Theater

Professional/Semiprofessional

An Addams Family Mystery A family reunion that is filled with suspense & entertainment. Closes 12/26. Peddler's Village, Rtes. 202 & 263, Lahaska; 215-794-4000. www.withoutacue.com. $47.95 includes dinner & show.

Brat Productions: Haunted Poe Edgar Allan Poe returns from the grave with his most terrifying tales & poems. Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing, 201 S. Columbus Blvd.; 215-928-1234. www.hauntedpoe.com. $10-$25. Closes 11/1.

Brat Productions: Haunted Poe Series of vignettes based on Edgar Allan Poe's stories. Haunted Poe, 38 Jackson St.; 215-627-2577. www.hauntedpoe.com. $20-$25. Closes 11/1.

Chuckleball: Brotherly Glove Sports comedy & parody revue that lampoons the headlines & the sidelines. Closes 10/24. Doc Watson's Pub, 216 S. 11th St.; 646-307-4410. www.chuckleball.com. $25.

Coming Home Moving tale of a young mother holding on to hope despite setbacks & obstacles. Written by Athol Fugard. Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St.; 215-546-7824. $45-$55. Closes 11/15.

Crowded Kitchen Players: Driving Miss Daisy Touching story of the friendship that develops between a black chauffeur & his rich white patron. McCoole's Arts & Events Place, 10 S. Main St., Quakertown; 610-395-7176. www.barliebwallace.com. $18; $14 seniors; $8 students. Closes 10/25.

Defending the Caveman: National Tour One-man comedy performance that examines the battle of the sexes. Kimmel Center, Broad & Spruce Sts.; 215-893-1999. www.cavemania.com. $47. Closes 11/7.

Dial M for Murder Clever thriller that inspired the Alfred Hitchcock film. Closes 11/1. Hedgerow Theatre, 64 Rose Valley Rd., Media; 610-565-4211. $22-$25; $19-$22 students and seniors; $12 children under 18.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Comedy about two conmen trying to outdo each other. Closes 10/25. Walnut Street Theatre-Main Stage, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. $10-$70.

Fire on the Bayou A steamy musical gumbo that traces the history of New Orleans jazz. Call 305-594-1100 or www.delawaretheatre.org. Delaware Theatre Company, 200 Water St., Wilmington; box office: 302-594-1100. $35-$49. Closes 11/1.

Flashpoint Theatre Company: Boom A journalism student & biologist hook up in a laboratory, with unexpected consequences. Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-665-9720. www.flashpointtheatre.org. $5-$10. Closes 10/29.

Home A Tony Award-nominated play by Samm-Art Williams. Arcadia University, 450 S. Easton Rd., Glenside; box office: 215-572-2112. $15; $12 non-Arcadia students, seniors & Arcadia alumni; $5 Arcadia students. Closes 11/1.

Murder in the Animal Kingdom Visit the mansion to unravel the murder mystery. The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, 200 W. Tulpehocken St. $14 advance; $16 day of event. Closes 11/1.

Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival: Julius Caesar The story of Caesar's tyrannical rule of Rome. DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley. Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: 610-282-9455 (WILL). www.phillyshakespeare.org. $10. 10/24. 8 pm.

Philadelphia Theatre Company: Humor Abuse The tale of the relationship between a father & son who are in a family circus. Closes 10/25. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420. $51-$64.

Proof After years as a caregiver, a young woman must come to terms with the madness that afflicted her late father. Robert Shackleton Playhouse, Bank & Lafayette Sts., Cape May; box office: 609-884-1341. $12.50-$35. Closes 10/24.

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Love's Labour Lost Comedy about romance & nobility. Annenberg Center-Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; box office: 215-898-3900. www.shakespeares-globe.org. $20-$55. Closes 10/31.

She Stoops to Conquer Oliver Goldsmith comedy about mistaken identities & town vs. country culture. Princeton University-McCarter Theatre, 91 University Pl., Princeton; 609-258-2787 (ARTS). $25-$60. Closes 11/1.

Show Boat Classic musical featuring themes of interracial romance & gambling addiction. Media Theatre for the Performing Arts, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100. $22-$42.50. Closes 11/1.