Fairy tales and physicality drum up the actor-driven parade of “Out of the Pan Into the Fire.”

Louie Anderson’s tenure as a hard-working standup has made him realize he only wants to help people.

Audiences meet the man behind the name in the Illusion theater’s “I Love to Eat,” a one-man portrayal of the original celebrity chef, James Beard.

Freshwater Theatre straps on its backpack and heads to high school in preparation for the opening of Ruben Carbajal’s “The Gifted Program.”

U students and faculty take the stage with actors from Theatre Novi Most in a whimsical Russian fairytale.

Bain Boehlke weaves a tale of power and greed in the Jungle Theater’s interpretation of “Deathtrap.”

Local playwright and performer Katie Ka Vang combines Hmong ideology, Bollywood choreography and the power of identity in her one-woman show, “Hmong Bollywood.”