On Stage In America

January 30, 1998

CALIFORNIA

San Diego

Old Globe Theatre

Scotland Road

A mystery about a woman found on an iceberg.

Feb. 4 - March 15.

Labor Day

A.R. Gurney's new play.

Feb. 7 - March 15.

(619) 239-2255

www.oldglobe.org

San Francisco

American Conservatory Theater

Golden Child

David Henry Hwang's new play.

Feb. 13 - March 15.

(415) 749-2228

http://www.act-sfbay.org

COLORADO

Denver

The Denver Center Theatre Company

Treasure Island

Stevenson's classic.

Through March 7.

Eliot Ness ... in Cleveland

New musical about the "untouchable" G-man.

Through March 8.

Valley Song

Coming-of-age saga by Athol Fugard.

Through March 28.

(303) 893-4100

www.artstozoo.org/denvercenter/dctcl/dctcl.html

CONNECTICUT

New Haven

Yale Repertory Theatre

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespeare's dizzy comedy.

Feb. 19 - March 14.

(203) 432-1234

www.yalerep.org

GEORGIA

Atlanta

Alliance Theatre Company

A Question of Mercy

A physician-assisted suicide.

Feb. 26 - March 29.

(404) 733-5000

www.alliancetheatre.org

ILLINOIS

Chicago

The Goodman Theatre

Griller

A dark tale over a family barbecue.

Through Feb. 14.

(312) 443-3800

www.goodman-theatre.org

KENTUCKY

Louisville

Actors Theatre of Louisville

Ali

The life of Muhammad Ali.

Through Feb. 20.

Humana Festival of New American Plays

Ten new full-length and 10-minute plays.

Feb. 24 - April 4.

(502) 584-1205 or 800-4ATL-TIX

www.actorstheatre.org

MAINE

Portland

Portland Stage Company

Spunk

Pre-World War II stories.

Feb. 8 - March 8.

(207) 774-0465

www.portlandarts.com/portlandstageco

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston

Huntington Theatre Company

The Shaughraun

Action-adventure-romance.

Through Feb. 8.

(617) 266-0800

web.bu.edu/HUNTINGTON

Cambridge

American Repertory Theatre

Taming of the Shrew

Shakespeare's battle of the sexes.

Through March 21.

The Jungle of Cities

Bertolt Brecht's look at the harsher aspects of the American dream.

Feb. 20 - March 14.

(617) 547-8300

www.amrep.org

MINNESOTA

Minneapolis

The Children's Theatre Company

Boundless Grace

Sequel to "Amazing Grace."

Through March 29.

The Worn Out Dancing Shoes

Twelve enchanted princesses.

Feb. 10 - April 3.

(612) 874-0400

www.childrenstheatre.org

MISSOURI

St. Louis

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Sky Light

Lost love between a businessman and an idealistic teacher.

Feb. 11 - March 13.

(314) 968-4925

www.stlrep.org

NEW JERSEY

New Brunswick

Crossroads Theatre Company

Spirit North

A controversial story about race loyalty.

Through Feb. 15.

(732) 249-5560

www.crossroadstheatre.com

NEW YORK

New York

The Public Theater

Macbeth

Shakespeare's tragic tale of runaway ambition.

Feb. 17 - March 29.

Bring in 'Da Noise/Bring in 'Da Funk

A tap musical.

Continuing. (Also touring.)

(212) 260-2400

www.publictheater.org

OHIO

Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Coyote on a Fence

A chilling story of life on death row.

Through Feb. 22.

Rough Crossing

Comedy about actors preparing for a show shipboard.

Feb. 24 - March 27.

(513) 421-3888

www.cincyplay.com

OREGON

Ashland

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Feb. 20 - Nov. 1.

Les Blancs

By Lorraine Hansberry.

Feb. 21 - July 12.

The School for Scandal

Restoration comedy about parental interference.

Feb. 22 - March 31.

(541) 482-4331

www.orshakes.org

PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia

Philadelphia Theatre Company

Minutes From the Blue Route

A dysfunctional family that still loves one another.

Through Feb. 15.

(215) 735-0631

TEXAS

Houston

Alley Theatre

Seven Guitars

The 20th-century black experience.

Feb. 13 - March 14.

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Eugene O'Neill's tragic story of addiction.

Feb. 20 - March 15.

(713) 228-8421

www.alleytheatre.com

WASHINGTON

Seattle

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Private Eyes

Comic play within a play within a play.

Jan. 31 - Feb. 28.

(206) 443-2222

www.seattlerep.org