“Destiny of Desire” by Karen Zacarías, at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago through April 2. Pictured: Ruth Livier and Fidel Gomez. (Photo by Liz Lauren)
“Gypsy,” by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents, at Maltz Jupiter in Jupiter, Fla., through April 9. Pictured: Emma Stratton,Vicki Lewis, and John Scherer. (Photo by Alicia Donelan)
“The Hard Problem” by Tom Stoppard, at Court Theatre in Chicago through April 9. Pictured: Jurgen Hooper and Chaon Cross. (Photo by Michael Brosilow)
“A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company through April 15. Pictured: Burgess Byrd. (Photo by Mikki Schnaffner Photography)
“Paper Dreams” by Claudia Moreso, at Imagination Stage in Bethesda, Md., through April 9. Pictured: Sara Herrera and Anna Lynch. (Photo be Shea Bartlett)
“Jane Eyre,” adapted by Polly Teale from Charlotte Brontë, at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park through April 8. Pictured: Tina Stafford, Margaret Ivey, and Rebecca Hirota. (Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography)
“By the Water” by Sharyn Rothstein, at Northlight Theatre in Skokie, Ill., through April 23. Pictured: Francis Guinan and Penny Slusher. (Photo by Michael Brosilow)
“Private Lives” by Noel Coward, at Geva Theatre in Rochester, N.Y., through April 16. Pictured: Jenny Leona and David Macdonald. (Photo by Ron Heerkens Jr.)
“Miranda” by James Still, at Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis, March 28-April 23. Pictures: Arya Daire, Jennifer Coombs, and Torrey Hanson. (Photo by Zach Rosing)
“Collaborators” by John Hodge, a Quantum Theatre production in Pittsburgh running through April 30. Pictured: Tony Bingham, Dana Hardy, and Martin Giles. (Photo by Heather Mull)
“Punk Rock” by Simon Stephens, at Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles through May 14. Pictured: Story Slaughter, Jacob B. Gibson, Kenney Slevey, and Miranda Wynne. (Photo by Enci Box)