BLOOD BROTHERS. Carlone’s Dinner Theater, 100 N. Labarre Road, 838-9906 – Willy Russell’s tale of fraternal twin brothers, parted at birth only to be reunited by Fate. Starring Ann Casey, Leslie Giglio and others. Tickets $39.50. Showtimes 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

CAMILLE. A.R.K. Theatre, 511 Marigny St., 944-0771. Theatre troupe Running With Scissors presents this look at Dumas’ 1852 story of a prostitute who meets a dashing young man. Starring Flynn DeMarco, Veronica Oliver and Jim Jeske. Tickets range $12 to $15. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

COLD READ. Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Features readings of new scripts and other works. Free admission. Performance 6 p.m. Wednesday.

DEGAS. Southern Repertory Theatre, Shops at Canal Place, Third Level, 861-8163. Erika Szanto directs this fictional romance of Edgar Degas’ visit to his New Orleans family in 1872. Tickets range $8 to $20. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

THE HOSTAGE. Tulane University, Lupin Theatre, 865-5106. The story of an innocent British soldier taken into an Irish bar by the IRA as a hostage. Directed by Tulane visiting professor James Donadio. Tickets range $5 to $8. Performances 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

THE MOVING OF LILLA BARTON. Anthony Bean Community Theatre, 1333 Carrollton Ave., 862-7529. Drama of a newly widowed minister’s wife who refuses to move out of the church-owned house to make way for the new minister. Anthony Bean directs Nancy Hammons, Gwendolyn Foxworth and Charles Bosworth. Tickets $15 and $20. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

TIGER TAIL. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. Perry Martin directs this rarely produced comedy. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Call for tickets.

TRUE WEST. Le chat noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Sam Shepard’s popular play about two warring brothers is the first production of Big Shoulders Theatre Company. Stars Eddie Collins, Jerry Lee Leighton, Nancy Hakmmons and Julie Vorus. Directed by Jennifer Tuttle. Tickets $20. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through April 28.

WIZARD OF OZ. Rivertown Repertory Theatre, 325 Minor Street, Kenner 468-7221. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of L. Frank Baum’s classic tale when the Imagine Theatre for Children brings to life this children’s tale with Dorothy, the Tinman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion. Stars Mia Bullard and Whitney Haase in alternating roles as Dorothy. Tickets $10 adults, $8 children. Performance 2 p.m. Sunday.

Academy Gallery New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 – New works by Barry Bailey and Victoria Ryan, through May 1.

Ariodante 535 Julia St., 524-3233 – Angels and Altars, new work by Sister Ann Roddy; altars by Craig Taylor, through April.

Arthur Roger Gallery 432 Julia St., 522-1999 – Paintings by Elmore Morgan Jr., photographs by Debbie Fleming Caffery, glass by Gene Koss, through April.

Barrister’s Gallery 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 – Exploring Assemblage in New Orleans, group show of 35 local artists.

Carol Robinson Gallery 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 – Cast glass by Gail Paradise, through April.

cole pratt gallery 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 – New paintings by Daniel Piersol, sculpture and mixed-media work by Wayne Amedee, through April.

d.o.c.s. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 – Limbo, new paintings by New Orleans painter Keith Perelli, through May 3.

GALERIE AVANCE 4202 Magazine St., 899-3995 – Nudes and Spiritual Beings, paintings by Michael Landry, through April.

Galerie Simonne Stern 518 Julia St., 529-1118 – Paintings by Margaret Evangeline, sculpture by Manuel Neri, through April.

Heriard-Cimino Gallery 440 Julia St., 525-7300 – Divergent Views, group show, through April.

HUBER HOUSE GALLERY 1522 St. Charles Ave., 561-0628 – New works by Kuni Tripathy, through April.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery 841 Carondelet St., 522-5471 – No Dead Artists, juried exhibit featuring works by contemporary New Orleans artists, through April.

LeMieux Galleries 332 Julia St., 522-5988 – Sculpture by John Barnes Jr., through April.

N.O. School of Glassworks & Printmaking Studio 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 – Illuminated Music in Glass, by Gary Denesse; wall hangings by Catherine DeYoung, hand-bound books by Eli Hansen, etchings by Miriam Martin, through April.

POSITIVE SPACE GALLERY 2022 Magazine St., 522-9344 – the Beauty, the Beast, the Music – New Orleans, photographs by Bob Compton, through April.

Sylvia Schmidt Gallery 400A Julia St., 522-2000 – Transition, paintings and works on paper and canvas by Karen Stastny, through April 30.

*WORLD TRADE CENTER No. 2 Canal St. – Theatre of the Psyche, paintings by Deborah Crosby, through April 20.

UNA BAUER. New Orleans Public Library, Algiers Point Branch, 725 Pelican Ave., 596-2640. With No Regrets author speaks and signs her book. Free admission. 10 a.m.

POETRY READING. Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 861-8832. Lit City presents California poet and novelist Elizabeth Treadwell and Florida cyberpoet Christy Sheffield Sanford. Followed by reception and book signing. Free admission. 7:30 p.m.

JEAN CASSELS AND BERTHE AMOSS. The Catholic Book Store, 8039 Fig Street, 861-7504. Cassels, Earthmates, and Amoss, Cajun Little Red Riding Hood, sign their books. Free admission. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ERIC PETE. Borders, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd, 835-1363. Local author signs copies of Real for Me. Free admission. 1 p.m.

S. JAY OLSHANSKY. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., 899-7323. Internationally renowned expert in the field of aging will discuss his new book, The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging. Free admission. 2 p.m.

DON ORGAN. Borders, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., 835-1363. Local author and former New Orleans trial lawyer signs copies of Officers of the Court. Free admission. 4 p.m.

LITERARY READING. NOCCA/Riverfront, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2900. Christopher Chambers, Terrance Hayes and Kay Murphy will select poetry and literary pieces from their body of work that touches on the experience of city living. Free admission. 7:30 p.m.

KARI GILLIAM PALMER. Borders, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., 835-1363. Author signs copies of One Tiny Hope: A Journal to My Adopted Child. Free admission. 2 p.m.