Next up at the Metropolis: 'Out of Order', 'Put the Nuns in Charge!'
The discovery of a dead body in a hotel room thwarts a politician's attempts to keep secret his affair with a young woman in the British sex farce "Out of Order," Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's latest main stage production. David Belew directs. Also at Metropolis, "Put the Nuns in Charge!" returns for one night only.
"Out of Order" previews begin Thursday, Jan. 14, at 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. The show opens Sunday, Jan. 17. "Put the Nuns in Charge!" runs at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com
Dark nights at NextEvanston's Next Theatre inaugurates its new Dark Nights Series with puppet artist Michael Montenegro's Puppet Symbolist Theatre. The double bill includes "Sublime Beauty of Hands," which examines the impact of modern technology, and "Klown Kantos," which consists of seven short, comedic pieces. Info: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 and 15; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 and 16; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10 and 17, at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston. (847) 475-1875, ext. 2, or nexttheatre.org.Nuptials at Noble Fool"Tony n' Tina's Wedding," the interactive, partly improvised sendup of a boisterous Italian-American wedding and reception, comes to St. Charles Saturday courtesy of Noble Fool. The teens and older show returns Feb. 20, and on other dates throughout the year.Info: 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Pheasant Run Resort Spa, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. (630) 584-6342 or noblefool.org.What's newbull; Rasaka Theatre Company reprises its 2009 production of "Yoni Ki Baat," a play inspired by "The Vagina Monologues" in which South Asian women explore their sexuality. The last preview of this revised production is Friday, Jan. 8, at Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway, Chicago. The production opens Saturday, Jan. 9. (312) 777-1070 or rasakatheatre.org.bull; Hot and Heavy Burlesque pays tribute to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" as part of its latest adults-only production running Friday, Jan. 8 and 15, and Saturday, Jan. 9 and 16, at the Viaduct Theater, 3111 N. Western Ave., Chicago. (773) 414-5535 or myspace.com/hotandheavyburlesque. bull; Rick Snyder directs "Killer Joe," an early play by Snyder's fellow Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member (and Pulitzer Prize winner) Tracy Letts about greedy Texans who hire a professional to knock off their family's matriarch. The Profiles Theatre revival stars ensemble members Darrell W. Cox and Somer Benson. Previews begin Friday, Jan. 8, at 4147 N. Broadway. The production opens Thursday, Jan. 14. (773) 549-1815 or profilestheatre.org.bull; Patrons debate politics, sports, romance and pop culture at a South Boston bar in the improv show "Dirty Water," returning on Friday, Jan. 8, and running the first Friday of every month thereafter at Town Hall Pub, 3340 N. Halsted St., Chicago. (773) 404-2555 or dirtywaterimprov.com.bull; Jesse Terrill supplies original music for TUTA Theatre Chicago's production of Bertolt Brecht's rarely produced "The Wedding," about the mishaps that ensue when guests converge on the just-married couple's apartment immediately after the ceremony. Artistic director Zeljko Djukic directs. Previews are Tuesday, Jan. 12, and Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. The production opens Thursday, Jan. 14. (847) 217-0691 or tutato.com.bull; The side project presents the "The Artist Needs a Wife," a dark comedy by Jesse Weaver about a couple of artists in need of inspiration, which premiered at Dublin, Ireland's fringe festival in 2006. Previews begin Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 1439 W. Jarvis Ave., Chicago. The production opens Friday, Jan. 15. (773) 973-2150 or thesideproject.net. bull; Mary Beth Fisher ("Rock 'n' Roll," "Arcadia," "What the Butler Saw") stars in Court Theatre's Chicago-area premiere of "The Year of Magical Thinking," Joan Didion's adaptation of her award-winning memoir chronicling the year following her husband's death. Artistic director Charles Newell directs the production, which begins previews on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago. The show opens Saturday, Jan. 23. (773) 753-4472 or courttheatre.org.bull; The paintings of Edward Hopper inspired the latest collaboration by the members of WNEP Theater. The company's new play, "The (Edward) Hopper Project" unfolds as a series of vignettes populated by the characters who inhabit Hopper's paintings. The production opens Friday, Jan. 15, at the Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph St., Chicago. (312) 742-8497 or wneptheater.org. bull; Writers Theater has extended its production of the "Oh Coward!" revue showcasing the music and lyrics of Noel Coward. The production runs through March 28 at 664 Vernon Ave., Glencoe. (847) 242-6000 or writerstheatre.org.