Wild Oats

James McLure has taken the classic English farce by the same name and replanted it in the wild, wild West. That doesn’t mean it’s a shoot-’em-up with manners, though. Instead, the cast of slightly tweaked characters includes a hero who can stop a speeding train with one hand, a damsel in distress, and a confused cavalry led by a goofy colonel and his trusty sidekick. In the hands of the ever-capable Theatre in the Round, this play, making its Twin Cities premiere, should provide the most laughs we’ve seen in a Western since the fart jokes of Blazing Saddles. 245 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-333-3010; www.theatreintheround.org