Strand Theater, 119 N. Main St., Zelienople, is staging Noel Coward's 1930 comedy “Private Lives” through Sunday. Curtain is at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 to $25 for reserved seating and available by calling 724-742-0400 or visiting www.thestrandtheater.org.

Comtra Theatre, Route 19, Cranberry Township, presents “Leading Ladies” Friday through Sept. 22. The farce is about two out-of-work Shakespearean actors who decide to pretend to be an old lady's nephews to gain her inheritance, only to find that the nephews are really nieces. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $12 for plays and $15 for musicals. Call 724-591-8727 or 724-591-5383 or visit www.comtraplayers.com.

“Jersey Boys,” the musical about Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, is playing through Sept. 23 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave. Times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets start at $29. Call 412-456-4800 or visit www.trustarts.org.Pittsburgh New Works Festival, with the first week of shows running today through Sunday at the Father Ryan Arts Center, 420 Chartiers Ave., will feature “A Light Subject Matter,” a look at five women who find themselves at an abortion clinic for five different reasons; “Art Initiates Life” in which a man wrestles with his responsibilities versus what he really wants out of life; and “Seeing Purple People” which explores 10-year-old Chrissy’s struggles with insecurities, bullying and body issues. Curtain times are 8 p.m. today and Friday, 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available in advance for $15. Visit www.pittsburghnewworks.org.