Fuck You, I Love You, Bye: The Rahm Emanuel Story (Annoyance Theatre). Seventy years in the future, an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry recounts the rise to power of our short-fused mayor. Though not as biting as it could be, Marc Warzecha and Andy Cobb's script captures Chicago's peculiar fondness for dictators. Through February 25.
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting (Lookingglass Theatre Company). On the eve of integrating the Dodgers, team president Branch Rickey and an assemblage of black superstars get together to argue. J. Nicole Brooks's ideally cast staging is crisp and exciting. Through February 19.
I Am Saying This Right Now (The Plagiarists). Audio recordings and short scenes, spliced together by Kaitlin Byrd. Part collage, part heartbreaking archival project aimed at retrieving lost time. Through February 11.
Ironmistress (Oracle Productions). April de Angelis's 1989 verse play about a mother-daughter pair straining at their 19th-century fetters. Karen Yates's stylized staging creates a fitting and effective sense of constriction. Through February 11.
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