Clear Creek Community Theatre in Nassau Bay will present “The Taming of the Shrew” on Thursday at 8 p.m.

“William Shakespeare's comedy, 'The Taming of the Shrew' pits the spirited Katherine against the fortune seeking Petruchio in a quintessential battle of the sexes,” said a synopsis on the Clear Creek Community Theatre web site. “Petruchio has agreed to woo and marry Katherine as a favor to his old friend Hortensio, who is in love with Bianca, Katherine's younger and more popular sister. The younger sister can only be married after the older one, but Katharine has a notorius temper and thus far no man will have her, until Petruchio comes along to 'tame' her.”

Additional performances will be held on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The show runs through July 29.

Stage Door, Inc. in Pasadena will present “The Red Velvet Cake War” on Friday at 8 p.m. Additional performances are on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 pm. The production runs through August 12.

College of the Mainland Community Theatre in Texas City will present “The Wedding Singer” on Thursday at 8 p.m. Additional performances are on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The show runs through August 12.

Theatre Under the Stars in Houston will present “Yankee Doodle Dandy” for free performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre, with reserved seats available for a $50 donation. The show kicks off on Tuesday and continues through Sunday, with performances each night at 8:15 p.m.

Island etc East-End Theatre Company continues with “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”, with performances Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m.  The show runs through August 11.

Main Street Theater continues with “Dog Act” this week. Performances are on Thursday at 7:30, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. The production runs through July 29.

The Bay Area Harbour Playhouse in Dickinson continues with Gilbert & Sullivan's “The Pirates of Penzance” this week, with performances on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

The production runs through August 5.

The Alley Theatre in Houston will continue its production of Agatha Christie's “Black Coffee”, with performances Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The production continues through August 5.

Company OnStage in Houston continues with its own production of “Black Coffee”, with performances on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. through July 28.

CompanyOnStage will also continue its production of “Androcles and the Lion”, with performances on Saturday at 11 a.m. And 1:30 p.m. The show also runs through July 28.

Upcoming performances include “Legally Blonde”, a special production by Theatre Under the Stars on September 14, and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, opening September 14 at Island etc East-End Theatre Company in Galveston.