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CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION. “Arcadia.” Through next Sunday. Presented by the Chautauqua Theater Company. Show times: 2:15 and 8 p. m. Sunday; 6:30 p. m. Saturday. Historic Bratton Theater, Chautauqua. 357-6250. www.ciweb.org. $27.



MANNY FRIED PLAYHOUSE. “Waterboarding Blues.” Through Friday. Show times: 8 p. m. Thursday and Friday. Great Arrow Building, 255 Great Arrow Ave. 408-0499. www.subversivetheatre.org. Donations.



SHAKESPEARE IN DELAWARE PARK. “The Tempest.” Through next Sunday. Show times: 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Shakespeare Hill, behind the Rose Garden and Marcy Casino off Lincoln Parkway. 856-4533. www.shakespeareindelawarepark.org. Donations.



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Canadian stages



SHAW FESTIVAL. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. (800) 511-SHAW. www.shawfest.com. Tickets are $30 to $110 (Canadian funds). In the Royal George Theatre: “Sunday in the Park with George.” Through Nov. 1. Also, “In Good King Charles’s Golden Days.” Through Oct. 9.?? (Colin Dabkowski) Also, “Play, Orchestra, Play.” In previews; opens Saturday and runs through Oct. 31. Also, “Star Chamber.” In previews; opens Saturday and runs through Oct. 11. In the Festival Theatre: “Brief Encounters.” Through Oct. 24. Also, “Born Yesterday.” Through Nov. 1.???? (Colin Dabkowski) Also, “The Devil’s Disciple.” In previews; opens Thursday and runs through Oct. 11. In the Court House Theatre: “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” Through Oct. 9. Also, “Albertine in Five Times.” In previews; opens Friday and runs through Oct. 10.