stage + arts

The plot has to do with wholesome kids who stumble into the clutches of demon weed. Pretty soon they’re down the path to … down the path to … to … I’m sorry, what was I talking about?

7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 5 p.m. Sun., ends Feb. 24, New Century Theatre, 701 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.; $24-$29, 1-800-982-2787 or www.HennepinTheatreTrust.org.

‘Circle Mirror Transformation’

Actors play actors in this popular play about actors. Playwright Annie Baker puts four theatrical hopefuls together in a community drama class with a questionable instructor. The group goes through their routine acting lessons but soon something emerges that is less about theater and more about human psychology.

Baker’s work won a best new play Obie award in 2009.

Jason Peterson, Yellow Tree’s artistic director, stages the work, with Doree Du Toit, Jessica Lind Peterson, Tara Borman, Dan Hopman and Kurt Schweickhardt.

7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., ends Feb. 24, Yellow Tree Theatre, 320 5th Av. SE., Osseo, $17-$23, 763-493-8733 or www.yellowtreetheatre.com.

Graydon Royce • 612-673-7299 • On Twitter: @GraydonRoyce