Locked and Loaded, an irreverent dramedy about life, death and life by Todd Susman, April 22 through June 26, Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3:30 p.m., $26 for Fridays and Saturdays, $21 Sundays, The Other Space at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 Fourth Street, 310.394.9779 ext. 1
Barnyard Madness with the Three Little Pigs, through May 22, 12:30 and 3 p.m., $10.50 to $12.50, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 Fourth Street, 310. 394. 9779 ext. 2
Come Sundown, world premiere of play by Anthony F. Cronin, through May 14, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $20 to $25, Ruskin Art Theatre, 3000 Airport Avenue, 310.397.3244
Daddy-O Dies Well, play by Murray Mednick, through May 22, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays, $25, Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, 323.960.7724
Thicker Than Water, starring Barbara Bain and D.B. Sweeney, through May 22, $20 in advance, $25 at the box office, Saturdays 8 p.m. and Sundays 2 p.m., Promenade Playhouse, 1404 Third Street Promenade, 323.960.5772, plays411.com/thickerthanwater
