Pittsburgh International Children's Theater presents “Teacher from the Black Lagoon” at 2 p.m. Sunday at Seneca Valley Intermediate High School, Jackson Township. Tickets are $9.50 in advance and $11 the day of the show if available. Call 412-456-6666.

Comtra Theatre, Route 19, Cranberry Township, presents Clare Boothe Luce's comedy of manners “The Women” through Feb. 22. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $12. For reservations, call 724-591-8727 or visit comtraplayers.com.

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Franklin Civic Operetta Association's Barrow-Civic Theatre presents the contemporary musical “The Last Five Years” Feb. 21, 22 and 28 and March 1. The show will be directed by Cabot native Becki Toth, a graduate and faculty member of Grove City College. Serving as accompanist is piano instructor and GCC faculty member, Paula Kubik. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. each day at the theater at 1223 Liberty St. Tickets are $10. Call 814-437-3440 or 800-537-7769, or visit www.barrowtheatre.com.

New Castle Playhouse will stage the play “Other Desert Cities” through Sunday in the Annex Theater, 212 E. Long Ave. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $13. Call 724-654-3437. The playhouse will present “Seussical Jr.” March 7 to 9 and 14 to 16.

“Shrek the Musical” runs through Saturday at the Byham Theater with a quartet of local actors: Brady Patsy of East Brady, Brecken Farrell of Saxonburg, Jessica Ortiz of Penn Township and Clare Stevenson of Butler. The Pittsburgh Musical Theater production begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Byham Theater is at 101 Sixth St. Tickets start at $12 and are available by calling 412-456-6666.Former Seneca Valley High School student and Cranberry Township native Jim Stanek has returned to play the lead role of Robert in “Company” in his debut at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. He made his Broadway debut going on for Jude Law in “Indiscretions.” He then played Hero for two years in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” “Company,” Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy set in Manhattan, runs through Feb. 23 at the O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave. Tickets are $29 to $60; students and anyone age 26 and younger pay $15.75. Call 412-316-1600 or visit ppt.org.Hillman Performing Arts Series brings African-style Cirque du Soleil to Pittsburgh when it presents Cirque Zuma Zuma at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hillman Center for the Performing Arts on the Shady Side Academy Senior School campus, 423 Fox Chapel Road. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens and $10 for students, and are available by calling 412-968-3040.