'The Wong Kids in "The Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go!" '

Opening: Lloyd Suh's new play is a space adventure told in the visual style of animé productions. It centers on some nerdy kids with powers that are not so super but will have to suffice as they try to save the universe. Developed with Ma-Yi Theater of New York, the play premieres in Minneapolis before heading to the Big Apple. Ralph Peña of Ma-Yi directs a show whose characters include Imperious Canute, Bandersnatch and Qweeguin. Sasha Diamond is pictured. (Previews 7 p.m. Tue.-Thu. Opens 7 p.m. Fri., 2 & 5 p.m. Sat.-next Sun. $10-$42. Ends Nov. 17. Children's Theatre, 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls., 612-874-0400 or www.childrenstheatre.org.)