Worth the trip
Color clash
Gift Theatre begins its season with J.T. Rogers' "White People," in which three characters wrestle with racism.
Ensemble members John Kelly Conolly and Paul D'Addario star along with Anna Carini. Jeff Award winner Michael Patrick Thornton directs. Previews begin Thursday. "White People" opens Jan. 7 at 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. (773) 283-7071.
Miller's 'View'
GreyZelda Theatre Group augments its production of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge" with music and multimedia courtesy of Robert Filippo.
Miller's urban drama about loyalty, betrayal and revenge concerns a Brooklyn longshoreman Eddie Carbone, whose desire for his niece and jealousy over her infatuation with an Italian immigrant has tragic results. Performances begin Thursday at StageLeft Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield St., Chicago. (773) 427-1935.
-- Barbara Vitello
Openings:
The Neo-Futurists host an all-ages benefit performance at 11 p.m. Monday of their long-running show, "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind," at the Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. Doors opens at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $40 and include nonalcoholic beverages and hors d'oeuvres. (773) 275-5255.
Closings:
Light Opera Works' production of "Oklahoma" closes Sunday at Cahn Auditorium at Northwestern University, 600 Emerson St., Evanston. (847) 869-6300.
Black Ensemble Theater's "Sounds So Good, Makes You Wanna Holler," a fictionalized bio-musical about 1960s singing group The Harmonies, closes Sunday at 4520 N. Beacon St., Chicago. (773) 769-4451.
Remy Bumppo's sparkling production of "The Philadelphia Story" closes Jan. 6 at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. (773) 871-3000.
House Theatre of Chicago's hit show, "The Sparrow," about an emotionally scarred young woman with special gifts, concludes its run Monday at the Apollo Theatre, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. (773) 935-6100.
Tom Keys' one-man show, "C.S. Lewis on Stage," about the author of "The Chronicles of Narnia," closes Saturday at the Royal George Theatre Center, 1641 N. Halsted St., Chicago. (312) 988-9000.