With a new theater year ahead of us, it seems a good time to check in on the upcoming 2013 season. Some companies plan seasons through the calendar year while others follow a fall-spring calendar.

Plans and productions change, so it's best to check back closer to a performance date to confirm.

Broadway in Fresno
"Dreamgirls," Jan. 8-9
"Experience the Beatles with Rain," Feb. 8
"West Side Story," March 5-6
"Lord of the Dance," April 10
"Shrek the Musical," April 3-4
David Sedaris, May 2
Details: broadwayinfresno.com

Good Company Players at Roger Rocka's
"Spamalot," Jan. 17-March 17
"Paint Your Wagon," March 21-May 19
"Fiddler on the Roof," May 23-July 14
"Curtains," July 18-Sept. 15
"Shrek the Musical," Sept. 19-Nov. 10
"Young Frankenstein," Nov. 14-Jan. 12
Details: gcplayers.com

Good Company Players at 2nd Space
"The Red Velvet Cake War," through Feb. 24
"Wait Until Dark," Feb. 28-April 21
"Love Letters," April 25-June 16
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," June 20-Aug. 18
"The Importance of Being Earnest," Aug. 22-Oct. 13
"A Christmas Carol," Nov. 1-Dec. 22
Details: gcplayers.com

Stageworks Fresno
"I Am My Own Wife," spring
"Grey Gardens," summer
"God of Carnage," fall
"A Year with Frog and Toad," winter
Details: stageworksfresno.org

The New Ensemble
"Freud's Last Session" reading, Jan. 29
"Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde," April 19-May 4
Classic title to be selected, Oct. 25
Details: newensemble.com

Centerstage Clovis Community Theatre
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," July 19-27
"Forever Plaid," Sept. 19-21
Details: centerstageclovis.com

Fresno State
"Frozen," March 15-23
"The Arabian Nights," May 3-11
Details: fresnostate.edu/artshum/theatrearts

Fresno City College
"Why Marry?," March 1-9
"Teasers," May 6-8
Details: fresnocitycollege.edu

College of the Sequoias
"Jekyll & Hyde," March 15-24
Details: cos.edu/Academics/FineArts/TheaterArts

Children's Musical Theaterworks
"Grease," March 15-24
"Aladdin, Jr.," July 19-27
"A Chorus Line," Aug. 2-10
"Seussical, Jr.," Aug. 16-25
"Beauty and the Beast, Jr.," Dec. 6-15
Details: cmtworks.org

California Arts Academy
"Disney's Sleeping Beauty, Kids," April 13-21
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," May 3-11
"Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr.," June 14-23
Details: calartsacademy.com

River City Theater Company
"Blossoms Up: A Fanny is Born," Feb. 15-March 10
"The Valentine," April 19-May 12
"Legends Too," May 31-June 9
"Les Misérables," July 12-Aug. 4
Details: reedleyrivercitytheatre.org

Visalia Community Players
"Doubt," Jan. 18-Feb. 3
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," March 8-24
"Force of Nature," May 3-19
"G.I. Jukebox," June 21-July 7
Details: visaliaplayers.org

Golden Chain Theatre
"Don't Hiss Me Off," March 16-17
"Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," May 10-19
"Dark Deeds at Swans Place," June 15-28
"Hankshaw, the Detective," Aug. 10-Sept. 22
"Jack the Ripper," Oct. 11-27
"The Ladies of Tin Pan Alley," Nov. 8-24
Details: goldenchaintheatre.org

Playhouse Merced
"Dearly Departed," Jan. 11-20
"The Hobbit," Feb. 1-17
"Jesus Christ Superstar," March 8-24
"Urinetown," April 12-28
"Merced Born and Raised," May 3-12
"West Side Story," May 31-June 16
Details: playhousemerced.com

E&e Performing Arts Center, Kingsburg
"Barefoot in the Park," Feb. 14-23
"Room Service," July 12-20
"Village Voices," Aug. 1-4
"A Christmas Story," Nov. 30-Dec. 14
Details: draperstreettheatre.org

Woodward Shakespeare Festival
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," June 13-July 6
"Inherit the Wind," July 18-Aug. 10
"Julius Caesar," Aug. 22-Sept. 14
Details: woodwardshakespeare.org