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Outing or not?
About Face Theatre says farewell to its co-founder and artistic director Eric Rosen when he directs the Chicago premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's comedy "The Little Dog Laughed" about a rising celebrity who battles with his neurotic agent when he wants to come out as gay. Previews begin Wednesday before an opening on Jan. 19 at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago. (773) 784-8565.
Young blood
Pegasus Players continues its tradition of professionally producing short plays by student playwrights in the "22nd Annual Young Playwrights Festival" at Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. Performances begin today with an official opening Monday. Performances continue through Jan. 27. (773) 878-9761.
-- Scott C. Morgan
Openings:
II Roman Senators Productions with Studio 207 presents the world premiere of Steven M. Roseman's "Again," a drama about a Michigan college student arrested on suspicion of terrorism. At Angel Island Theater, 731 W. Sheridan: Begins Thursday through Feb. 17. Tickets are $15. (773) 972-7685
Closings:
Annoyance Theatre's for-mature-audiences-only show "Love is Dead: A NecRomantic Musical" closes today at 4830 N. Broadway St., Chicago. (773) 561-4665.
The long-running tour of "The Phantom of the Opera" disappears from the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago, on Saturday. (312) 902-1400.
Apple Tree Theatre's area premiere of "The Mistress Cycle," a musical revue about the other women behind famous men, ends Saturday at the Karger Center, 1850 Green Bay Road, Highland Park. (847) 432-4335.
Remy Bumppo's sparkling production of "The Philadelphia Story" closes Sunday at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. (773) 871-3000.
Silent Theatre's "A Charlie Chaplin Christmas" closes Sunday at 77 E. Randolph St., Chicago. (312) 742-8497.