Bobbie Steinbach (left) and Paula Plum star in "The Clean House."
(Andrew brilliant/brilliant pictures)
OPENING
"My Name Is Rachel Corrie" and "Pieces"
New Repertory Theatre presents two plays in repertory, each touching on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The double bill opens today and runs through March 30. 617-923-8487, newrep.org
"Sub-Zero"
Set in Cambridge, Anastasia Townsend's new play about an artist suffering from bipolar disorder started previews Thursday and runs through March 23 at the Factory Theater. 866-811-4111, ridgepro ductions.org
NOW PLAYING
"The Clean House"
Rick Lombardo directs a wonderfully attuned all-star local cast - Nancy E. Carroll, Will Lyman, Cristi Miles, Paula Plum, and Bobbie Steinbach - in Sarah Ruhl's deeply funny drama of housecleaning and heartbreak. The New Repertory Theatre production runs through March 23 at Watertown's Arsenal Center for the Arts. 617-923-8487, newrep.org
"Some Things Are Private"
Deborah Salem Smith and Laura Kepley use photographer Sally Mann's intimate, unsettling images to craft a luminous, intelligent study of artistic freedom and responsibility. Through March 23 at Trinity Repertory Company, Providence. 401-351-4242, trinityrep.com
"Gary"
Melinda Lopez unpacks an Indiana family's painful secrets by packing them into a tight, rock music-fueled one-act. Boston Playwrights' Theatre's strong premiere runs through March 18. 866-811-4111, boston playwrights.org
LAST CHANCE
"Medea"
Euripides meets Joan Crawford in the Gold Dust Orphans' wildly funny, deeply cathartic, wicked smart retelling. Closes March 15 at Machine. 866-811-4111, theatermania.com
"The Scene"
As slick and shiny as the mirrors on its Lyric Stage Company set, Theresa Rebeck's dark entertainment-industry satire features a scary-funny performance by Georgia Lyman as the ambitious, ethics-free young climber. Closes March 15. 617-585-5678, lyricstage.com
- Louise Kennedy
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