FRIDAY
I’m Spiritual, Dammit: Subtitled “Climbing the Mountain of Enlightenment with a Martini in One Hand and My Pumps in the Other,” this one-woman show is by Chicago performer and broadcaster Jenniffer Weigel, adapted from her recent memoir “Stay Tuned” about the death of her father and a search for spirituality. It’s directed by Scott Cummins and presented by the recently-founded Route 66 Theater Company. Through Sept. 14 at Viaduct Theater, 3111 N. Western Ave.; $25, 773-296-6024 and viaducttheatre.com.
SATURDAY
Iolanthe: Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta (it’s pronounced eye-oh-lan-thay) by Light Opera Works is about a band of woodland fairies versus Britain’s House of Lords. Through Aug. 24 at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., Evanston; recommended for ages 8 and up; $29-$85, 847-869-6300 and light-opera-works.org.
Fake Lake: Everyone into the pool. The Neo-Futurists’ first outing of the 2008-09 season trades the Futurarium for a site-specific show performed at a Lincoln Square swimming pool. The play by Sharon Greene and based on true events, directed by Halena Kayes, takes on youth, sex and a group of strangers at the controversial Lake Powell reservoir in Utah. Be warned: There’s a splash zone in the bleachers. Through Sept. 19 at Welles Park Swimming Pool, 2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.; $15, 773-275-5255 and neofuturists.org.
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