THREE SISTERS There’s something special about seeing Chekhov’s work performed in his native tongue (albeit with English surtitles), featuring actors who speak the words as the great Russian dramatist wrote them and shaped by a director who feels a connection to his sensibility. Through March 6. Production by Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, Russia. Presented by ArtsEmerson at Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston. 617-824-8400, www.artsemerson.org

SORRY The personal overlaps with the political in Richard Nelson’s quietly wrenching drama, set on Election Day 2012, about four middle-age siblings preparing to move their beloved uncle to a nursing home. The third installment of Nelson’s remarkable, four-part Apple Family series, this production features a blue-chip ensemble. Through March 13. Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham. 781-279-2200, www.stonehamtheatre.org

THE WONG KIDS IN THE SECRET OF THE SPACE CHUPACABRA GO! A rollicking outer-space adventure, written by Lloyd Suh, about a pair of siblings on the rocky threshold of adolescence who set out to defeat a planet-gobbling monster, save the universe, and maybe conquer self-doubt along the way. Starring Sasha Diamond and Alton Alburo. Directed by Ralph B. Pena. Through March 6. Ma-Yi Theater Company, presented by ArtsEmerson at Paramount Center Mainstage, Boston. 617-824-8400, www.artsemerson.org DON AUCOIN

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