Anthony Clark at Zanies, 'Peter Pan' at Morton Arboretum

Sitcom standupComedian Anthony Clark, star of the CBS sitcom "Yes Dear" and host of the 2006 installment of the reality show "Last Comic Standing," headlines the suburban Zanies Comedy Clubs this weekend. 8 and 10 p.m. Friday, July 30, at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. (630) 584-6342; 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at 230 Hawthorn Village Commons, Vernon Hills, (847) 549-6030 or zanies.com.Peter in the forestTheatre-Hikes continues its season at Lisle's Morton Arboretum with the family classic "Peter Pan," about a boy who enchants and entices three siblings to the fantastical Neverland where they enjoy a series of adventures with his Lost Boys. Performances run Saturdays and Sundays, Aug. 1 to 29, at 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle. (630) 725-2066 or mortonarb.org.Walk about in ElginJanus, Vex and Envision theaters along with Nothing Special Productions and the great American Artistic Consortium present original short plays as part of the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission's "Walkabout: Theater on Your Feet" showcasing the city and its theatrical ensembles. This year's theme: "Hidden Places, Found Spaces."Saturdays, July 31, Aug. 7 and 14, beginning at the Elgin Public House, 219 E. Chicago St., Elgin. (847) 841-1713.bull; A 19-year-old living in a sleepy, mostly crime-free town decides to become a private detective in "The Irrelevant Adventures of Jarvis McFadden." American Demigods Theatre presents the premiere of the play first produced at the University of Illinois. It opens Friday, July 30, at the Cornservatory Theatre, 4210 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. See americandemigods.com for information. bull; Performances begin Friday, July 30, for ensemble113's production of the cult show, "Reefer Madness: The Musical." Inspired by the film of the same name, the show is about innocent young people who tumble into a den of iniquity after one puff of weed. It runs at the Athenaeum Theater, 2946 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. (800) 982-2787.bull; "Leaving Timmy," Paul Barile's drama about a couple coping with the death of their young son, begins previews Friday, July 30, at Prop Thtr, 3502 Elston Ave., Chicago. The production marks the debut of a new company that calls itself The Sweet Life. Call (708) 557-0717 for more information.bull; Actor, writer, clown and mime artist Dean Evans remounts his one-man, dark comedy "Magical Exploding Boy" at the Prop Thtr, 3504 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, for a brief run before he heads off to New York City's Fringe Festival. The show runs Friday and Saturday, July 30 and 31, and Aug. 6 and 7. (773) 387-8766 or magicalexplodingboy.com. bull; Emerald City Theatre presents free performances of its family-friendly show, "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" at noon, Sunday, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 in Millennium Park, Columbus Drive and Randolph St., in Chicago. (312) 742-1168 or millenniumpark.org.bull; Stage Left Theatre salutes the year's worst playlettes as part of DrekFest: Worstatment 2010. Semifinal readings take place on Monday, Aug. 2 and 9, at ComedySportz Theatre, 929 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. Audience votes determines which two compete for the worst of 2010 on Aug. 16. All eight semifinalists receive cash prizes. (773) 883-8830 or stagelefttheatre.com.bull; Caffeine Theatre reprises its production of Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood," adapted from the radio play about the hopes and dreams of the residents of a fictional Welsh town, as part of the Chicago Park District's Theater on the Lake. The show opens Wednesday, Aug. 4, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 8, at the theater at Fullerton Avenue and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. (312) 742-7994.bull; Eta Creative Arts Foundation hosts the Chicago Association of Black Storytellers' Storytelling Night from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 7558 S. South Chicago Ave., Chicago. See aseblackstorytellers.org for information. bull; The Neo-Futurists' Film Fest IX showcasing staged readings of the worst screenplays ever, concludes Thursday, Aug. 5, at 5153 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, with the 2006 film "My Little Pony" about a magical land threatened by ugly witches. (773) 275-5255 or neofuturists.org. bull; First Folio Theatre presents an abbreviated version of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, at 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. (630) 986-8067 or firstfolio.org.bull; Circle Theatre announced it will relocate to the Oak Park River Forest Performing Arts Center at 1010 Madison St., Oak Park, at the end of October 2010. The new venue will serve as a temporary home while the company continues its efforts to secure a permanent facility. The first production in Oak Park will be the musical "The Wedding Singer," beginning performances Sept. 17. bull; Lookingglass Theatre Company has extended the remount of its 2005 signature production, "Lookingglass Alice," adapted and created by ensemble member David Catlin and produced in association with The Actors Gymnasium, through Aug. 29 at Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. (312) 337-0665 or lookingglasstheatre.org.bull; Gov. Pat Quinn recently appointed Henry Godinez, a Goodman Theatre resident artistic associate, to a four-year term on the Illinois Arts Council. Godinez and the other 20 members who make up the council will help determine the state's public art policy and promote artistic diversity.