Shakespeare with Schtick, three original one-act plays written by Don Orwald, will be staged by the Don Orwald Arts Initiative at 7 p.m. Aug. 28 and 29 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 30 at Preston Park, 415 S. Eberhart Road. Times may change. Orwald, a Butler native now residing in Texas, offers retakes of “Macbeth” and “Hamlet.” There will be some adult action and humor. Tickets are $10; visit eventbrite.com. Proceeds benefit the Mary Jo Mohn Covert Scholarship Fund at Butler County Community College.

Butler Little Theatre will kick off its 75th season with a picnic Saturday in the parking lot at the theater at One Howard St. Social time and games begin at 4 p.m. followed by a catered dinner at 5 p.m. and improv entertainment at 7 p.m. Dinner will include chicken and barbecued beef, salads and desserts. Cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children. Reservations are necessary. Visit bltgroup.org.

Comtra Theatre, Route 19, Cranberry Township, presents the musical “Two by Two” through Saturday. “Seussical, the Musical” runs Aug. 28 and 29 and Sept. 4, 5, 11 and 12. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Visit www.comtratheatre.org or call 724-591-8727.

The Red Barn Players present “The Foursome,” a comedy, at 8 p.m. today through Saturday and Aug. 27 to 29 at the theater on Route 288, Franklin Township, Beaver County. Tickets are $12. Call 724-773-7150 for reservations.Freeport Theatre Festival presents the second and final show of the season, “Hay Fever,” a comedy by Noel Coward, at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 30. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for senior citizens, and $10 for students. Call 724-295-1934. Shows are at the Steele Farm, 2498 White Cloud Road, two miles south of Freeport off Route 356, in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County.