OPENING SOON at a High School Near You

It's that time of year again: The last production of the school year and many local high schools are mounting their latest offerings. Check out our list below.

• Prairie presents "The Adventures of Robin Hood" a comedy retelling of the classic tale. 7 p.m., May 1-3 and 8-10 at the school's theater. Doors open at 6:30 with the students hosting a Medieval Fair before showtime. Tickets: $10 general, $7 seniors, $5 students. www.prairiehighschool.org, 360-885-5000. Watch for our review of opening night.
• Battle Ground presents "Grease" the musical. 7 p.m., May 8-10 and 15-17 in the school's multipurpose room. Tickets: $12 general, $7 for students and seniors. bghs.battlegroundps.org, 360-885-6500. Watch for our opening night review.
• Evergreen presents "Urinetown: The Musical." 7 p.m., May 1-3, 9 and 10; and 2 p.m.. May 20 at the school's auditorium. Tickets: $10 general, $7 students and seniors; only at the door. This website is worth looking at: www.ehsdrama.com, 360-604-3700.
• Woodland presents "Cyrano and Roxanne" a comedic parody of the classic French play. 7 p.m., May 1-3 only at the school's auditorium. Tickets: $6 general, $5 seniors, $2 students.
• Mountain View presents "Guys and Dolls." 7 p.m., May 1-3 and 8-10, and 1 p.m. may 3 at the school's auditorium. $10 general, $ for students, seniors and under 12. 360-604-6100.
• Vancouver School of Arts and Academics presents the Sondheim musical "Into the Woods." 7 p.m., May 1-3 and 8-10 at their Royal Durst Theatre. Tickets: $5 general, $4 students and seniors. arts.vansd.org, 360-313-4600.

We'd love to review any of these shows we've not yet booked. We have May 2 and 3 open on a first come first served basis. Email us at swwastar@aol.com.

We are also reviewing the Northwest Children's Theater production of (Little Red) "Riding Hood" this Sunday, May 4 in Portland. It's a new twist on the tale where Ruby (Red) wants to fix and race cars (sounds like my niece Logan), but The Wolf is determined to show her that girls don't belong behind the wheel. Luckily her Granny (Rosie?), who was a riveter during the war, has a few tricks up her rolled up sleeve. All this takes place in the 1950s setting with doo-wap music.  It's running now through May 26, at noon and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, at 2 p.m. on May 26 and at 7 p.m. on May 9, 16 and 23. Location is 819 NW Everett St. in Portland. Tickets: $18-22 general, $13-18 for youth. www.nwcts.org, 503-222-4480.