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Jack London in Carmel, 1910 Opens Fri 8pm; continues Sat 8pm; Sun 2:30pm. Back by popular demand, Taelen Thomas brings legendary writer, adventurer and carouser Jack London back to life. London fought his way up out of the factories and waterfront dives of West Oakland to become the highest paid, most popular novelist and short story writer of his day. Part of the Staff Players’ ongoing American Author Series. $16; $12/students, seniors and the military; $6/children 12 and under. The Indoor Forest Theatre, Mountain View and Santa Rita, Carmel. 624-1531. Ends 2/20.

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Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Fri-Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm. Johnny’s a hopeless romantic. Frankie’s no optimist about love. With the radio as their soundtrack, the short-order cook and the waitress debate whether love feeds or starves you. Contains partial nudity and adult themes. $17; $15/seniors. The Fox Theatre, 243 Main Street, Old Town Salinas. 675-0521. Ends 2/20.

The Magician’s Nephew Opens Fri 8pm; continues Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Adapted from C.S. Lewis by the famous children’s theater playwright, Aurand Harris. $15; $12/young adult (ages 16-20); $9/children (15 and under). 646-4213 or www.Ticketguys.com. Ends 2/27.

Shooting of General Anesthesia Fri-Sat 8pm. The story of a local mercury mine, a sinister confederate spy, a plot twisting telegram and the murder of none other than Union Colonel Olly Northgate on a secret mission for President Lincoln. $14; $13/seniors; $8/students; $6/active military. The Barbary Coast Theatre. 320 Hoffman at Lighthouse Ave. Monterey. 655-4992. Ends 2/26.

| auditions | workshops |

Ariel Theatrical’s 2005 Spring Conservatory Ongoing auditions by appointment for three programs: Beginning, ages 5 to 8; Intermediate, ages 6 and up; Accelerated, ages 7 and up. Productions are Tikki Tikki Tembo, Wonderland and The Hobbit. Call Gail Higginbotham at 775-0976.

MPC Theatre Company A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Mouse That Roared: 2/26 and 2/27. Annie; Putting It Together: A Sondheim Revue; The Day John Lennon Died; Robin Hood: 3/5 and 3/6. Contact Gary Bolen at 646-4085 or gbolen@mpc.edu.