DANCE OF ASIAN AMERICA PRESENTS “SPLENDID CHINA XIII” FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE.
THEATER
“Swimming While Drowning” Emilio Rodriguez’ drama about homeless teens. Presented by Stages Repertory Theatre. 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday; $25-$55; 3201 Allen Parkway; 713-527-0123, stagestheatre.com. “The Return of Sherlock Holmes” Tale featuring the character by Arthur Conan Doyle. Presented by Classical Theatre Company. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday; $25; 4617 Montrose, No. 100; 713-963-9665, classical theatre.org. “Twelfth Night”
Shakespeare’s classic comedy about mistaken identity. Presented by Alley Theatre. 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, through Oct. 28; $26-$94; 615 Texas; 713-2205700, alleytheatre.org. “The Book of Will”
Lauren Gunderson’s fictionalized history of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Presented by Main Street Theater. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; $36-$42; Rice Village, 2540 Times; 713524-9196, mainstreettheater .com. “Curse of the Starving Class”
Sam Shepard’s drama about a rural working-class family. Presented by Catastrophic Theatre. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday; all tickets pay-what-you-can, $40 suggested price; MATCH 3400 Main; 713-5222723, catastrophictheatre.com. “Evil Dead the Musical”
College students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods. Presented by Obsidian Theater. 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Thursday, through Oct. 27; $40; Obsidian Theater, 3522 White Oak; 832-889-7837, obsidiantheater.org.
CLASSICAL/OPERA
“Perlman Plays & Conducts” Itzhak Perlman performs on violin and conducts the Houston Symphony. 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m Sunday. Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana; $39-$175; 713-224-4240, houstonsymphony.org.
DANCE
“Gallery Construction” Karen Stokes Dance performs a multimedia installation show incorporating dance-for-camera works created at art galleries with live performance. 7 and 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday; $18-$28; MATCH, 3400 Main; 713-5214533, matchouston.org. “Splendid China XIII” Houston’s Dance of Asian America performs new choreography, collaborating with dancers from some of China’s leading companies. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; free; Miller Outdoor Theatre, 6000 Hermann Park Drive; 281-373-3386, milleroutdoortheatre.com. “Human Landscapes” Core Dance performs Spanish choreographer Germana Civera’s work about exile, to an original score by Didier Aschour, with a commissioned mural as a backdrop. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Oct. 27; $15; Harrisburg Art Museum, 4300 Harrisburg, coredance.org.