STAGE LIST

Want a night out with some fine actors or enlightening music? This is the guide that gets you there.

THEATER Mrs. Warren’s Profession

George Bernard Shaw’s play about sexual mores. Presented by Classical Theatre Company. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Monday, through Oct. 22; $25; 4617 Montrose; 713-9639665, classicaltheatre.org.

Dixie’s Tupperware Party

Off-Broadway comedy featuring Dixie Longate as the fast-talking Tupperware Lady. Presented by the Hobby Center. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, through Oct. 22; $34$86; Hobby Center, 800 Bagby; 800-9822787, thehobbycenter.org.

Balls

Play about the battle of the sexes between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Presented by Stages Repertory Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, through Oct. 29; $25$59. 3201 Allen Parkway; 713-527-0123, stagestheatre.com.

Evening at the Talk House

Wallace Shawn’s most recent play about a theater troupe. Presented by the Catastrophic Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through Oct. 21; Pay what you can, $35 suggested donation; MATCH, 3400 Main; catastrophictheatre.com.

The Secret Garden

Musical based on the beloved children’s book. Presented by Theatre Under The Stars. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, through Oct. 22; $30-$108; Hobby Center, 800 Bagby; 713-558-8887, tuts.com.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Musical whodunit based on Charles Dickens’ novel. Presented by Obsidian Theater. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; $30$38; 3522 White Oak; 832-889-7837, obsidiantheater.org.

Describe the Night

World premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s play about Russia. Presented by the Alley Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday; pPerformances have been moved to the University of Houston’s Quintero Theatre, 3351 Cullen; $35- to $75; 713-220-5700, alleytheatre.org.

Enemies

Restaging of Maxim Gorky’s political classic. Presented by Main Street Theater. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.; $39-$45; 713524-9196, mainstreettheater.com.

CLASSICAL Hocus Pocus Pops

Halloween-themed concert for the family. Presented by Houston Symphony. 7:30 p.m. Friday; $20; The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins, The Woodlands; 713-224-4240, houstonsymphony.org.

Lunada

Mexican celebration under the moon. Presented by the Mexican Institute of Greater Houston and Houston Symphony. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; free; Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6000 Hermann Park Drive; 713224-4240, houstonsymphony.org.

Symphonic Spooktacular

Dress up the whole family for “The Phantom Menace,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and others. Presented by Houston Symphony. 7 p.m. Sunday; free; Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6000 Hermann Park Drive; 713-224-4240, houstonsymphony.org.