See ANT Fest

Ifs, ants, or buts. Ars Nova, through June 16.

There’s a chaotic, fringe-y vibe to this annual newworks festival. Particularly tempting morsels include Char Nakashima-Conway’s untitled Waifu

play. (June 11), Connor Rohr Driscoll’s “pitchshifted glitch-pop” musical *keysmash* (June 13), and Tiresias Presents Hyperfantasia, a drag cabaret that involves a reenactment of the Big Bang as a celestial orgasm (June 15). The delightful Chris Murphy hosts comedy-and-burlesque showcase

Showgasm on the last day of the fest.