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Strindberg revisited
The Hypocrites continue their all-classics season with director Sean Graney's adaptation of August Strindberg's "Miss Julie," the playwright's seminal drama bout power, class and sex detailing the shifting relationship between a nobleman's daughter and his manservant.
"Miss Julie" opens Sunday at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. (773) 472-7352.
Dublin on Dearborn
Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls reprises his Broadway production of Conor McPherson's Dublin-set "Shining City," about a recent widower who confides to his therapist that he is being haunted by the ghost of his dead wife.
Previews continue this weekend. The play opens Monday at 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. (312) 443-3800.
Carnage at Court
Roman general Titus returns victorious with a dubious trophy in conquered queen Tamora, setting in motion a bloody spiral of revenge and retaliation in Shakespeare's most gruesome tragedy, "Titus Andronicus."
Artistic director Charles Newell adapts and directs Court Theatre's production, opening Saturday at 5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago. (773) 753-4472.
-- Barbara Vitello
Openings:
Previews continue this weekend for A Red Orchid's production of John Clancy's "Fatboy," a satire on greed and conspicuous consumption centered around an alluring vulgarian who becomes supreme ruler of his community. The play opens Monday at 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. (312) 943-8722.
Harold Pinter's "Ashes to Ashes," a puzzling one-act consisting of a dialogue between a man and woman, opens today at Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. (773) 598-4549.
Caffeine Theatre presents the world premiere "Like the Moon Behind the Clouds," an adaptation of Italian poet Carla Vasio's journey along the Silk Road from Rome to Tokyo. The play opened this week at the Studio Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St., Chicago. (312) 742-8497.
The touring production of "My Fair Lady" comes to the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago, for a limited run beginning Tuesday. (312) 901-1400.