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Feb. 20–Mar. 1. Veronica Long directs local actors in Sherman L. Sergel’s adaptation of Reginald Rose’s 1954 teleplay 12 Angry Men. The drama, set in a 1957 jury room, explores the grave responsibility of 12 ordinary people as they decide a stranger’s fate. 7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) and 2 p.m. (Sun.), The Well Church, 211 Willis, Saline. Tickets $15 (students & seniors, $12) in advance at salineareaplayers.org and (if available) via cash, check, or charge at the door. [email protected].

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Feb. 19–22. An ensemble of local musicians performs songs written by composer-lyricist Schwartz for the hit musicals Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, and others. In a career spanning over 5 decades, Schwartz has earned 3 Grammy Awards, 3 Academy Awards, and a Golden Globe. His oeuvre includes such well-known songs as “Day by Day,” “Defying Gravity,” “When You Believe,” “Simple Joys,” and more. 7 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Encore, 7714 Ann Arbor St., Dexter. Tickets $34–$56 in advance at theencoretheatre.org (with $4 fee) and (if available) at the door (no fee). (734) 268–6200.

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Every Fri.–Sun., Jan. 30–Feb. 22. Briana O’Neal directs Canadian playwright Jordan Hall’s 3-character comic drama about a doting suburban mother who recounts the chain of events that leaves her stranded in a kayak alone on a vast stretch of water. Her son’s penchant for peacemaking, his love for a woman who’s a preachy environmental activist, and the mother’s own bourgeois complacency all pave the way. 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 3 p.m. (Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Tickets $32 (seniors, $27; students, $17) in advance at theatrenova.org & at the door. (734) 635–8450.

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Feb. 19–22. Meriah Sage directs EMU drama students in David Auburn’s 2000 Pulitzer-winning drama about love and reconciliation. The play follows a woman, her sister, and an unexpected suitor who appears after their mathematician father’s death. 7 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), EMU Sponberg Theatre, 124 Judy Sturgis Hill Bldg., 1030 E. Circle Dr., Ypsi. Tickets $20 (seniors, $15; students, $12; kids 6–12, $7) in advance at emich.ludus.com, at the box office (10 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Fri.), and (if available) at the door. (734) 487–2282.

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Feb. 19–22. Malcolm Tulip directs drama students in Peter Weiss’s celebrated 1966 play exploring the limits of politics and the incorrigible perversity of human nature. Set almost entirely as a play within a play, the plot uses the demise of the radical proto-socialist French Revolutionary to fashion an impassioned, often brutally sardonic critique of human aspirations for a better world. Recommended for ages 16 & up. 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.), 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Power Center. Tickets $29–$35 (students, $16) in advance at smtd.umich.edu & at the door. (734) 764-0583.

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Feb. 20–22. In the first production at this brand-new theater venue, Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit founder Rick Sperling, an Ann Arbor native and longtime fixture in the Michigan theater scene, portrays a multitude of characters in his 90-minute one-man play about his mother’s journey through memory care. 7 p.m. (Fri. & Sun.) and 3 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), Forge Theater, 3000 Packard, ste. B (entrance on Platt). Tickets $25 (plus $2.50 fee) in advance at forgetheatercollaborative.com & at the door. (734) 219–9434.

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Feb. 20 & 22. Norm Richert directs local actors in a production of Thornton Wilder’s graceful, humanistic 1938 Pulitzer Prize–winning portrait of an early 20th-century American small town. Proceeds benefit St. Andrew’s Youth and Pilgrimage programs. 7 p.m. (Fri.) & 3 p.m. (Sun.), St. Andrew’s, 306 N. Division. $10 (or $25 or $50 to support youth ministry; kids, $5). Preregistration required at onthestage.tickets/st-andrews-episcopal-church.

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Feb. 20–22. In the first production at this brand-new theater venue, Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit founder Rick Sperling, an Ann Arbor native and longtime fixture in the Michigan theater scene, portrays a multitude of characters in his 90-minute one-man play about his mother’s journey through memory care. 7 p.m. (Fri. & Sun.) and 3 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), Forge Theater, 3000 Packard, ste. B (entrance on Platt). Tickets $25 (plus $2.50 fee) in advance at forgetheatercollaborative.com & at the door. (734) 219–9434.

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