezer Scrooge and the Christmas Spirits is a classic. $10-$20. Dec. 4-7. Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road. 704-376-3777. www.theatrecharlotte.org.

FALL ONE-ACT FESTIVAL Includes a mixture of one-act plays directed by advanced theater students. Dec. 5, 5 p.m.; Dec. 6, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Dec. 7, 3 p.m. Johnson Studio Theatre, Winthrop University, 115 Johnson Hall, Rock Hill, S.C. 803-323-4014. www.winthrop.edu.