Friday | “White Guy on the Bus”: Bruce Graham’s new play is about a white man and black woman whose backgrounds explosively clash. Through Feb. 28 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd.; 847-673-6300 or northlight.org
Monday | “Dividing the Estate”: In Horton Foote’s drama, the adult children of a wealthy family decide whether to divide the estate while their mother is alive. Through March 28 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St.; 773-338-2177 or raventheatre.com
Wednesday | “La Cage aux Folles”: Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman’s musical about the high jinks of a St. Tropez drag club comes to Lincolnshire. Through March 22 at Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive in Lincolnshire; 847-634-0200 or marriotttheatre.com
Thursday | “The Addams Family”: Andrew Lippa’s macabre musical is based on Charles Addams’ comic strip, directed in this Chicago production by L. Walter Stearns. Through April 5, at Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave.; 773-325-1700 or mercurytheaterchicago.com
