On stage: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,‘ ‘Once On This Island’

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’
- WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- WHERE: The Hamner Theater in the Rockfish Valley Community Center in Nelson County
- TICKETS: $10
- INFO: (434) 361-1999 or visit http://www.hamnertheater.com
- SYNOPSIS: David Mamet’s Pulitzer-Prize winning play (above) paints a picture of survival in the real estate world of the 1980s, where greed is the flavor of the day and success comes at all costs.

‘Once on This Island’
- WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Oct. 22-24 and 2 p.m. Sunday.
- WHERE: Heritage High School, 3020 Wards Ferry Road
- TICKETS: $8. They can be purchased at the door.
- INFO: (434) 582-1147, extension 206, or http://www.hhspioneertheatre.org
- SYNOPSIS: The musical is a 90-minute Caribbean adaptation of “The Little Mermaid.” In almost nonstop song-and-dance, the show tells the story of Ti Moune, a black peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a rich boy from the other side of her island. After Daniel returns to his home, the fantastical gods who rule the island guide Ti Moune on a quest to test the strength of the couples love against the forces of prejudice, hatred and death.