Lily Janiak’s theater picks
“Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.”: The West Coast premiere of Alice Birch’s play, directed by Rebecca Novick for Crowded Fire Theater, explores the way language itself confines women. 8 p.m. Monday, March 5, and Thursday-Saturday, March 8-10. Through March 24. $10-$35. Potrero Stage, 1695 18th St., S.F. (415) 523-0034. www.crowdedfire.org
Women in Magic: Oakland Magic Circle hosts a panel discussion about female magicians followed by performances. Heather Rogers, Meriam Al Sultan and Dagmar Theison participate. 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. Free. Bjornson Hall, 2258 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. http://bit.ly/2HwbUN7
“What Do the Women Say?”: In honor of International Women’s Day, Golden Thread Productions features the work of patriarchy smashers in a variety of media; participants include visual artist Yasmine Diaz, singer Naima Shalhoub, filmmakers Erika Cohn and Sara Maamouri and performer Atosa Melody Babaoff. 8 p.m. Thursday, March 8. $15-$20. Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St., S.F. www.goldenthread.org
“Kursk”: In staging the West Coast premiere of Bryony Lavery’s play — about the sinking of the eponymous Russian nuclear submarine, in 2000 — Theatre Lunatico casts all women in what was envisioned as an all-male play. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 8-10; 7 p.m. Sunday, March 11. Through April 8. $10-$25. La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., Berkeley. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3222588
“Seeds”: Utopia Theatre Project presents the world premiere of Anne Yumi Kobori’s play, which weaves together the stories of women and men reckoning with secrets from World War II. 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 9-10. Through March 24. $20-$35. PianoFight, 144 Taylor St., S.F. www.utopiatheatreproject.com