On stage

Blues for an Alabama Sky: Drama set amidst the euphoria of the Harlem Renaissance and the harsh realities of the Great Depression; through Sunday, Firehouse Theater Company, John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver; firehoustheatercompany.com.

Chasing Breadcrumbs: A commissioned playwright navigates a minefield of “Karens” while refusing to rewrite history; through Sunday, Local Theater Company, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $28-$41; thedairy.org.

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; Thursday through April 13, Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver; $39-$47; curioustheatre.org.

Gutenberg, the Musical: Two-person spoof about a pair of aspiring writers with ambitions for Broadway; on stage through May 4, DCPA Broadway, Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $60; denvercenter.org.

The Menagerist: Satire involving all of the characters from Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” that questions the portrayal of disabled characters; through March 29, Buntport Theater, 714 Lipan St., Denver; $name-your-price; buntport.com.

The Reservoir: World premiere of a play about one young man’s road to recovery; through March 9, Denver Center Theatre Company, Singleton Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; denvercenter.org.

School of Rock: Musical based on the popular film about a struggling rocker who finds his niche as a substitute teacher at a private school; through March 15, The Arts HUB, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette; $15-$34; artshub.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.

The Sound Inside: Reading of a play about a brilliant Ivy League prof, a mysterious student and an unthinkable favor; through Sunday, Boulder Ensemble Theater Company, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $8-$12; thedairy.org.

The Suffragette’s Murder: Farcical whodunit set in the mid-19th century amidst the women’s suffragette movement; through March 9, Denver Center Theatre Company, Kilstrom Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; denvercenter.org.

Ulysses on Bottles: An Israeli teacher is caught trying to smuggle books into Gaza in this 2012 Israeli Theater Award-winning play; Tuesday, Standing for Humanity in Gaza and Israel, Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver; $6-$12; eventbrite.com.

Coming soon

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Six quirky teens compete in a high-stakes spelling competition in this heartfelt musical comedy; March 20-April 6, Phamaly Theatre Company, Parsons Theatre, 1 E Memorial Pkwy, Northglenn; $23-$30; phamaly.org.

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder: A mysterious charmer discovers he’s in line for an earldom in this musical comedy; March 28-May 11, Arvada Center for the Arts, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $56-$83; arvadacenter.org.

The Pirates of Penzance: Gilbert and Sullivan musical; March 14-16, CU College of Music, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder; $17-$53; cupresents.org.

Taylor vs. Taylor: Lively stories, plus music of James Taylor and Taylor Swift; March 15, Stories on Stage, Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder; $26; storiesonstage.org.