“Avenue Q” by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty, at the New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco in 2015. Pictured: Chris Morrell and William Giammona. (Photo by Lois Tema)
“Bridges of Madison County” adapted by Marsha Norman and Jason Robert Brown from Robert James Waller, at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles in 2016. Pictured: Elizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)
“Butler” by Richard Strand, at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, Fla. through Feb. 26. Pictured: Joe Ditmyer and Eric Hoffmann. (Photo by Matthew Holler)
“Domesticated” by Bruce Norris, at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago through Feb. 7. Pictured: Mary Beth Fisher, Tom Irwin, and Mildred Marie Langford. (Photo by Michael Brosilow)
“Outside Mullingar” by John Patrick Shanley, at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore through Jan. 10. Pictured: Tim Getman and Beth Hylton. (Photo by Stan Barouh)
“Pinnochio” adapted by Lee Bryan from Carlo Collodi, at Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta through Jan. 10. Pictured: Bryan. (Photo by Thom Stanley)
“The Heir Apparent” by David Ives, at Chicago Shakespeare Theater through Jan. 17. Pictured: Cliff Saunders, Nate Burger, Emily Peterson, and Jessie Fisher. (Photo by Liz Lauren)
“The Mousetrap” by Agatha Christie, at Shotgun Players in Berkeley, Calif. through Jan. 24. Pictured: Adam Magill and Alex Rodriguez. (Photo by Pak Han)