PLAN AHEAD: NEXT WEEKEND

* Aeolian Ballet Theatre presents the four-part “Shakespeare Without Words” on July 27 at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. $12 to $25. (323) 461-3673.

* Doug Varone and Dancers will perform a new work on July 27 at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara. $18.50 to $35. (805) 963-0761.

* Ballet Pacifica will host the 11th annual Pacifica Choreographic Project on July 28 at the South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $20 to $50. (949) 851-9930, Ext. 107.

* “Wonderful World,” the West Coast premiere of Richard Dresser’s new comedy, plays July 28 to Aug. 26 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. $38 to $45, except opening-night gala, $80. (949) 497-2787.

* “The Boswell Sisters,” the world premiere of Stuart Ross and Mark Hampton’s musical about the 1930s harmony group, plays July 28 to Sept. 1 at the Globe Theatres’ Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park, San Diego. $25 to $50. (619) 239-2255.

* “True West,” L.A. Theatre Works’ production of Sam Shepard’s modern morality play, starring Alfred Molina, Gary Cole and Charlotte Rae, plays Tuesday to July 29 at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. $34 to $38. (310) 827-0889.