On stage: what's new in theaters

Self discovery

Waukegan native Michael Fosberg chronicles the search for his biological father in his one-man show “Incognito” for Clockwise Theatre. Fosberg, who grew up in a middle-class white family, discovered at age 32 that he was black. An examination of identity and stereotypes, “Incognito” recounts his introduction to his African-American roots and his extended family.

8 p.m. today; 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18; and 3 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at 221 N. Genesee, Waukegan. (800) 838-3006 or clockwisetheatre.org.

Sondheim at Stage 48

Stage 48 Productions teams up with Wishing Star Theatre to present “Into the Woods,” Stephen Sondheim's musical about the Grimm Brothers' characters who get lost in the woods pursuing the lives they think they desire and what happens after “happily ever after.”

8 p.m. today and Friday, June 24, and Saturday, June 18 and 25, at Wishing Star Theatre, 850 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. (847) 327-9474 or wishingstartheatre.com.

Goodman's ‘Chinglish'

Goodman Theatre concludes its season with the world premiere of “Chinglish,” by David Henry Hwang (“M. Butterfly”). The comedy centers on an American doing business in China who finds himself in over his head in a culture he doesn't understand. Leigh Silverman directs. Goodman is also partnering with Silk Road Theatre Project for Hwang's semi-autobiographical “Yellow Face” directed by Goodman artistic associate Steve Scott. That production begins Saturday, June 18, at the Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St., Chicago.

Previews begin Saturday, June 18, at 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. The show opens Monday, June 27. (312) 443-3800 or goodmantheatre.org.

• Whitney White stars as a sassy young beautician with a love for literature and Brad Woodard stars as a burned-out college professor who's transformed by her spirit in Shattered Globe Theatre's revival of Willy Russell's 1980 play, “Educating Rita.” Richard Corley directs the production, which begins previews Tuesday, June 21, at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago. (773) 236-0764 or shatteredglobe.org.

• Indiana's Towle Theater and Kokandy Productions collaborate on Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's “Good Boys and True,” a prep school drama about a privileged teen undone by scandal. Performances begin Wednesday, June 22, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. (773) 975-8150 or towletheater.org.

• Cirque Shanghai returns to Navy Pier with a show titled “Cirque Shanghai Extreme” that features a motorcycle aerial act and Shaolin Kung Fu sword fighting along with acrobatics and other spectacular visuals. Performances begin Thursday, June 23, at 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, and continue through Sept. 5. (800) 745-3000 or cirqueshanghai.com.

• A conservative government clerk fears a scandal when his wife's bloomers fall down in public, but that turns out to be the least of his problems in “The Underpants,” adapted by Steve Martin from a play by Carl Sternheim. Hubris Productions' revival opens Thursday, June 23, at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. See hubrisprodutions.com for information.

• The Chicago Park District's annual Theater on the Lake showcase featuring some of the best productions from the 2010-11 season continues at Fullerton Avenue and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Next up is Infamous Commonwealth Theatre's revival of Henrik Ibsen's “A Doll's House,” about a woman who ultimately has to choose between her essential self and her role as a wife and mother. The show runs from Wednesday, June 22, through Sunday, June 26. (312) 742-4786 or chicagopark district.com.

• “Finding Peace in This House,” comprised of six stories about living with mental illness, is a free theatrical event produced by Erasing the Distance, an organization that examines mental illness through theater, Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. It takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Chicago Cultural Center's Claudia Cassidy Theater, 77 E. Washington St., Chicago. See erasingthedistance.org for more information.

• The Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates the 15th anniversary of its performance program from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, with “remixed/re-imagined,” a benefit celebrating the works showcased on the MCA stage since 1996. The evening includes dinner, a performance and dancing. Tickets range from $300 to $500 and are available online at mcachicago.org/benefit.

• The Neo-Futurists' 10th annual staging of the worst-ever films runs Thursdays through Aug. 18 at 5153 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. “It Came from the Neo-Futurarium X: Battle for the Neo-Futurarium” continues with 2003's “Tiptoes” about a woman married to a man whose twin brother is a little person played by Gary Oldman. (773) 275-5255 or neofuturists.org.

• Puerto Rican playwright Edwin Sanchez's drama “Icarus,” about a group of outcasts who meet at a seaside home and become enmeshed in each others' dreams, is the latest from the Bohemian Theatre Ensemble. Performances begin Saturday, June 25, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. (773) 975-8150 or bohotheatre.com.

• “Radio Goggles,” Oracle Productions concludes its season with an evening of staged productions of old-time radio shows. It previews Friday, June 24, and opens Saturday, June 25, at 3809 N. Broadway, Chicago. The one-acts include “The French Lesson” from “My Favorite Husband,” “The Persian Slippers” from “The Adventures of Philip Marlowe” and “Cara,” from “Gunsmoke.” Admission is by donation. See oracletheatre.org for more information.

• Northlight Theatre announced a second extension of “The Outgoing Tide,” a domestic drama about a man dealing with Alzheimer's disease, starring John Mahoney, Rondi Reed and Thomas J. Cox. Performances continue through Sunday, July 3, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. (847) 673-6300 or northlight.org.

• redtwist theatre's acclaimed production of “Bug,” Tracy Letts' drama about a nervous Gulf War veteran and the down-and-out waitress who gets caught up in his paranoia, has been extended through Sunday, July 31. The show, which stars Andrew Jessop and Jacqueline Grandt, will run in repertory with “That Face” (also featuring Grandt), which opens Saturday, July 2, at 1044 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago. (773) 728-7529 or redtwist.org.

• Chicago Shakespeare Theater's premiere “Murder for Two — A Killer Musical” — an Agatha Christie-style whodunit in which one actor portrays the inspector and the other plays all the suspects — has been extended. Performances run through Sunday, July 31, at Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. (312) 595-5633 or chicagoshakes.com.

• Hell in a Handbag Productions has extended its world premiere production of “Trogg! A Musical.” Performances run through Saturday, July 16, at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. (800) 838-3006 or handbagproductions.org.

• The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a grant of $10,000 to the League of Chicago Theaters to support professional development programs, including mentorships and roundtables.