Sunday
Cyrano: Season 10 at the House Theatre of Chicago kicks off with a new adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s tale of the man with the big heart and an even bigger nose. Matt Hawkins adapts, directs and fight-choreographs. Through Oct. 16 at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St.; 773-769-3832 and thehousetheatre.com
Tuesday
Putting it Together: Porchlight Music Theatre opens its 17th season with the much-loved Stephen Sondheim revue, here imagined as a wedding anniversary being celebrated in Chicago’s West Loop. Through Oct. 16 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.; 773-975-8150 or porchlightmusictheatre .org
Thursday
Farragut North: In this opening production of Stage Left’s 30th season, Vance Smith directs Beau Willimon’s well-received 2008 play about a political press secretary in the heat of the kitchen. Through Oct. 9 at Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield Ave.; 773-883-8830 and stage lefttheatre.com
Waiting for Lefty: With an eye on the economic moment, Kimberly Senior directs the famously passionate Clifford Odets drama of the fervent 1930s. Through Oct. 2 by American Blues Theater at the Biograph; 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-871-3000 and americanbluestheater .com
