Cupid Is As Cupid Does, Cupid Players at ImprovOlympic through Aug. 22. It’s not new for sketch comedy to dissect relationships; but the Cupids extend the topic’s musical perimeter to include break-dancing cops, downbeat psychos and huggy-bear males. (Barnidge)
Homebody/Kabul, Steppenwolf Theatre through Aug. 31. Yes, it’s three and a half hours, but Tony Kushner doesn’t waste a second of it on empty pontificating, instead delivering an incisive microanalysis of despotism and despair laced with irony. (Barnidge)
Tops or Bottoms & Persistence of Vision, Chicago Dramatists through Aug. 17. There’s warmth, depth, humor, poignancy, and charm in Winnetka author Todd Logan’s one-act plays, with Chicago faves Judy Blue and Scott Jaeck spot-on as a married couple. (Reed)
Trust Me On This, Lifeline Theatre, through Aug. 17. This is your last week to catch this fast-paced adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s loop-the-loop whodunit. Great summertime theater. (Barnidge)