Still feeding Seymour

Paradise Theatre is well into its run of “Little Shop of Horrors,” a doozy of a show about a run-down plant shop in New York that happens to find good fortune when a space plant finds its way into the shop’s stock. The only trouble is that the plant is bad fortune for the people it has to eat to stay alive and thrive. But that is not the plant’s trouble.

[Paradise Theatre, through Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, 9911 Burnham Dr. N.W., Gig Harbor, 253.851.PLAY]



Penny dreadful

“The Mystery of Irma Vep” is a funny little show that was inspired by the old Penny Dreadfuls that were the trash novels of the 19th century as well as the classic horror films of the 1950s. It requires quick actors and solid line delivery from everyone involved.

[Centerstage Theatre, Sept. 28-Oct. 14, $8-$25, Knutzen Family Theatre, 3200 S.W. Dash Point Road, Federal Way, 253.661.1444, www. centerstagetheatre.com]



Iraq war veterans

Theater Artists Olympia is staging “Private Wars,” a bittersweet and timely comedy about three veterans of the war in Iraq. Recuperating in an Army hospital, the men engage themselves in a witty exchange of dialogue coupled with irreverent pursuits and revealing moments of solace. 

[Midnight Sun Performance Space, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $12, Fourth Avenue and Columbia Street, Olympia, www.buy olympia.com/events]