"8th Annual Young Playwrights' Festival and Gala" 7 p.m. May 18, Touchstone Theatre, 321 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem. touchstone.org, 484-767-2456

"Beauty and the Beast" May 31 - Aug. 9. Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley. pashakespeare.org, 610-282-WILL

"The Clean House," 8 p.m. May 8, 14, 15, 21, 21; 6 p.m. May 16, 23. Pennsylvania Playhouse, Illicks Mill Road, Bethlehem. paplayhouse.org, 610-865-6665

"I Love A Piano," through June 2, 12:30 p.m., dinner; 2 p.m., show Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays; 6:30 p.m., dinner; 8 p.m. show, Fridays, Saturdays, The Pines Dinner Theatre, 448 N. 17th St., Allentown. pinesdinnertheatre.com, 610-433-2333

Late Night Standup Showcase: Doogie Horner, 11 p.m. May 17, Blue Cinema, Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema, ArtsQuest Center, SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. artsquest.org,610-332-3378

Long Form Improv Comedy: Mandudebro Improv Comedy, 11:15 p.m. May 10, 24: "Late Night Standup Showcase": "Exploding Dinosaur Pillow Fight Hour," Blue Cinema, Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema, ArtsQuest Center, SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.artsquest.org, 610-332-3378

"Next to Normal," 8 p.m. May 10, 11, 17, 18 ; 2 p.m. May 19; 7 p.m. May 9, Civic Theatre of Allentown, Main Stage, Nineteenth Street Theatre, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown. CivicTheatre.com, 610.432.8943

The Associated Mess Improv Comedy Troupe, 8 p.m. May 16, 30; Blue Cinema, Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema, ArtsQuest Center, SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. artsquest.org,610-332-3378

"The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley," 7 p.m. May 10, 17; 1, 4 p.m. May 11, 12, 18, 19, Pennsylvania Youth Theatre, Charles A. Brown Ice House, Sand Island, Bethlehem.123pyt.org, 610-332-1400

Two-Laugh Minimum: Mike Stankiewicz, 8 p.m. May 9; Mike Lawrence, 8 p.m. May 23, Blue Cinema, Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema, ArtsQuest Center, SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. artsquest.org, 610-332-3378