Faith Healer, Oak Park Festival Theatre, through April 16. Three witnesses recount conflicting reports of a tragic atrocity, Rashomon-style, but Belinda Bremner’s actors make you believe every word of their contradictory accounts in this look-’em-in-the-eyes production. MSB
MilkMilkLemonade, Pavement Group at Chicago Dramatists, through April 17. Joshua Conkel’s comic drama about two young boys coming to terms with their homosexuality may be a tad too whimsical for its own good, but there’s no denying how heartily this show can make you laugh. SCM
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 1/3 of the Steppenwolf Garage Rep. JA.
The Warriors, The New Colony at The Second Stage Theatre, through April 17. Though it could stand to be expanded, Evan Linder writes an honest and touching drama based upon company member Mary Hollis Inboden’s attempt to reconnect with her fellow school shooting survivors. It’s insightful to see how people live on and find different ways of coping following a horrific event. SCM
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge
and Morgan