STAGE
The Book of Merman
There are still a couple more weeks to catch the Triangle Productions parody, which tells of Ethel Merman confronting Mormon missionaries who ring her doorbell, through Dec. 19 at The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza, 1785 N.E. Sandy Blvd. For info: www.trianglepro.org.
A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff
Boom Arts puts on a show about financial corruption and greed, created and performed by Alicia Jo Rabins, who plays violin and sings, accompanied by original full-length animation by Portland-based artist Zak Margolis.
7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 4-5, Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, 8371 N. Interstate Ave., www.boomarts.org, $30 reserved, $20 general admission
Shrek The Musical
The Northwest Childrens Theater puts on the show with Shrek, Fiona and others bumbling, blundering and belching their way from one twisted fairy tale to another in this re-telling of the beloved animated film.
Noon and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Dec. 5-Jan. 3, Northwest Childrens Theater and School, 1819 N.W. Everett St., www.nwcts.org, $18-$23 adults, $13-$19 youth
The Other I In Art
Its a multimedia arts event by Action/Adventure Theatre and Pacific Northwest College of Art students and staff. The title is a play on the interpretation of the alter ego (The Other I) and what that can mean for the form of expression the ego takes in the artistic process. Therell be music and performance, visual art and video.
7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, Action/Adventure Theater, 1050 S.E. Clinton St., www.actionadventure.org, $10
Live Wire
The stage/variety radio show will record its 300th show, which features columnist Meghan Daum, documentary filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky, and musical guests The Doubleclicks and David Wax Museum.
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, Revolution Hall, 1300 S.E. Stark St., www.livewireradio.org, $20, $25 day of show, $35 VIP, $15 students
The Miracle Worker
Artists Repertory Theatre presents a triumphant tale for the holiday season the story of deaf and blind Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan, told through the dreamlike lens of memory. Val Landrum, an Artists Rep resident artist, plays Sullivan and Agatha Olson, an experienced Portland actor, plays Keller as the two visceral roles require highly physical and intense staging with high skill levels. The two actors previously played together in The Big Deal two years ago, which Damaso Rodriguez, Artists Reps artistic director, also directed. Preview performances are Dec. 8-11.
Dec. 8-Jan. 3, Artists Repertory Theatre Alder Stage, 1516 S.W. Alder St., www.artistsrep.org (check for times), $48, $25 previews.