After making a splash with a hyper-intimate production of Bus Stop, The Den Theatre turns its attentions to gay playwright Tennessee Williams’ lesser-known 1952 drama Summer and Smoke. The production features a cast that includes Eve Rydberg as a minister’s daughter named Alma, who falls for a wayward medical school graduate played by Josh Odor (very memorable in The Artistic Home’s Sweet Bird of Youth). Summer and Smoke continues in previews before its official opening night Sept. 16. Performances then continue through Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. (second floor). Tickets are $15-$20. Call 773-609-2336 or visit www.thedentheatre.com for more information. Photo of Josh Odor and Eve Rydberg in Summer and Smoke courtesy of The Den Theatre