MADAME DE SADE, European Repertory at Storefront Theatre, through Feb. 8. Expect the unexpected from Euro Rep, this time abandoning Europe for a work by the late gay, militaristic, nationalistic Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima. (Abarbanel)
NANA, Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland, through Feb. 1. This adaptation of Emile Zola’s saga-of-a-showgirl so swaddles us in sensuality that we almost overlook how smart it really is. (Barnidge)
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, Pegasus Players at Wilson College, through Jan. 26. This annual fest of professionally staged one-act plays written by Chicago high school students always is a revealing—and sobering—look at adolescent hopes and horrors. (Abarbanel)