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Posted November 01, 2007 11:00 pm

French satire

Fed up with society's hypocrisy, the self-righteous Alceste swears to tell only the truth in Moliere's satiric "The Misanthrope."

Janus Theatre's production of Moliere's classic comedy arguing for balanced behavior opens today at the Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division St., Elgin. (847) 931-0637.

British farce

A lecherous psychiatrist covers up his attempted seduction of his secretary with increasingly outrageous lies in Joe Orton's risqué comedy, "What the Butler Saw," beginning previews Thursday at Court Theatre. The play opens Nov. 17 at 5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago. (773) 753-4472.

Kids' 'Tempest'

Adventure Stage Chicago opens its season with "The Eye of the Storm," Welsh playwright Charles Way's family-friendly adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." The play, about an isolated young girl living with her sorcerer father on an enchanted island, who finds friendship with someone other than her father, opens Saturday at Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble St., Chicago. (773) 342-4141.

-- Barbara Vitello

Openings:

"Girls Night: The Musical," which follows five friends during a wild night of karaoke, comes to the Paramount Theatre for a brief run. The show plays Tuesday through Thursday at 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. (630) 896-6666.

n.u.f.a.n. (No Use For a Name) ensemble begins its season with "Feather," about a woman who uses art to exorcise her demons. The play opens Wednesday at Bailiwick Repertory Theater, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. (773) 883-1090.

Previews begin Tuesday for TimeLine Theatre's Chicago premiere of "Tesla's Letters." Nick Bowling directs Jeffrey Stanley's play about an American student who gets more than she anticipated in researching scientist Nikola Tesla, who is responsible for modern alternating current electric power. Previews begin Tuesday at 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago. (773) 281-8463.

Polarity Ensemble Theatre's "Ghost Watch," about filmmakers shooting a movie in a haunted apartment, opens today at the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago. (773) 282-7035.

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