A LIFE IN YIDDISH Actress Mina Bern’s one-woman show tells her life story, from her childhood in Poland to her experiences as a traveling performer touring Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, Israel, and America. The performance, which includes songs and stories in English and Yiddish, is a presentation of the Folksbiene Yiddish Theater. Sunday, 2 p.m., Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th Street, 800-994-3347, $18.

LEWINSKY LAUGHS “Monica! The Musical” harks back to the Clinton era, asking, “Exactly how did something this ridiculous happen? And why did we care so much?” The answers take the form of satiric songs mixing the worst of Washington past and present. Casey Hushion directs for Page 73 Productions. Friday through Friday, May 27, Friday and Tuesday-Friday, May 27, 8 p.m., Saturday, 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Sunday, 7 p.m., Theatre Three, 311 W. 43rd St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, third floor, 212-352-3101, $15.

WAR AND ‘WOOD’ Actor Samuel Calderon was playing a soldier in a play at the Haifa Theater in Israel when the Yom Kippur War broke out in 1973. He was soon drafted to fight, where he befriended a soldier who had the same name as the character he had portrayed onstage. It took Mr. Calderon two decades to feel comfortable sharing his experiences. The result is “Knock on Wood,” which has its American premiere this weekend. Ruth Dytches directs. Opens: Saturday, 7 p.m. Runs: Through Saturday, June 11,Tuesday-Saturday, 7 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 W. 13th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-352-3101, $20 in advance, $25 at the door.