“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” may date to the 1590s, but the Performing Arts Department’s latest production of Shakespeare’s classic is as fresh as ever. All elements of the show contribute to a magical experience, as the audience travels to Fairyland and back. Make every effort to see “Dream” this weekend; even an ass would not miss it.

If the writers of “That ’70s Show” and “Glee” were to collaborate, “9 to 5,” an exercise in camp at the Fox Theatre until Feb. 20, would emerge. Dolly Parton, a lead in the original 1980 movie, provides the music and lyrics.

With the cast of Glee and their catchy show tunes springing to the spotlight, it seems odd that out of Washington University’s many a capella groups, not one has focused on Broadway show music—until now. A new a capella group, GhostLights, came together in the spring of last year and its members are dedicated to singing exclusively songs from the theater.

Diwali’s first performance is tonight at 7 p.m. in the Edison Theatre. In case you are attending but don’t know what to expect from the show, here is a quick guide of what’s to come.

Once a month at Wash. U., writers, actors and people who enjoy general hilarity gather together for a night of completely unofficial and irreverent fun. That night is known as No Shame Theater. And this Friday at 10 p.m. in Olin Studio II, you too could be a part of the first No Shame of the school year.

Washington University will host two theatrical productions in Mallinckrodt over the weekend.

Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses,” a play currently showing at the Edison Theatre, challenges a viewer’s relationship with change. Specifically, “Metamorphoses” explores how fundamental human nature, which has remained static for thousands of years, responds to sudden hardship or reward. Furthermore, the play asks the audience to find the lifestyle best suited for confronting unexpected change.

Shortly before I left for St. Louis, my parents told me I had their support, provided I did not loiter at home after graduation, waiting for life and employment to happen. The dreaded “boomerang generation,” as the London Telegraph calls it, frightens even the most-confident mothers and fathers.

Chances are, sometime in your life, at a bar mitzvah, dinner party or other special event, you have been a part of a mystery party. You know the one: Actors perform a murder and some of the subsequent pandemonium, and then you’re supposed to guess whodunit.

Let’s be honest, St. Louis is not exactly known for its theatrical offerings. We don’t have dozens and dozens of theaters like Broadway or London’s West End, but we do have the Fox Theatre on 527 N. Grand Blvd. This year’s shows include “Mamma Mia,” “Grease,” “In the Heights” and “Avenue Q,” among many other plays and concerts.