Get outdoors with Horizon Theatre Company's "Avenue Q" at Piedmont Park, or get quirky with selections from the Atlanta Fringe Festival.

"The Whale." Through June 14. $26-$45. Actor's Express at the King Plow Arts Center, 887 West Marietta St., Suite J-107, Atlanta. www.actors-express.com. Read our review of "The Whale" here.

"Sylvia." Through June 7. $15-$30. Stage Door Players at North DeKalb Cultural Center, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Atlanta. www.stagedoorplayers.net.

"My Life as A Fairytale : The Ugly Duckling." Hans Christian Andersen comes to life with found objects. Through June 7. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.

"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." Through June 26. $25-$38. Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-584-7450, www.horizontheatre.comRead our review of "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" here.

"Shakespeare, Unscripted." Through June 13. $12.50. Highwire Comedy Co., 3041 N. Decatur Road, Scottdale. www.highwirecomedy.com.

2015 Atlanta Fringe Festival. June 4-7. $10-$99. Performances at the Highland Inn, International Montessori Academy, 7 Stages Theatre, Wrecking Bar Brewpub. atlantafringe.org. Read more about the Atlanta Fringe Festival here.

"Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean." June 5-27. $13-$23. OnStage Atlanta, 2969 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur. www.onstageatlanta.com.

Roswell Summer Puppet Series: "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf." June 8-13. $5. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. www.roswellgov.com/PuppetShowsRead more about the Roswell Summer Puppet Series here.

"Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type." June 9-July 26. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org.

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