The √ indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call the venue for details.

STAGE

√ "The Counterfeit Contessa, or Love Transforms a Brooklyn Bramble Into a Poifect Rose," melodrama by Lanikai Mortgage Players, premiering 8 p.m. today, Lanikai Playhouse; repeats 8 p.m. Saturday-Nov. 18; $5; 262-5482.

"The Imaginary Invalid," a wealthy man is crippled by hypochondria, premiering 8 p.m. today, Paul and Vi Loo Theatre, Hawai'i Pacific University, Kane'ohe; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Nov. 21 (except Nov. 22), 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 9; $20*; 375-1282.

"Man of La Mancha," while the author Cervantes is imprisoned, awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition, he and his fellow prisoners act out the story of the chivalrous knight Don Quixote, premiering 8 p.m. today, UH-Manoa, Kennedy Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Saturday, Wednesday-Nov. 17 and 2 p.m. Nov. 18; $16*; 483-7123, www.etickethawaii.com.

"The Odyssey," the tale of Odysseus' journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, premiering 8 p.m. today, Leeward Community College Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Saturday, Thursday and Nov. 16-17 and 4 p.m. Sunday; $15*; 455-0385, www.etickethawaii.com.

"Steve Martin's Naughty Bits," directed by Nicole Brilhante, premiering 11 p.m. Saturday, UH-Manoa, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Sunday and 11 p.m. Nov. 16-17; $10*; 956-7655, www.hawaii.edu/kennedy.

"Fiddler on the Roof," a poor dairyman tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his Jewish community, premiering 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Dec. 1; $12-$20; 438-4480, www.armytheatre.com.

√ "Once Upon One Noddah Time," musical adapts traditional fairy tales into a comedic local fantasy, 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 18, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama campus, Ruth Ke'elikolani Auditorium; $5*; 842-8356.

"Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr.," 7 p.m. today and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday; Kapolei High School forum; $6; 224-5314, www.packapolei.org.

"And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank," multimedia play including real-life DVD interviews of Holocaust survivors, presented by Tri-School Theatre Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday, Mililani High School cafeteria; $7*; 387-7367.

"The Comedy of Errors," the Shakespeare classic, by Castle Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Ron Bright theater, Castle High School; $10*; 233-5626, www.showtix4u.com.

"Fences," a star of the Negro Baseball Leagues is now a bitter garbage collector in August Wilson's modern classic, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 25, The Yellow Brick Studio; $15*; 722-6941, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

√ "Waiting for Godot," by Samuel Beckett, comedy in two acts, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Chaminade University, Black Box Theatre, Freitas Hall 101; $5; 735-4725.

√ "The Bald Soprano" and "The Lesson," comedy and tragedy focusing on the absurdities of day-to-day life, 7:30 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Sunday, Chaminade University, Black Box Theatre, Freitas Hall 101; $5; 735-4725.

"Plaid Tidings," the plaid-clad quartet is transported back from the heavens to stage a holiday extravaganza, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 25, extended shows Nov. 27-28, 30 and Dec. 1-2; Manoa Valley Theatre; $35*; 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

"Cinderella," presented by Sacred Hearts Academy, 7 p.m. today, 4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, Mamiya Theatre; $15*; 734-5058, ext. 229.

√ "Antigone: The Burial at Thebes," Antigone defies Creon and gives her deceased brother a religious burial, 7 p.m. today-Saturday, 'Iolani School, Seto Hall; free; 943-2244.

"The Devil and Billy Markham," by Shel Silverstein, a tale of sex, hell and gambling intertwined with lyrical poetry by MC Harumi the Hymn, Sulvan the Carpenter and Tui Scanlan; 8 p.m. today-Saturday, Ong King Arts Center; $15*; 306-7823, www.ongking.com.

"Ola Na Iwi," ("The Bones Live") by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, focusing on issues involving indigenous human remains; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays (except Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Day) and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 2; Kumu Kahua Theatre; $16*; 536-4441, www.kumukahua.org.

"Obake," spooky ghost tales from Japan and Hawai'i, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 17, Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; $16*; 839-9885, www.htyweb.org.

"The Lion King," 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 9; Blaisdell Concert Hall; $33-$91, premium tickets $156; 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

COMEDY

Sharkey's Comedy Club: "Open-Mike Comedy Competition," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursdays; "Improv Comedy With The Comedy Crusaders," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Fridays; "Stand Up Comedy With Bo Irvine and Friends," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Saturdays; $8* Thursdays, $15* Fridays-Saturdays. 531-4242.