RUDE MECHS: 'THE METHOD GUN'
8 p.m. Thu.-Sat.
The series opener brings thrills and spills as this Austin, Texas-based group of daredevils applies a fictitious and dangerous form of method acting called "The Approach." Thursday's performance will be preceded by a free Out There 25th-anniversary fête (6:30-7:45 p.m.).
SHE SHE POP: 'TESTAMENT'
Jan. 17-19
An all-woman collective performs its version of "King Lear" -- with the performers' real fathers in tow.
TRAJAL HARRELL AND COLLABORATORS:
'(M)IMOSA -- TWENTY LOOKS OR PARIS IS BURNING AT THE JUDSON CHURCH (M)'
Jan. 24-26
A mash-up of modern dance and Voguing, a "frenetic free-for-all that bounces from soul music to sculptural acrobatics" and features a drag version of Prince's "Darling Nikki."
BACK TO BACK THEATRE: 'GANESH VS. THE THIRD REICH'
Jan. 31-Feb. 2
An elephant-headed god goes to Germany to reclaim the swastika, originally a Hindu symbol, from the Nazis. This indie production, acted by an ensemble that includes people with mental disabilities, has drawn raves in its native Australia and London. KRISTIN TILLOTSON
