ENTERTAINMENT: ‘Misery’ onstage in Argenta; touring ‘Velveteen’ at UCA - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

THEATER‘Misery’ at ACTArgenta Contemporary Theatre, 405 Main St., North Little Rock, stages “Misery,” William Goldman’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 1. Performances this Wednesday and Thursday are previews. What begins as a rescue after a devastating car wreck leaves celebrated novelist Paul Sheldon (Coburn Goss) injured and isolated in the home of Annie Wilkes (Mary Twedt), his self-proclaimed “number one fan,” becomes captivity when she discovers that he has killed off her favorite literary character. Tickets are $25-$60. Visit the website. Playhouse Square brings its touring production of “Velveteen, A New Musical” to the University of Central Arkansas in Conway on Tuesday.

(Special to the Democrat-Gazette/Grace Swank)‘Velveteen’ at UCAPlayhouse Square’s touring production of “Velveteen, A New Musical” (music and lyrics by Molly Andrews-Hinders, libretto by Ananias Dixon, inspired by the 1922 children’s book “The Velveteen Rabbit” by Margery Williams) is onstage at 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday at the University of Central Arkansas’ Reynolds Performance Hall, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway.