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Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party, a family version of the classic Lewis Carroll story, Saturdays and Sundays through June 17, 12:30pm and 3pm, $10.50 kids, $12.50 adults, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779.

Anatol, by Arthur Schnitzler, through May 27, 8pm Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $20-$25, Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.8392.

Audition! The Musical, through June 10, 7pm Saturdays/6pm Sundays, $25.50, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x1.

The Devil Takes a Wife, written and performed by Anita Finlay, through May 31, $22, Le Studio, 3025 Olympic Blvd., Stage A, tickets, shop.gaulthierartists.com.

The Distance from Here, play by Neil LaBute, 8pm Friday-Saturday, 2pm and 7pm Sunday, through May 20, $15, The Other Space, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., reservations, 818.986.9817

Follies, the musical by Stephen Sondheim, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays/2pm Sundays, through June 16, $18, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester, 310.645.5156.

Mr. Punch, a “comical tragedy” by the Rogue Artists Ensemble, through May 27, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays/4pm Saturdays-Sundays, Theatre Theatre, 5041 W. Pico Blvd., LA, reservations, 818.887.1499.

Money and Run, through June 9, 10:30pm Fridays-Saturdays, $15, Promenade Playhouse, 1404-08 Third Street Promenade, 323.960.7735.

No Shame Theatre, five-minute comedy sketches created less than an hour before showtime, 11pm (early arrivals can be in show), ongoing Fridays through May 18, $5, The Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 2nd St., 310.396.3680 x10.

Wounded, play about returning soldiers at Walter Reed, presented and written by the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, set through May 19, 8pm, $15-$25, The Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 2nd St., 310.396.3680 x3.

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