Theater in R.I., Oct. 24 weekend

Opening

“JQA”: Gamm Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick. 723-1245; gammtheatre.org. Aaron Posner play imagines key confrontations between John Quincy Adams and some of America’s most dynamic figures. Thu-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2, 7:30 p.m. $34.25 previews.

“Last Lists of My Mad Mother”: Artists’ Exchange, 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston. 490-9475, artists-exchange.org. Artists’ Exchange and WomensWork Theatre Collaborative production of playwright Julie Jensen’s humorous and touching look at the toll that Alzheimer’s disease takes on a mother-daughter relationship. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $20, $15 for seniors and students.

“Little Shop of Horrors”: Johnston Senior High School Auditorium, 345 Cherry Hill Rd., Johnston. J-dapa.org. Johnston Dance & Performing Arts production of the musical about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. Thu-Sat 6:30 p.m. $13 online, $15 at the door. For the Saturday showing only, there will be a pre-production deal in the J-DAPA Café for $25, which includes a three-course dinner at 5:15 p.m., and preferred seating for the show.

“Something Rotten!”: Providence College, Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Smith Center, Eaton Street, Providence. 865-2218, theatre.providence.edu. Tony Award-winning musical about two brothers who set out to write the world’s first musical in a mash-up of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $15, $10 for 65+, $5 for students.

Continuing

“Boeing Boeing": Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant, 102 Connell Highway, Newport. 848-7529, newportplayhouse.com. Bachelor who has a flat in Paris (and is engaged to three attractive flight attendants at the same time) runs into trouble when his friend comes to stay and a new, speedier Boeing jet disrupts his careful planning. Thu, Sun 11:30 a.m. buffet, 1 p.m. curtain. Fri-Sat 6:30 p.m. buffet, 8 p.m. curtain. $52.95 dinner/play/cabaret; play only $25.

"Hamlet": Contemporary Theater Company, 327 Main St., Wakefield. 218-0282, contemporarytheatercompany.com. Shakespeare’s timeless tale of murder, passion, treachery and revenge. Fri-Sat 7 p.m. $25, $15 for age 25 and under.

"Man of La Mancha": Granite Theatre, One Granite St., Westerly. 596-2341, granitetheatre.com. Musical tells the story of Don Quixote, a mad but kind and chivalrous elderly nobleman. Thu-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $25, $22 for 62+, $15 for children 12 and younger.

“Many Sides to the Reaper”: Theatre 82: 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston. 527-8973. Nick Albanese is the writer/director/star of this fact-base tale of a feared Mafia hitman in 1980s Brooklyn. Thu 7 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m. $25. There will be a Q&A session after show. Closes Saturday.

*SOLD OUT*“The Prince of Providence”: Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington St., Providence. 351-4242, trinityrep.com. George Brant play based on journalist Mike Stanton’s book about the highs and lows of former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci. Thu-Fri, 7:30 p.m.; Sat-Sun, 2, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $29. Closes Sunday.

"Visiting Mr. Green": The Arctic Playhouse, 117 Washington St., West Warwick. 573-3443, thearcticplayhouse.com. Young executive, found guilty of reckless driving, is sentenced by the judge to pay weekly visits to the elderly widower he almost hit. Thu-Sat 7:30 p.m. Sun 2 p.m. $13 in advance, $18 at the door.

— Janet Butler