Get in touch with your artistic side and take in some culture with these plays and performances.
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The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae
SOUTH SHORE/GRAND CROSSING
Paul Carter Harrison directs a humorous courtroom drama by former TV writer Karani Marcia Leslie in which African-American females, wrongly depicted in movies, fight to set the record straight. 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Sunday; Through Nov. 4. ETA Creative Arts Foundation, 7558 S. South Chicago Ave. 773-752-3955. $30.
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Anna, In the Darkness
ROGERS PARK
Dream Theatre remounts ensemble member Jeremy Menekseoglu’s suspense thriller about a town that gathers to kill a teacher who’s trapped in a house — and the audience is trapped with her. 8 p.m. Saturday; 9:30 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m. Sunday; 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets at dreamtheatrecompany.com. The Side Studio, 1520 W. Jarvis Ave. 773-552-8616. $10.
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Sweatily Ever After
EDGEWATER
Local actresses Dorothy Milne, Clare Nolan, Martie Sanders and Pamela Webster blend live music and dance into humorous and dramatic monologues about women escaping and exploiting iconic fairytale roles. Sunday performances open with “Once Upon … ,” a dance choreographed and performed by Julia Mayer. 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. 773-868-4620. $20.
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Luna Negra Dance Theater
GOLD COAST
Features “CUGAT!” a tribute to musician Xavier Cugat by founder and artistic director Eduardo Vilaro. 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets at harristheater chicago.org. Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park, 205 E. Randolph Drive. 312-334-7777. $25-$55.
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Supernatural Chicago
RIVER NORTH
Explore Chicago’s allegedly paranormal past during this interactive one-man show performed in one of the city’s most haunted buildings. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: supernatural chicago.com. Excalibur, 632 N. Dearborn St. 312-266-1944. $25; includes two drinks.
Weather
Saturday-70/53
Partly sunny and mild
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Sunday-80/65
Unseasonably warm
