3C, A Red Orchid Theatre, through June 4. David Adjmi's comically critical deconstruction of the TV series Three's Company can be unbalanced, but an outstanding acting ensemble shows how there can be palpable pain behind all those sitcom laughs. SCM
Into the Beautiful North, 16th Street Theatre, Berwyn, through June 3. A young woman travels north seeking heroes to protect her dusty Mexican village of Tres Camarones ( Three Shrimp ). Karen Zacarias' adaptation of Luis Albert Urrea's comic picaresque novel blends fancy and contemporary truth, colorfully staged with vigor and charm. JA
Objects in the Mirror, Goodman Theatre, through June 4. Immigrants all arrive with secrets, but even after years of refuge promising security and a new start, lives built on lies, however necessary, make for hard decisions. MSB
We're Gonna Die, Haven Theatre at Den Theatre, through June 4. A defiant club-worthy band, a score by Brooklyn playmaker Young Jean Lee and a carnival atmosphere offer rallying anthems for those who refuse to go gentle into that good night. MSB
By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan