You say you want a revolution

The drama students at Nipomo High School have joined forces with students from five other local schools to present “Les Miserables,” opening this Saturday at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts. The dramatic musical, set during the French Revolution, deals with poverty, prostitution, revenge, love, and the fight for freedom. The grand-scale production includes amazing costumes and lighting, a false floor, and even a rotating stage. The show is performed as it is written, so parental discretion is advised. This isn’t your typical high school play.

• “Les Miserables” is presented at 7 p.m. June 5 and at 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. June 6 at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 657 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Tickets are $12-$17. Info: www.clarkcenter.org or 489-9444.

Your mom’s a punk

When four housewives, disenchanted with their everyday lives, form a punk rock band to win prize money in a local contest, they never knew they’d be such a hit. See what hilarity unfolds in the musical play “Angry Housewives,” opening this Friday at the SLO Little Theatre. The show, a satire of contemporary feminism, will make you laugh your curlers off.

• “Angry Housewives” is staged by SLO Little Theatre June 4-July 3, at the City Playhouse, 888 Morro St., SLO. Tickets are $10-$16. Info: www.slollittletheatre.org or 786-2440.