OPENING
DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE In Sarah Ruhl’s comedy, a guy drops dead in a cafe, and when his cellphone rings, the woman at the next table answers it - a fateful move that plunges her into the dead man’s tangled life. Through Nov. 14. Lyric Stage Company of Boston. 617-585-5678, www.lyricstage.com
SPEED-THE-PLOW
According to David Mamet, his 1988 satire of the movie industry revolves around this question: “What is the difference between Work and Art, and how is one to draw the line?’’ Through Nov. 7. New Repertory Theatre. 617-332-1646, www.newrep.org.
NOW PLAYING
SLEEP NO MORE Prepare for close encounters with the cast in this adventurous, immersive, and mostly wordless reworking of “Macbeth,’’ a coproduction by the American Repertory Theater and Punchdrunk, an experimental British theater troupe. Through Jan. 3. The Old Lincoln School, Brookline. 617-547-8300, www.americanrepertorytheater.org.
A LONG AND WINDING ROAD Maureen McGovern brings the polish of a seasoned cabaret performer to this greatest-hits overview of her personal history and the collective experience of the baby boom generation. Through Nov. 15. Huntington Theatre Company. Wimberly Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts. 617-266-0800, www.huntingtontheatre.org.
LITTLE BLACK DRESS A middle-aged Kansas woman tries to break free of her unhappy marriage in this explosive drama by Ronan Noone. Through Oct. 24. Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. 866-811-4111, www.bostonplaywrights.org.
THE DONKEY SHOW Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream’’ is transmogrified into a Studio 54-style phantasmagoria. Go ahead, try not to have a good time. Just try. Through Jan. 2. American Repertory Theater, Oberon. 617-547-8300, www.americanrepertorytheater.org
LAST CHANCE STOMP Back for a sixth visit, with a couple of new routines and an abiding determination to find as many ways as possible to turn everyday objects into instruments of percussion. Ends today. Cutler Majestic Theatre. 800-233-3123, www.telecharge.com.
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