The 13th of Paris, Livewire Theatre at Greenhouse Theater, through April 17. Where did under-30 playwright Mat Smart acquire the maturity to write this all-ages comedy about romance in all its wise, enduring, bittersweet wonder and mystery? MSB
The Three Faces of Dr. Crippen, Strange Tree Group at Steppenwolf Garage, through April 24. Murder, Scotland Yard and the Marconi wireless: Strange Tree blends horror, vaudeville and whimsy to tell the 1911 tale. It’s one-third of the Steppenwolf Garage Rep. JA
This, Theater Wit, through April 3. Melissa James Gibson’s 2009 comic drama is amusingly filled with quirky and overly articulate New Yorkers who reflect on their unhappiness and discontentment in life. SCM
Trouble in Mind, The Artistic Home, extended through April 3. Sometimes your friends can be as much a hindrance as your enemies. This hard-hitting revival of Alice Childress’ 1954 look at racial politics among artists unaware of their prejudices warns us to be wary of both. MSB
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge
and Morgan