After the Fall, Artistic Home Theater Company, through April 27. The tiny Artistic Home is amazing in Arthur Miller’s quasi-autobiography, telling of his tumultuous relationship with Marilyn Monroe (and women in general). Almost too good to be true. (Abarbanel)
Estrogen Fest, Storefront Theater through May 10. This smart, funny showcase of feminine identity could win over the most hard-hearted misogynist, through the dramatic, musical, comedic and dance talents of dozens of local artists and theater troupes. (Reed)Katzelmacher, Trap Door Theatre. Fassbinder’s indictment of small-town xenophobia doesn’t tell us anything we don’t already know, but the Trap Door’s savvy ensemble tells it with sly and sexy style. (Barnidge)
The Trojan Women, Goodman Theatre, through May 4. Seneca’s version of this war-widow weeper is a re-make of the Euripides original, but who cares when Mary Zimmerman’s directing? Sit back and watch a master at work! (Barnidge)by Jonathan Abarbanel, Mary Shen Barnidge and Rick Reed