This week

Directing classes, Flowery Branch. Taught by artistic director Donna Chalmers. Adults age 21 and older can join the class; teenagers can audit the class. Class begins 7:45 p.m. today and continues each Thursday for six weeks. Fifth Row Center Theater, 5509 Main St., Flowery Branch. $60; $35 refunded to students that complete the class. Training required for anyone who desires a creative position with Fifth Row Center. 678-570-3481 or info@fifthrowcenter.com/.

Auditions, Flowery Branch. Informational meeting and short audition for adults interested in being a member of Fifth Row Center's 2011 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater repertory troupe. $25 stipend may be paid to each actor, if accepted. 7 p.m. today, Fifth Row Center Studio, 5509 Main St., Flowery Branch. murder@fifthrowcenter.com.

Auditions, Gainesville. "Oliver." Pam Ware Summer Community Theatre. Cold reading from script, choreography and vocals. Prepare a 16-bar song with either sheet music or accompaniment CD. Cast members responsible for their own costume. Performances will be July 13-16. Children, completing grades third-eighth: 4 p.m. Tuesday; adults, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Gainesville Civic Center, 830 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-531-2680.

Auditions for Children's Musical Theatre Workshop, Gainesville. "Captain Louie Jr." Cold reading from the script, choreography and vocals. Prepare a 16-bar audition song with either sheet music or an accompaniment CD. Must be available for intensive workshop June 6-9 and 13-16, 9 a.m. to noon. Cast members responsible for their own costumes. Children completing grades third-eighth, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Gainesville Civic Center, 830 Green St. NE, Gainesville. $75 fee per cast member. 770-531-2680.

Upcoming

"Seussical," Oakwood. The Spartan Players. 7 p.m. Jan. 20-21 and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 22-23, West Hall High School, 5500 McEver Road, Oakwood. $7 adults, $5 students and seniors. 770-967-9826, ext. 350. 

"Arsenic and Old Lace," Dahlonega. January 28-30, Feb. 3-6 and 10-13, Holly Theater, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega. 706-864-3759.

Ongoing

"Twelfth Night," Atlanta. Through Jan. 30, Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-874-5299.

 Tuesday Night (Mystery) Club, Alto. Murder mystery. 6 p.m. second Tuesday of each month, St. Thomas Anglican Church, 1636 Mud Creek Road, Alto. 706-754-8165.