The Book of Will, Hub Theatre Company, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, through November 12. Pay what you can. www.theatreboston.org

Fat Ham, The Huntington, in association with The Alliance Theatre and the Front Porch Arts Collective, Wimberly Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, through October 29. 617-933-8600 or bostontheatrescene.com

Angels in America, A Gay Fantasia on National Themes Central Square Theater and Bedlam, Cambridge, through October 8.

Prayer for the French Republic, The Huntington, main stage, Boston, through October 8. 617-266-0800. (Broadway production at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre-in previews December 19 and opening January 9,2024)

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Budding artists ages nine and up are invited to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for its popular fall series of ParkARTS Watercolor Painting Workshops during the month of September at six Boston locations.

Madama Butterfly, a new BLO production, Boston Lyric Opera, Emerson Colonial Theatre, through September 24. Running time: two hours, 45 minutes (including an intermission after the first act). www.blo.org

South End Open Studios Weekend, First Friday, and SoWa Sundays

Summer Concert Schedule

Love in an Elevator, presented by Six Corners Entertainment at the Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, through August 13. bostontheatrescene.com or 617-933-8600.