Fun performances in Marin this weekend

• The Novato Comedy Festival features two nights of Bay Area stand-up talent at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Novato Theater Company at 5420 Nave Drive, suite C, in Novato. Some of the performers include Steve Ausburne, Emily Van Dyke, Corde Snell and Martin Marrufo. Admission is $25 per night or $40 for both nights. To buy tickets, visit novatotheatercompany.org.

• Stapleton School of the Performing Arts presents “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at 7 p.m. Saturday and May 10 and 1 p.m. Sunday and May 11 at the Playhouse in San Anselmo at 27 Kensington Road. Admission is $23.18 to $39.19. To buy tickets, visit stapletonschool.org.

• Bay Area Playback Theater presents “Stories of Kindness,” improvisational theater based on audience members’ real-life stories, at 7 p.m. Sunday at Marin Shakes at 514 Fourth St. in San Rafael. Admission is $20. Go to marinshakespeare.org.

— daniel bromfield, marin independent journal