"The Boys Next Door": The play concerns four mentally challenged men, living in a communal apartment, who are looked after by their caseworker. These men of varying levels of function form a family of a sorts as they work through the often hilarious and touching challenges of their lives. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; final performance 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $21 ($15 senior citizens); $10 kids ages 12-under. Germantown Community Theatre, 3037 Forest Hill-Irene Road, Germantown. (901) 754-2680.
"The Importance of Being Earnest": Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 12. Ticket $23 ($15 students with valid ID; $10 children under 12.) Additional performance Wednesday (Feb. 8), 7:30 p.m. Lohrey Stage, Theatre Memphis, 630 Perkins Ext. (901) 682-8323. theatrememphis.org
"In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play": Sarah Ruhl's drama/comedy, set in the 19th century at the dawn of the age of electricity, is about an unusual new therapy to treat "hysterical" women. Play not recommended for children. 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday; final performance 8 p.m. Sunday. $33 Fridays-Saturdays; $28 Thursdays/Sundays; $20 for senior citizens, students, military. The Circuit Playhouse, 51 S. Cooper. Call (901) 726-4656.
"Locomotion": Award-winning novelist Jacqueline Woodson has turned her book into an inspiring play about an 11-year-old boy whose life moves from tragedy to hope as he loses one family and gains a new one. Tuesday at 6 p.m. $15-$20 ($9 groups of 10 or more). Orpheum, 203 S. Main. (901) 525-3000; (901) 743-2787 or orpheum-memphis.org
"next to normal": A suburban mom suffering from bipolar disorder decides to stop taking her medication, and the fallout forces her and her family to confront the memories they have avoided. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays (except Feb. 5 show, which begins at 8 p.m. due to the Unified Professional Theatre Auditions). Play runs through Feb. 12. Tickets: $33 Thursdays and Sundays; $38 Fridays-Saturdays; $20 senior citizens, students, military. Show not recommended for children. Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper. Call (901) 726-4656. playhouseonthesquare.org
"Two Trains Running": A 1960s Pittsburgh neighborhood is the setting for August Wilson's play about an era and a community on the brink of change. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays (2 p.m. Feb. 11 matinee) and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 26. Talk back with director/cast Feb. 5 & 16. Hattiloo Theatre Mainstage, 656 Marshall. (901) 525-0009. hattiloo.org
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