Tanglewood Dinner Theater presents "The Pirate Princess," a comedy play as staged by the Sing Hosanna! Players under the direction of Ralph Christy Jr., on Saturday at the center off Hansen Avenue in Lyndora. Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the play at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for Tanglewood members and $17 for non-members. Seating is reserved. Call 724-287-0021.

Comtra Theatre, Route 19 in Cranberry Township, will stage "Rain, The Story of Sarah Thompson on a South Sea Island," written by Somerset Maugham, from Friday through June 14. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $12 for plays and $15 for musicals. Box office opens at 6:45 p.m. the day of the show. Call 724-773-9896.

<B>Pittsburgh CLO</B> begins the 2008 summer season of musicals with "Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple" running from Tuesday through June 15 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave. For tickets, call 412-281-2822.<B>City Theatre</B>, 1300 Bingham St. on the South Side, is hosting "Bust" by Lauren Weedman through June 29. Curtain is at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, at 5:30 and 9 p.m. Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets range from $15 to $46. Call 412-431-2489 or visit the Web site, CityTheatreCompany.org.<B>The Backstage Bar and Cabaret at Theater Square</B>, a project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, is located in Theater Square at 655 Penn Ave. Showing through Sept. 28 is "Shear Madness." Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and at 1 p.m. select Thursdays. Tickets are $39.50 for evenings or $34.50 for matinees. Call 412-456-6666 or visit the Web site, CLOcabaret.com.