Theater events: Goodman extends 'Music Man,' Oil Lamp stages 'A Kind of Love Story'
• Performances continue through Aug. 4 for Theater Oobleck's remount of "It is Magic," Mickle Maher's mashup of "Macbeth" and "The Three Little Pigs," an examination of theater-making set during a community theater audition. Performances are at the Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. See theateroobleck.com.
• Performances begin Friday, July 19, for Otherworld Theatre's resident ensemble The Stupid Shakespeare Company's inaugural production "Super Richard World III." It's a 90-minute Nintendo and "Richard III" parody of the War of the Roses set in the Mushroom Kingdom. Performances run through Aug. 4 at 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago. See otherworldtheatre.org.
• The Arc Theatre marks its 10th anniversary of Shakespeare on the Ridge with its re-imagined version of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," about young lovers, amateur actors and two powerful faeries who bedevil them for sport. The free performances run Saturday, July 20, through Aug. 11 at Ridgeville Park, 908 Seward St., Evanston. See arctheatrechicago.org.
• Oil Lamp Theatre presents a romantic comedy titled "A Kind of Love Story" by Jenelle Riley. It centers on Ally and Mark, two people unlucky in love, who like comic books and Cameron Crowe movies and would seem to be each other's soul mate. The problem is, they've never met. Artistic director Keith Gerth directs the production, which runs from Thursday, July 25, to Sept. 8 at 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. (847) 834-0738 or oillamptheater.org.
• Corn Productions presents "Batch Mirror," a sketch-comedy revue performed by the ensemble Windy Batch. Performances run Thursday, July 25, through Aug. 8 at the Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. See windybatch.com.
• Goodman Theatre announced a second and final extension for Mary Zimmerman's revival of "The Music Man," Meredith Willson's musical about charismatic con man Harold Hill who promises the residents of a small Iowa town he will transform their youngsters into a first-rate marching band. Performances run through Aug. 18 at 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. (312) 443-3800 or goodmantheatre.org.
• Strawdog Theatre will devote its 32nd season to the examination of truth. It begins with the Chicago-area premiere of "The Effect" (Oct. 13-Nov. 23), Lucy Prebble's drama about two people participating in an antidepressant drug trial who may or may not be falling in love. That's followed by a remount of the company's original adaptation of Eric Kimmel's "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" (December), in which Hershel tries to outsmart goblins haunting the old synagogue. The season, which includes a winter 2020 production to be announced, concludes with the premiere of Brian James Polak's "Welcome to Keene, New Hampshire" (April 16-May 30, 2020). Produced in cooperation with Pure Theatre in South Carolina, the play is a contemporary riff on Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," in which Keene's residents grapple with guns, opioids and other issues. Performances take place at 1802 W. Berenice Ave., Chicago. Subscriptions range from $42 to $123. (773) 644-1380 or strawdog.org.
• Three world premieres comprise The New Colony's 2019-2020 season, which commences Nov. 13 with "Peg," a co-production with Broken Nose Theatre of Liam Fitzgerald's play about a couple preparing to "flip the script" sexually. That's followed by "Under the Tree" (April 1-May 3, 2020), ensemble member K.L. Parker's play about a widow preparing for her husband's funeral, who meets his second family, which she knew nothing about. The season concludes with "Other Rockpools" (July 15-Aug. 15, 2020), co-artistic director Fin Coe's play, set in 2001. It's about a team of people who work to build a time machine that will send them to another era, but whose relationships deteriorate as the machine nears completion. Tickets go on sale in August. See thenewcolony.org.