E. Patrick Johnson’s book Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South jumps from the page to the stage in a world-premiere adaptation courtesy of About Face Theatre in a co-production with Jane M. Saks and the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media a Columbia College. See Johnson embody many of the folks he interviewed from his book onstage at the Viaduct Theater, 3111 N. Western. Previews begin April 29 with an official opening May 7. Performances then continue at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays until May 29. Tickets are $15-$25; call 773-296-6024 or visit www.aboutfacetheatre.com. Photo of Johnson courtesy of Jane Beachy.