Actor’s Theatre Of Charlotte

Off-Broadway-style company performs bold works by contemporary playwrights. 650 E. Stonewall St. 704-342-2251; www.actorstheatrecharlotte.org. Two previews are offered at reduced prices.

Sept. 26-Oct. 13: “God of Carnage.” (Previews Sept. 21-22.)

Nov. 14-Dec. 1: “Red.” (Previews Nov. 9-10.)

Dec. 19-Jan. 5: “Winter Wonderettes.” (Previews Dec. 14-15.)

Feb. 20-March 9: “The Whipping Man.” (Previews Feb. 15-16.)

April 10-27: “The Exit Interview.” (Previews April 5-6.)

June 5-22: “The Divine Sister.” (Previews May 31-June 1.)

Blumenthal Performing Arts

The region’s leading presenter produces shows but usually imports them, mainly for Broadway Lights Series. Belk Theater, Booth Playhouse, Stage Door Theater, 130 N. Tryon St.; McGlohon Theatre and Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square, 345 N. College St.; Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon; Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd. 704-372-1000; www.carolinatix.org; www.blumenthalarts.org.

These plays are national tours:

Oct 2-3: “Chicago” (Knight).

Nov. 6-11: “Jekyll & Hyde” (Belk).

Dec. 18-23: “Cirque Dreams Holidaze” (Knight).

Jan. 8-13, 2013: “Sister Act” (Ovens).

Feb. 12-17: “Les Miserables” (Belk).

Feb. 25-26: “Fela!” (Belk).

March 8-10: “American Idiot” (Belk).

March 13-31: “Wicked” (Ovens).

May 7-19: “Traces” (Knight).

May 29-June 2: “War Horse” (Belk).

June 7-9: “Catch Me If You Can” (Belk).

Aug. 6-Sept. 1: “The Lion King” (Belk).

Carolina Actors Studio Theatre

Expect the unexpected from CAST, which ranges from Broadway classics to off-off-Broadway discoveries – and redesigns its theater for each show. 2424 N. Davidson St. 704-455-8542, www.nccast.com.

Through Sept. 30: “Lombardi.”

Oct. 11-Nov. 11: “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.”

Nov. 23-Dec. 23: “33: Variations.”

Jan. 3-27: “Frost/Nixon.”

Feb. 14-March 16: “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity.”

March 28-April 27: “Miss Witherspoon.”

May 9-June 1: “Proof.”

June 30-July 13: Assassins.”

CPCC Theatre

Musicals usually take place in Halton Theatre, straight plays in Pease Auditorium; both are near the corner of Kings Drive and Elizabeth Avenue. www.cpcc.edu.

Sept. 28-Oct. 7: “Godspell.”

Oct. 26-Nov. 4: “Sylvia.”

Feb. 15-24: “Big River.”

April 12-21: “Fences.”

Children’s Theatre Of Charlotte

Professional troupe for kids mounts its own productions, teams with local artists and imports tours to two stages at ImaginOn, 300 E. Seventh St. 704-973-2828; www.ctcharlotte.org.

Oct. 5-28: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

Oct. 20-21: “The Fisherman and His Wife.”

Nov. 2-18: “The Commedia Pinocchio.”

Nov. 30-Dec. 23: “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

Dec. 14-30: “The Littlest Angel.”

Jan. 18-Feb. 10: “The Secret Garden.”

Jan. 19-20: Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players.

Jan. 25-Feb. 3: “Brother Rabbit Spinning Free.”

Feb. 16-17: Sammy Cortino.

Feb. 22-March 10: “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.”

March 1-16: “The Red Badge of Courage.”

March 23-24: “Barker Bill’s Wagtime Review.”

April 12-May 5: “Pinkalicious: The Musical.”

May 9-11: “The Third Wave.”

Davidson Community Players

This community theater has a home at 307 Armour St., Davidson, and does bigger shows on the Davidson College campus. The Connie Company, an offshoot, does shows for young audiences. 704-892-7953; www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org.

Oct. 4-21: “Baby.”

Nov. 10-18: “Into the Woods Jr.”

Nov. 29-Dec. 16: “Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Production of ‘A Christmas Carol.’ ”

Matthews Playhouse

This multigenerational troupe often abridges popular works to make them easier for kids to absorb. Matthews Community Center, 100 McDowell St., Matthews. 704-846-8343; www.matthewsplayhouse.com.

Oct. 19-28: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

Nov. 30-Dec. 16: “White Christmas.”

Dec. 6-15: “A Modern Christmas Carol.”

Feb. 1-2: “Macbeth.”

Feb. 7-10: “Aida.”

Feb. 22-March 3: “Diary of a Worm, a Spider & a Fly.”

March 1-2: “Wind in the Willows.”

April 19-28: School of Theatre production, title TBA.

On Q Productions

Third season for the company that presents plays with African-American subjects, often in a themed series. (The theme this season is black influences on music.) Duke Energy Theater, Spirit Square, 345 N. College, except as noted. 704-372-1000; www.youarenowonq.com; www.carolinatix.org.

Through Sept. 22: “Kiss My Black Angst,” two plays from the 1960s: Amiri Baraka’s “Dutchman” and Adrienne Kennedy’s “Funnyhouse of a Negro.” (At the Arts Factory, 1545 W. Trade St.)

Nov. 23-Dec. 8: “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992.”

Feb. 15-March 2: “The Social Networth.”

May 24-June 8: “Ruined.”

Queen City Theatre Company

Unpredictable troupe takes on musicals, straight plays and not-so-straight plays, Duke Energy Theater, Spirit Square, 345 N. College. 704-372-1000; www.carolinatix.org; www.queencitytheatre.com.

Nov. 1-17: “Bent.”

February: “Next to Normal.”

May: “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”

Theatre Charlotte

The state’s oldest community theater performs at 501 Queens Road. 704-376-3777; www.theatrecharlotte.org; www.carolinatix.org.

Through Sept. 23: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”

Oct. 26-Nov. 11: “In the Heat of the Night.”

Dec. 7-16: “A Christmas Carol.” John Jakes’ version of Charles Dickens’ fable.

Jan. 25-Feb. 10: “The Foreigner.”

March 22-April 7: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

May 17-June 2: “Avenue Q.”