THEATER & DANCE

Hyde Park Theatre stages Austin-based playwright Raul Garza’s thoughtprovoking play about a Mexican-American urban sophisticate who wants to connect with his roots and ventures deep into the Mexican interior. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through Oct. 20. $23-27 (Thursdays are pay-what-you-can). 511 W. 43rd St. 512-479-7529, hydeparktheatre.org. ones. 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, with additional 8 p.m. performance Oct. 1, through Oct. 6. $20. Ground Floor Theatre, 979 Springdale Road. enrouteproductions.com.

Ballet Austin is taking on two works, starting with the seductive “The Firebird,” about an adventurous prince who ensnares a mystical female creature to help him outwit an evil sorcerer and find true love. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. $15-$89. The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive. balletaustin.org.

The Palace Playhouse in Georgetown is staging a Neil Simon farce about the 10th anniversary party of Charlie Brock, the deputy mayor of New York, and his wife, Myra — but things go awry when she goes missing and he is found bleeding from a gunshot wound. His lawyer must get to the bottom of what happened before the other guests arrive. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday through Oct. 14. $28-$30. 817 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown. georgetownpalace.com/ rumors. Southwest Theatre Productions presents this play by Bruce Graham. Stella and Lou have been friends for many years. When Stella determines she must make a major change in her life, she turns to Lou for advice, but it isn’t exactly what she expected. 8 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, 4 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 30. $18$22. Santa Cruz Theater, 1805 E. Seventh Street. swtproductions.com