Chess the Musical, directed by Wayman Price, will open June 13 at Murfreesboro Little Theatre. Show times are 7 p.m. June 13, 14, 20 and 21 and at 2 p.m. June 15 and 22.

Chess is a metaphor for both romantic rivalries and the US/Soviet rivalry during the Cold War. The main characters form a love triangle: the ill-mannered American Grandmaster, Frederick, the intense Russian champion who plans on defecting to the West, Anatoly, and the Hungarian-American female, Florence, who arrives at the international championships with the American but falls in love with the Russian. From Bangkok to Budapest, the players, lovers, politicians and spies all struggle to get the upper-hand.

For reservations or more information, call (615) 893-9825 or visit mltarts.com.

MLT will also begin summer camps this month.

Session dates, ages 4-12
June 2—14 (Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Performance June 14 at 10 a.m.)
June 16—28 (Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Performance June 28 at 10 a.m.)
July 21—Aug. 2 (Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Performance Aug. 2 at 10 a.m.)

Ages 13 and Older
July 7-12 (Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Performance July 12 at 10 a.m.)

Ages 7 and Older (music concentration)
July 14-19 (Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Performance July 19 at 10 a.m.)

Call (615) 893-9825 for more information on the camps.

At the Murfreesboro Center for the Arts, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill: The Billie Holiday Story will play June 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. each night.

That production will be followed by You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, playing June 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m., and June 22 and 29 at 2 p.m. in the Center for the Arts gallery.

For tickets or more information on these productions, visit boroarts.org.