Guide to the best in spring theater around Sonoma County

As the traditional live local theater season draws to a close this spring, those drawn to watching actors strut, fret, frolic and triumph on stage will have a rich range of productions at local theaters to choose from. And of course, once these shows have finished their runs, it’ll be time for the annual summer theater festivals and series.

In the next few weeks, choices include:

College productions of Shakespearean comedy “Twelfth Night”) and tragedy (“Hamlet”),

Plays famously adapted as films (“Calendar Girls” and “My Fair Lady”),

A musical based on a beloved animated film (“Disney’s The Little Mermaid”) and locally written original plays, some of them still works in progress.

Here’s a list of 15 current and upcoming local productions.

Through Saturday, May 7 - “Fully Committed,” directed by Argo Thompson and Lukas Thompson, is the H-Town Youth Theatre’s current production of Becky Mode’s frantic comedy about the busy reservation desk at an exclusive New York restaurant. It closes this weekend at the Raven Theater. $10-$15. Raven Theater, 115 North St., Healdsburg. 433-6335, raventheater.org.

Through Sunday, May 8 - William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” directed by Leslie McCauley, presents the classic comedy in traditional Elizabethan style. Burbank Auditorium, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave. $12-$18. 527-4307, theatrearts.santarosa.edu.

Through Sunday, May 8 - William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” directed by Paul Draper, gets a contemporary spin in the Sonoma State University Department of Theatre and Dance production of the Bard’s classic. Evert Person Theatre on the Sonoma State University campus, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. $5-$17. 664-4246, tickets@sonoma.edu, sonoma.edu/tix.

Through May 15 - The North Bay Stage Company presents Agatha Christie’s classic mystery “Murder on the Nile” in the East Auditorium at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. $28. 546-3600, northbaystageco.org.

Through May 21 - “The 16th,” the working title for a work in progress, is the newest creation from The Imaginists theater collective, 461 Sebastopol Ave., in Santa Rosa’s A Street arts district. $5-$25. 528-7554, imaginists.org.

Through May 22 - “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” directed by Gene Abravaya, brings to life the beloved songs from the animated film, including “Under the Sea” and “Part of Your World,” at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. $16-$26. 588-3400, rpcity.org.

Today through May 22 - “Bob: A Life in Five Acts” follows the life of a boy born and abandoned in the bathroom of a fast food restaurant who grows up to embark on an epic journey across America. Main Stage West, 104 N. Main St., Sebastopol. $15-$25. 823-0177, mainstagewest.com.

Today through June 5 - Wouldn’t it be loverly if you could see the Lerner and Loewe classic “My Fair Lady,” in a live, local production? You can witness Henry Higgins’ attempt to transform street urchin Eliza Doolittle into a lady in the G.K. Hardt Theatre at the 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W. Sixth St., Santa Rosa. $25-$37. 523-4185, 6thstreetplayhouse.com.

May 12-29 - “Calendar Girls,” based on the true story of English club women who posed for a nude calendar as a fundraiser, will sound familiar to many because of the film version starring Helen Mirren. The Sonoma Arts Live Theater Company presents its production in Andrews Hall at the Sonoma Community Center, 276 Napa St., Sonoma. $15-$40. sonomaartslive.org.

May 13-22 - The Cinnabar Theater’s Young Rep troupe, directed by Nathan Cummings, presents “Godspell,” the musical based on the gospel of Matthew. $10-$15. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. $10-$15. 763-8920, cinnabartheater.org.

May 13-22 - Oscar Wilde’s classical comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” gets a new run at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, directed by Jason Edington. 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale. $12-$22. 894-2214, cloverdaleperformingarts.com.

May 13-22 - “New Voices on the Vine: A Short Play Festival” is a collaboration of Redwood Writers and the Studio Theatre at the 6th Street Playhouse. Seven winning plays from the annual play-writing contest will be produced during this two-weekend festival, including fully produced plays, full-length staged readings, speakers and workshops. 52 W. Sixth St., Santa Rosa. $10-$25. 523-4185, 6thstreetplayhouse.com.

May 19-29 - Tice Allison directs “Immaterial Matters,” Steve Patterson’s new original play, which won the Raven Theater’s annual ScripTease contest. It tells the story of a young artist in the 1880s who specializes in portraits of the dead. $10-$25. 433-6335, raventheater.org.

June 2-26 - “The Three Musketeers,” playwright Ken Ludwig’s rollicking adaptation of the classic swashbucking tale, gets a lively outdoor production from the Pegasus Theater company, complete with swordplay, at Riverkeeper Stewardship Park in Guerneville. $18-$25 Friday through Sunday; pay what you can on Thursdays. Information: pegasustheater.com. Reservations: brownpapertickets.com, 800-838-3006.

June 10-26 - The Cinnabar Theater stages Mozart’s classic opera, “The Magic Flute,” with stage direction by Elly Lichenstein and musical direction by Mary Chun. 3333 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma. $25-$40. 763-8920, cinnabartheater.org.

You can reach staff writer Dan Taylor at 521-5243 or dan.taylor@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter ?@danarts.