Circle Mirror Transformation, Victory Gardens Theater, through April 17. Five people in an adult drama class. There are many scenes, none important. The plot won’t engage you but go with the flow: By the end of Annie Baker’s play you’ll know everything about everyone. JA
Sense & Sensibility, Northlight Theatre in Skokie, through April 17. Two sisters struggle over whether to marry for the money or the thrills, but eventually choose wisely in Jon Jory’s brisk adaptation of Jane Austen’s prototypal romance. MSB
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 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