THEATRICAL PREVIEWS

A NEW BRAIN
Windfall Theatre closes its season with this contemporary musical by composer William Finn. It’s a deeply personal, autobiographical piece about Finn’s battle with brain cancer. May 2 -17 at Village Church Arts. 414-332-3963 or windfalltheatre.com

GUYS AND DOLLS
The Racine Theater Guild presents the beloved mobster musical by Loesser, Swering and Burrows. May 16 – June 8. 262-633-4218 or racinetheatre.org

THE NERD
Go west for a rousing game of socks and shoes with charmingly intolerable Rick as The Madison Repertory Theatre presents the classic 1980s comedy by former Milwaukee Rep fixture Larry Shue. May 2 - 25 at the Overture Center’s Playhouse. 608-258-4141 or madisonrep.org

OVER THE TAVERN
Tom Dudzick’s prequel to comedy King O’ The Moon comes to The Waukesha Civic Theatre May 2 -18. Meet the Pazinskis: a middle-American family living an idyllic life in the ‘burbs in the 1950’s. 262-547-0708 or waukeshacivictheatre.org

ONE ACTS: THE NEXT BIG THING
Pink Banana Theatre presents the next in its series of one-acts on the stage of the Alchemist Theatre. Featuring work from a number of local playwrights. May 8 – 24. 414-426-4169 or alchemisttheatre.com

SHADOWLANDS
Acacia Theatre presents the real-life love story of British novelist C.S. Lewis and American poet Joy Davidman. William Nicholson’s acclaimed drama runs May 9 – 18 at Concordia University’s Todd Wehr Auditorium. 414-744-5995 or acaciatheatre.com

THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST
The Strollers Theatre in Madison presents Beth Henley’s heartwarming comedy about one girl’s search for acceptance through tap dancing, roman candles and strange behavior in a hoop skirt. May 14 – 31 at the Bartell Theatre. 608-661-9696 or madstage.org

THE COVER OF LIFE
The Isadora Theatre Company in Fish Creek presents the R.T. Robinson drama about women left behind during World War II and the cover of Life Magazine. May 15 – 25 in Door County. 920-493-3667 or isadora.com

THE SPITFIRE GRILL
The Skylight Opera Theatre closes its season with a production of the acclaimed musical drama May 23 – June 15 at the Broadway Theatre Center’s Cabot Theatre. 414-291-7800 or skylightopera.com

THE GIRL IN THE FRAME
In Tandem Theatre closes its first season at the Tenth Street Theatre with a farcical fantasy musical. A man’s dream girl steps out of a photograph, causing complications in his relationship with his fiancé. May 29 – June 15. 414-444-6144 or intandemtheare.com