SATURDAY
Carousel: Court Theatre’s artistic director creates a new, intimate version of the iconic, gorgeously scored Rodgers and Hammerstein classic about a gentle factory girl with bad taste in men and a carnival barker who gets a second chance to be a father. Through April 13 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave.; $32-$54, 773-753-4472 and courttheatre.org.
Match: Steve Scott directs Steven Belber’s 2004 Broadway drama about a man who knits, saves his fingernail clippings in a jar, and conceals a complicated past. Through April 6 at Apple Tree Theatre, 1850 Green Bay Rd., Ste. 100, Highland Park; $43-$48, 847-432-4335 and appletreetheatre.com.
William Yang: Shadows: A gay, Chinese-Australian photographer and performance artist, William Yang explores the intersection of Australian Aborigines and and migrant Germans in this touring production. Through Sunday at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; $19-$24, 312-397-4010 and mcachicago.org.
SUNDAY
The Talented Tenth: In this African-American “Big Chill,” Aaron Todd Douglas directs Richard Wesley’s play about fortysomethings looking back on their days together at Howard University. Through April 20 by Congo Square Theatre at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green St.; $30, 312-733-6000 and congosquaretheatre.org.
Pinter and Perception: Part of the Crip Slam performance series, this experimental evening uses a section of Harold Pinter’s “The Caretaker” to explore the matrix of perceptions that surrounds persons with disabilities. Sunday only at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.; free, 773-871-3000 and victorygardens.org.
MONDAY
A Man of No Importance: Under the direction of Scott Ferguson, Bailiwick revives this much-loved musical by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. Kevin Mays stars as the titular, self-deprecating Brit. Through April 20 at Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.; $25-$35, 773-883-1090 or bailiwick.org.
THURSDAY
The Beastly Bombing: Chicago’s edgy Trap Door presents a controversial satirical musical that attacks fundamentalism and the so-called war on terror. Through April 5 at Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland St.; $10-$25, 773-384-0494 or trapdoortheatre.com.
