On stage

Clybourne Park: Searing play that picks up where “A Raisin in the Sun” left off; through March 30, Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; arvadacenter.org.

Downstate: Award-winning play about four men convicted of sex crimes who share a group home after their incarcerations; through April 13, Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver; $39-$47; curioustheatre.org.

Life of Pi: Tony Award-winning story about a boy who survives a shipwreck; through March 30, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $46-$155; denvercenter.org.

The Kitchen Witches: Rival cable-access cooking-show hostesses end up on the same show in this comedy with a surprise ending; through March 30, Longmont Theatre Company, 513 Main St., Longmont; $30; longmonttheatre.org.

Shrek, the Musical: A musical based on the animated hit film about a green ogre; through March 30, Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont; $19-$55; jesterstheatre.com.

Coming soon

Big Fish: A traveling salesman lives life to the fullest in this musical; April 24-27, CU College of Music, Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder; $31-$50; cupresents.org.

Something Rotten: A pair of ambitious Elizabethan-era producers set out to write the world’s first musical, employing a young upstart known as the Bard; April 11-20, CU Department of Theatre, Roe Green Theatre on the CU campus, Boulder; $31; cupresents.org.

The White Chip: One man’s journey from alcoholism to recovery; April 10-May 4, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $15-$50; thedairy.org.