Barbecue, Strawdog Theatre at Steppenwolf 1700, through Sept. 30. What people believe always trumps the truth. Satirical playwright Robert O'Hara ( Bootycandy ) explores this conundrum, and also issues of cultural appropriation that blur Black/white race lines. JA
Bonnie and Clyde, Kokandy Productions at Theater Wit, through Oct. 15. The saga of the Depression-era lovers who chose outlaw thrills over boring social responsibility is recounted romantically. MSB
A Night in Alachua County, WildClaw Theatre Company at the Den, through Oct. 7. Horror fiction gets little respect nowadays, but Jennifer Rumberger's smart balance of necromantic sorcery and domestic atrocities restores the menace posed by those seeking to subvert the limits of mortality. MSB
Trevor: The Musical, Writers Theatre, Glencoe, extended through Oct. 8. Dan Collins and Julianne Wick Davis affectionately adapt and expand upon the Academy Award-winning 1994 film short. It's all about a showbiz-minded boy and his classmates who come to terms with shifting friendships and budding sexualities. SCM
By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan