October Theatre

“Oedipus the King” (Thibodaux)

Oct. 25-27, at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 28 at 3 p.m., in Talbot Hall on the Nicholls State campus. Tickets are $10 for the general public, and $5 for students. For more info: (985) 493-3825 or (985) 448-4071. After killing the man who is – unknown to Oedipus – his biological father, King Laius, in a petty dispute, Oedipus and his mother must suffer the consequence of their union.

“The Seven-Year Itch” (Thibodaux)

Oct. 5-6 and Oct. 11-13, at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 14 at 2 p.m., at the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St. Mary St. For more info: (504) 446-1896. The Thibodaux Playhouse brings to the stage the show that made Marilyn Monroe’s air-blown white dress infamous. A nameless woman becomes the object of a book editor’s fantasies.

“King Hedley II” (Baton Rouge)

Oct. 31 through Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m., at the Reilly Theatre on the LSU campus. For more info: (225) 578-3527 or visit www.theswinepalace.com. The late great August Wilson brings his legendary play cycle to the 1980s in this poetic story of dreams and history colliding with tragic results.

“Gounods Faust” (New Orleans)

Oct. 19-20 at 8 p.m., and Oct. 21 at 2:30 p.m., at McAlister Auditorium on the Loyola University campus. For more info: (504) 529-3000 or 1-800-881-4459. Determined to end his own life, Faust defiantly challenges both God and the Devil. Mephistopheles offers eternal youth and the love of the beautiful Marguerite in exchange for Faust’s soul.

“The World of Gilbert and Sullivan” Oct. 26-27, at 8 p.m., at the Manship Theatre

100 Lafayette St. Features selections from Princess Ida, The Mikado, Ages Ago, Trial by Jury, HMS Pinafore, Patience, Yeomen of the Guard, Haddon Hall & The Gondoliers. Tickets are $27 to $45. For more info: 1-866-451-2787 or visit www.manshiptheatre.org.

“Girl In The Frame” (Westwego)

Oct. 19 through Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave. #A. For more info: (504) 371-3330. Separated by their busy home schedule and networking trips abroad, a couple magically brings fantasy partners into the real world only to discover they miss each other more than they desire a perfect partner.