Meet Me in St. Louis will be staged for two weekends at 8 p.m., Feb. 26 and 27, March 4, 5 and 6 and at 3 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Washington Center for Performing Arts. Photo by Charmain Z. Brackett Portraying teens from a century past has its challenges for cast members of the Aiken Community Playhouse production of Meet Me in St. Louis.

“One of the things I’ve noticed is that kids today are a lot more upfront with their emotions,” said Shannon Huey, director of the production, which opens Friday, Feb. 26, at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts on Newberry Street in Aiken. “They’ve had to work on being gentile and reserved.”

The story, made popular in the 1940s by a movie starring Judy Garland, features a family living in St. Louis during the 1904 World’s Fair. The father is up for a big promotion, but his teen-age children don’t want to leave St. Louis so they set out to sabotage his promotion.

“It’s a really good family show,” said Gray Johnson, one of the actresses in the show. “It has a good ending.”

While the cast has had to work to become more refined, members have found multiple things they like about the show.

“They are loving the costumes,” said Huey.

Meet Me in St. Louis will be staged for two weekends at 8 p.m., Feb. 26 and 27, March 4, 5 and 6 and at 3 p.m. Feb. 28.

Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for senior citizens 65 and older, $12 for students and $6 for children.

For ticket information, call (803) 648-1638 or visit www. aikencommunityplayouse. com. Meet Me in St. Louis is one of several theatrical offerings this weekend.

At Le Chat Noir in downtown Augusta, the production, Clean House is entering its final weekend of shows.

Written by award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl, Clean House centers on Mathilde, a Brazilian housekeeper who’d rather be a comedian. She’s searching for the perfect joke and is certain it will kill her when she finds it.

Shows are Feb. 26 and 27. Tickets are $25 each.

For more information, call (706) 722-3322 or visit www. lcnagugusta.com.

In Columbia County, the Augusta Players will present the musical, Gypsy at 8 p.m., Feb. 26 and 27 and 3 p.m. Feb. 28.

The Tony Award winning musical features the lyrics and music of composers Jules Stein, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim.

Tickets are $35. For more information, call (706) 826-4707.