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Till Sunday

Golden West College Theater is showing “Red Noses,” a provocative comedy set in 1348 about the escapades of Father Flote and his band of red-nosed troubadours, out to conquer the Black Death in plague-ravaged France with bad jokes, laughter, and love. Show time is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $12; $10 for students, seniors and children 12 or under. College is at 15744 Golden West St., Huntington Beach. Call (714) 895-8150 or go to www.gwctheater.com.

Till Dec. 15

The Fine Arts Gallery at Golden West College, 15744 Golden West St., Huntington Beach is showing a collaborative photo exhibit from American photographers Lorena Turner and Roger Triana, and members of the community of La Boquilla, a poor fishing village outside of Colombia, South America. Admission is free. Call (714) 892-7711, ext. 51032.

Thursday Till Saturday

“Lend Me A Tenor” is playing at the Huntington Beach Historic Theater, 1905 Main Street at 7:30 p.m. The comedic play unfolds one September night in 1934, when tenor Tito Morelli, whose performance at the Grand Opera Company is expected to put Cleveland on the operatic map, misses his rehearsal, and through a series of mishaps, is believed to be dead. Tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for students and seniors. Call: (714) 536.2514, ext. 4025 or go to www.hbapa.org.

Thursday Till Sunday

Golden West College theater presents Tony award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein’s first play, “Uncommon Women and Others,” a comedy about the lives, loves, hopes and dreams of a group of women from Mount Holyoke College who return to attend their 1978 class reunion. Show time is 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Stage West Theater, 15744 Golden West Street, Huntington Beach. General admission is $10; $8 for students, seniors, and children under 12. For tickets, go to www.gwctheater.com.