There are a lot of theater options available to arts lovers this week, with summer camp productions coming together in area theaters, a new production of a romantic comedy and the last few days of musical salute to Marvin Gaye. There’s also a surprisingly (considering it’s mid-summer) full dance card, with both new works and a repeat of one you may have missed.

We hope you find something to love in this week’s Critics’ Picks.

July 22-Aug. 16

In Joe DiPietro’s “The Last Romance,” romance blooms all thanks to a change of habit, an unexpected encounter that brings two people together on a park bench. The play closes Florida Studio Theatre’s summer mainstage season under the direction of Kate Alexander. It stars John Guerrasio as a widowed, would-be opera singer, who lives with his younger sister (played by Bonnie Black). One day, he switches up the route of his morning walk, and meets an attractive single woman (played by Laura Gardner) and some sparks develop. FST last produced the play in 2011 with the wonderful late actor David S. Howard.

“The Last Romance” runs July 22-Aug. 16 in the Gompertz Theatre, 1265 First St., Sarasota. Tickets are $29 for July 22-23 previews and $25-$46 for other performances. floridastudiotheatre.org; 941-366-9000

— Jay Handelman

July 23-24

Summer is a time for camps and end of session productions, and there are several being presented starting this week. At the Players Studio, young performers will be performing in the teen edition of the Tony Award-winning musical “Hadestown,” the Anais Mitchell musical based on the greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persophone. Venice Theatre’s annual Summer Stock program culminates with the Broadway musical “Head Over Heels,” which features hit songs by the female rock group The Go-Gos to tell a romantic story about a kingdom that has lost “the Beat.” And the Ovation School’s Summer Stock program ends with a weekend of performances of “Beetlejuice Jr.,” inspired by the Broadway musical

“Hadestown: Teen Edition” runs July 23-Aug. 2 at The Sarasota Players, 3501 S. Tamiami Trail. Tickets are $35, $15 for students. theplayers.org; 941-365-2494. “Head Over Heels” runs July 24-Aug. 8 in the Pinkerton Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave., Venice. Tickets are $35, $26 for college students and educators and $19 for youth. venicetheatre.org; 941-488-1115. “Beetlejuice Jr.” runs July 24-26 at the Ovation Theatre, 4602 E. St. Road 64, Bradenton. Tickets are $25, $15 for students. ovationfla.com/tickets

— Jay Handelman

July 24

If you missed the previous two iterations of Sarasota Contemporary Dance’s “In the Round” program, showcasing works-in-progress by invited emerging choreographers, you’ll be able to catch the last one, “In the Round C” in the studio’s black box theater this Friday. This one features the work of Justin Brock, as well as students from SCD’s summer intensive program. Part of the fun is the fact that audience members get to engage in the creative process by offering their feedback to the choreographer post-performance.

“In the Round C,” Sarasota Contemporary Dance, 1400 Boulevard of the Arts, Suite 300, Sarasota. 7 p.m. Tickets $15-$26.50. sarasotacontemporarydance.org/

— Carrie Seidman

July 24-25

For the past three to five weeks, aspiring ballet students ages 12 to 21 from all over the U.S. have been spending hours toiling in the studio as part of The Sarasota Ballet’s Summer Intensive program. “InMotion” — a program that will showcase the results of their labors — is more than your typical dance school recital. Some of these exceptional young dancers will be showing up in companies around the country in years to come. See them now and you’ll be able to say you knew them when.

“InMotion,” with students from The Sarasota Ballet’s Summer Intensive program. 7:30 p.m. Friday; noon Saturday. FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Tickets $35-40. https://www.sarasotaballet.org/productions/2627-season-inmotion/

Through July 24

This week marks your last chance to see the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s “Marvin: A Marvin Gaye Revue,” a high-energy musical celebration of the music of the legendary singer and songwriter, and some other artists from the Motown era, including Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations and The Four Tops. If you’ve seen one of the previous versions, this one drops most of the biographical information and focuses on the music. It also once again features the terrific Sheldon Rhoden as Gaye, along with Jae Shanae as his occasional singing partner Tammi Terrell and Jazzmin Carson as Kim Weston. The production is a warm-up before the troupe takes the show to the International Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C., July 27-Aug. 1.

“Marvin: The Marvin Gaye Revue” runs July 15-24 at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s Donnelly Theatre, 1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota. Tickets are $54 for adults; $24 for students and active military. westcoastblacktheatre.org; 941-366-1505.

— Jay Handelman

July 25

If you missed the presentation of “HuMangrove,” a fascinating new work by Cuban choreographer Tania Vergara Perez, when it was presented in June, you’re in luck. Not only is the Tania Vergara Dance-Theater presenting it again — with a littler tinkering as the choreographer is want to do — but the performance is free! This contemporary work uses the metaphor of the deep-rooted and intertwined mangrove, so essential to preserving our Florida coastline, to explore the strength and interconnectedness of humankind. You can read Carrie’s past review here, but don’t stop there. This is one not to miss.

“HuMangrove,” presented by Tania Vergara Dance-Theater at the Selby Library, 1331 First Street, Sarasota. Noon to 1 p.m. Free admission. https://sarasotaarts.org/event/humangrove-presented-by-tania-vergara-dance-theater/

— Carrie Seidman