Lois Smith

'Happy Days'

Sept. 13-Oct. 12

Director Andrei Belgrader reimagines Samuel Beckett's existential fable as a parable about climate change and environmental catastrophe with Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams. Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena. $34. (626) 683-6883. www.bostoncourt.org

'Choir Boy'

Sept. 26-Oct. 26

A vocally gifted African American navigates life at an all-boys prep school in the West Coast premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's drama. Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood. $39-$79. (310) 208-5454....