Nick at night
Teenage expression goes beyond the tired trio of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll in Bailiwick’s latest production. British blogger Nick is just a regular guy who loves men and shares his sex stories with thousands of readers around the world in his blog “True Life Tales of a Teenage Slut.” Bailiwick’s Pride Series gives life to Nick’s commentary in this new coming-of-age drama starring Seth Bogner, Phil Brankin, Ben Carr and Ian McLaren.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
“True Life Tales”
When: Opens Friday. Through April 13
Where: Bailiwick Repertory Arts Center, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. 773-883-1090
Tickets: $25, www.bailiwick.org
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PREVIEWS
Georgy Porgy and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
Three macabre tales by the master storyteller: “William and Mary,” “The Great Switcheroo” and “Georgy Porgy.” Preview Saturday. Opens March 1. Through April 5. $10-$15. The Annoyance Theatre, 4830 N. Broadway. 773-561-4665.
Heat Wave
Local playwright Steve Simoncic investigates the weather-related disaster of 1995 that claimed 739 lives in this new drama based on New York University sociologist Eric Klinenberg’s book “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago.” Previews Thursday through Sunday. Opens Monday. Through April 6. $15-$25. Pegasus Players, 1145 W. Wilson Ave. 773-878-9761.
OPENINGS
Crowns
Regina Taylor’s musical uses hats as a springboard for exploring African-American history and identity. Friday though Sunday. $25. Tickets: open doorrep.org; Open Door Repertory Company at Hermann Hall Auditorium, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3241 S. Federal St. 708-802-1723.
The Great God Pan
An adaptation of Arthur Machen’s gothic horror tale about a woman who loses her sanity to the mythical satyr and whose daughter subsequently wreaks havoc on London’s social scene. Opens Friday. Through March 30. $10-$20. Wild Claw Theatre at Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. 773-935-6860.
Keely and Du
A pregnant rape victim is kidnapped by a radical anti-abortion group in this drama by Jane Martin (the suspected pseudonym of Jon Jory, artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville). Opens Friday. Through March 23. $20. Infamous Commonwealth Theatre at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. 312-458-9780.
Las Chicas del 3.5 Floppies
Two single mothers are caught in Mexico City’s underworld of small-time hustlers and sex workers in this fast-paced dramedy by Luis Enrique Gutierrez Ortiz Monasteiro (a.k.a. Legom). In Spanish with English supertitles. Thursday through Saturday. $16-$24. Tickets: mcachicago.org; Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. 312-397-4010.
