The Glass Menagerie, The Hypocrites, through March 6. It was the only Tennessee Williams play your English teacher would allow you to read. The Hypocrites' shamelessly romantic production reminds you why it haunts your memory to this day. MSB
Measure for Measure, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier, through March 20. Shakespeare's never-more-timely tale making politics and sexual shenanigans uneasy bedfellows gets an inspired update from director Barbara Gaines. RR
Solo Latinas, Teatro Luna at Chicago Dramatists, through Feb. 13. Four young latinas write and perform tales of growing up Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban and interfacing both Anglo culture and their own cultures. Angry, proud, moving and often funny. JA
Young Playwright's Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, through Jan. 30. Four remarkable one-acts from high school students comprise this riveting evening of thought-provoking theater. Plays are winners from a citywide competition of more than 600 entries. RR
— By Jonathan Abarbanel, Mary Shen Barnidge and Rick Reed