Arena DANCES

This weekend: The troupe is going all out for its 20th-anniversary season, celebrating over the course of not just a year, but 20 months filled with five concerts at four venues as they revisit favorite works and debut a new piece, "Picturing That Day" next winter. It begins this weekend with a remount of Artistic Director Matthew Janczewski's "Plastic Language," which was inspired by surrealist painter Joan Miró. Dancer Stephen Schroeder, one of the originals when the piece had its debut 10 years ago, is joined by Dustin Haug and Timmy Wagner. Arena is also holding a kickoff event (with food and a cash bar) at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, including a reserved seat for "Plastic Language," a sneak peek of the rest of the season and a short film about the company. (8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.; $30, $150 for kickoff event, 612-206-3636, thecowlescenter.org)

Sheila Regan

Fruit Fly, The Musical

Opening: Sheena Janson and Max Wojtanowicz wrote and performed this buddy play in the 2012 Fringe Festival. It explores the bond between a gay man and a straight woman, through the experience of two youngish performers who have worked together since they met as kids in community theater. They expanded the show for Illusion's Fresh Ink Series and now have brought it back to Illusion for a brief run. The music is by Michael Gruber. Nikki Swoboda directs. (8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 7 p.m. Sun.-Mon., 8 p.m. Thu. Ends April 11; Illusion Theater, 528 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.; $18-$25, 612-339-4944 or illusiontheater.org)

Graydon Royce