“At the Old Place” by Rachel Bonds, at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, Calif., through July 30. Pictured: Marcel Spears, Heidi Armbruster, and Brenna Coates. (Photo by Jim Carmody)
“Beauty’s Daughter” by Dael Orlandersmith, at American Blues Theater in Chicago through Aug. 5. Pictured: Wandachristine. (Photo by Michael Brosilow)
“Fun Home,” by Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, at 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle through July 30. Pictured: Kate Shindle, Abby Corrigan, and Carly Gold.
“Peter and the Starcatcher” by Rick Elice, at Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek, Wisc., through July 23. Pictured: Emma Rosenthal. (Photo by Len Villano)
“The Niceties” by Eleanor Burgess, at Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown, W. Va., through July 30. Pictured: Margaret Ivey and Robin Walsh. (Photo by Seth Freeman)
“The Tempest” by William Shakespeare, at New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane through July 23. Pictured: Annie Cohen, Sarah Grace Donnelly, Varland Owens, and Jane Cooper.
“Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau, at Premiere Stages at Kean University in Union, N.J., in 2017. (Photo by Mike Peters)
“Dreamworks Madagascar: A Musical Adventure,” by Del Aguila, George Noriega, and Joel Someillan, at Chicago Shakespeare Theater through Aug. 27. (Photo by Liz Lauren)
“Sweeney Todd,” by Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim, at Palmbeach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach, Fla., through Aug. 6. Pictured: Shane R. Tanner and cast. (Photo by Cliff Burgess)