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Mar. 8–Apr. 24. Reprise of the summer production of this interactive performance art piece curated by NYC theater artists Abigail Browde and Michael Silverstone—the duo behind the Obie-winning company 600 Highwaymen—in which 2 randomly chosen ticket holders meet on opposite ends of a table, separated by a pane of glass, to follow a scripted set of prompts. The questions start out simple (“Have you ever broken a bone?”) and grow progressively more intimate (“Have you ever broken a heart?”) with the aim of encouraging storytelling, triggering imagination, and nurturing empathy. The hour-long encounter ends in a “startling and powerful,” way according to the New York Times reviewer, who also called the piece “a joy,” and “a work of inquisitive humanity and profound gentleness.” Suitable for ages 16 & up. 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, & 7 p.m. (Tues.–Sun.), UMMA Irving Stenn Jr. Family Gallery, 525 S. State. Tickets $10 (students, $5). Preregistration required at a2sf.org or by calling 764–2538. Mask required. BoxOffice@a2sf.org

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Every Tues., Thurs. & Fri. All invited to play ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge (Tues., Fri.), or a 499er game (Thus.). If you plan to come without a partner, email kahanae@yahoo.net or ronmeade@comcast.net beforehand. 1–4 p.m. or so (arrive by 12:50 p.m.), City Club, 1830 Washtenaw Ave. $6 per person.

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Apr. 14-17. Linda Goodrich and Justin Keyes direct U-M musical theater students, with musical direction by Tyler Driskill, in a performance of Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, and James Rado’s once-controversial 1967 musical about a “tribe” of politically active hippies living a bohemian life in NYC while fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. May feature nudity. 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.), 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), and 2 p.m. (Sun.), Power Center. Mask required. Tickets $29-$35 (students, 13) in advance at tickets.smtd.umich.edu & at the door. 764-2538. 

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Thurs. Apr. 14 & 28. Performances by up to 12 aspiring area stand-up comics. Alcohol is served. 7:30 p.m., Comedy Showcase, 212 S. Fourth Ave. $5 in advance at aaComedy.com (recommended) and at the door. 996–9080.  

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Celebrated lyric-coloratura mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is the “perfect 21st-century diva—an effortless combination of glamour, charisma, intelligence, grace, and remarkable talent,” says a New York Times critic. DiDonato is known both for the quality of her voice and for defying expectations (her habitual recital encore is “Over the Rainbow,” for example). Tonight’s show, Eden, is her most recent experiment, a program of music about nature with accompaniment by the renowned 25-member historical performance orchestra Il Pomo d’Oro, conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev, and dramatic staging by French stage director Marie Lambert-Le Bihan. The program opens with Charles Ives’ enigmatic “The Unanswered Question” (1908), in which DiDonato sings lines usually assigned to a trumpet, and contemporary composer Rachel Portman’s “The First Morning of the World,” a commissioned work with lyrics by poet Gene Scheer. Also, works by Handel, Cavalli, Gluck, Mahler, Wagner, Valentini, Marini, and Mysliveček. A Gramophone review, while noting uncomfortable junctures between “sensational” individual performances, praises DiDonato’s “crystalline coloratura” and Il Pomo d’Oro’s “thrilling accompaniment.” 7:30 p.m. Hill Auditorium. $15–$72 (students $12–$20). Preregistration required at ums.org/performance/eden-starring-joyce-didonato or 764–2538. Mask and proof of vaccination required.

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Every Thurs. Local high school English teacher Barry Aherne throws out questions for anyone to answer at this popular weekly trivia fest. Come with a team (up to 6 people). Prizes. 7:30 p.m. or so, Conor O’Neill’s, 318 S. Main. $5 team fee that goes to the winning team. 665–2968. 

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Apr. 14-16. U-M dance students perform group and solo dances choreographed by fellow students ElleAnna Casterline, Lydia Dunn, Olivia Johnson, Sarah Madnick, Abby Niemi, and Arianna Stadler. 8 p.m. Dance Performance Studio, 1000 Baits, North Campus. Mask required. Tickets $10 at the door only. 764–9537. 

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Casaundra Freeman directs this Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu drama—the 1st post-lockdown play to open on Broadway—that brings the big questions of Waiting for Godot into contemporary life. Two young black men meet under a streetlight, talk smack, pass time, and hope for a better life. The New York Times called the play “blazingly theatrical and thrillingly tense.”8 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Tickets $22 in advance at theatre-nova.ticketleap.com & at the door. Mask & proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within past 48 hours). 635-8450.

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Every Thurs.–Sat., Apr. 7–23. Joe Bailey directs Florida playwright Ronnie Larsen’s comic drama about a man, grief-stricken by the death of his parents, who hires actors to come to his house a few times a week and be his family. Cast: Brandy Joe Plambeck, Maurizio Dominguez, Diane Hill, Jeff Miller, and David Collins. Suitable for ages 15 & up (strong language). 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.), Stone Chalet Inn, 1917 Washtenaw Ave. Mask & proof of vaccination (or negative Covid test within past 72 hours) required. Tickets $15 (seniors, $12), in advance at PennySeats.org and (if available) at the door. 926–5346. 

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All ages 5–14 invited to bring a flashlight and a basket, hunt for eggs in the moonlight, and go home with candy. Rain, snow, or shine; dress for the weather. Saline Recreation Center, 1866 Woodland Dr. E., Saline. $12 per child; preregistration required at bit.ly/specialeventsaline. 429–3502.

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