Fall Brings a Diversity of Arts: It’s Live, It’s New, It’s Local : Theater: The curtain opens on a broad range of selections from original works to revivals.

His father died; his girlfriend dumped him. And the up-and-down career of the struggling actor was definitely down.

Not good things in Paul T. Murray’s past. But, as he prepares his literary catharsis for the stage, they may spell good things in his future.

“It’s a condensed version of all the things I’ve gone through in 11 years in Hollywood,” Murray of Studio City said about his one-man play “Let’s Get the Hell Atta Here.” Directed by Robert Mearns, the show opens Nov. 2 at the Third Stage in Burbank. “It’s a comedy, but it shows my anger toward the business,” he said.

Murray, however, has enjoyed his share of success. He has appeared on TV’s “Beauty and the Beast” and in several low-budget films. He has high expectations for his new play: “There’s no question it will be a hit.”

As the fall theater season opens in the San Fernando Valley, similar optimism abounds. Revivals of popular shows and original material present a broad range of stage selections. Among them are:

“Coney Island Arias,” by Jake Coffone, is a comedy about a man whose Italian machismo runs into conflict with his wife and daughter. It opens Oct. 5 at the Group Repertory Theatre in North Hollywood.

“Come Blow Your Horn,” the Neil Simon work, will be directed by Edgar Weinstock from Oct. 19 through Dec. 2 at the Granada Theatre in Granada Hills. It tells the story of a son who quits his father’s business to move into his own apartment. When his younger brother tries to join him, the parents have a fit.

“Veronica’s Room,” by Ira Levin, a psychological thriller about a young woman from the Midwest who finds herself embroiled in a family mystery, runs from Oct. 12 through Dec. 30 at the Richard Basehart Playhouse in Woodland Hills. Cynthia Baer directs.

“Love and Kisses” is a comedy about a man’s elopement with a childhood sweetheart; meanwhile, his sister marries an older, stuffy banker. Directed by Jackie Cowgill, it runs from Oct. 15 through Nov. 24 at the Glendale Center Theatre.

“Bein’ with Behan,” the one-man presentation about the life of Irish playwright Brendan Behan, starring Michael L. Kavanagh, will open an eight-week run Oct. 12 at the West End Playhouse in Van Nuys. The play, adapted by Kavanagh from Behan’s writings, focuses on his struggling writing days in Paris, his membership in the Irish Republican Army and his eventual success in New York. Directed by Bruce Heighley, it may move to off-Broadway next spring.

“A View From the Bridge,” an Arthur Miller play about loyalty and jealousy in New York City in 1954, opens Nov. 8 at the Gnu Theatre in North Hollywood. The play’s lead character exposes some illegal aliens because he is jealous of his niece’s love for one of them. Jeff Seymour directs.

“Bell, Book and Candle,” John van Druten’s comedy about a woman who puts a spell on her neighbor to make him fall in love with her, runs from Nov. 9 through Nov. 24 at the Woodland Hills Community Theatre.

“Philadelphia, Here I Come,” by Brian Friel, is a comedy about a young Irish boy the night before he leaves for Philadelphia. The play, featuring frequent flashbacks to his life, opens Nov. 7 at the Richard Basehart Playhouse.

“Carnival,” a revival of the 1961 Broadway musical that won the N.Y. Drama Critics award as the best that year, is about a young girl who finds love in a French circus. Directed by Dom Salinaro with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill, it opens Nov. 23 at the Group Repertory Theatre in North Hollywood.

“Three Postcards” is a musical about three lifelong friends who, after many years, get reacquainted at a restaurant and give their lives new perspective. It runs from Oct. 25 through Dec. 16 at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks. Craig Carnelia did the music and lyrics; Monique Reymond directs.

“Crimes of the Heart,” the Beth Henley play about three sisters brought together when the youngest attempts to murder her husband, runs Sept. 21 through Oct. 14 at the Third Stage in Burbank. Mike Beubis directs.

“A Christmas Carol,” a traditional presentation of the Dickens classic, runs from Nov. 26 through Dec. 22 at the Glendale Center Theatre. Mario Di Gregorio directs.

“After Hours,” a comedy improvisational group on Saturday nights, opens Oct. 27 and continues indefinitely at the West End Playhouse in Van Nuys.

“A Most Secret War” is a true story about Alan Turing, the British cryptographer who broke the German code in World War II, and committed suicide after he was exposed as a homosexual. Written by Kevin Patterson and directed by Jeremiah Morris, the play will run Oct. 5 through Nov. 17 at Actors Alley Repertory Theatre in North Hollywood.