Theater
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EVERYBODY’S MOTHER Jennie Fahn stars in her one-woman show, “You Mutha! A One Mother Show,” as part of the New York Fringe Festival. Ms. Fahn interprets the lives of mothers of all ages in this hour of comedy, dance, and puppetry. Larry Sousa directs. Tonight, 6 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m., Sunday, 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, August 27, 7 p.m., Dixon Place, 258 Bowery at Canal Street, second floor, 212-279-4488, $15. Note: For a full festival schedule, go to www.fringenyc.org.
PIANO MAN Composers Collaborative presents a preview of playwright Ed Schmidt’s “The Gold Standard.” The play follows the story of a disgruntled piano player and his musical life, from Texas to the Chelsea Hotel in New York. Arnold Barkus directs. Tonight and Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia St., between Bleecker and West 4th streets, 212-663-1967, $20.
FENCING FOLKS “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors,” a play about a middle-aged writer in a fictional Middle Eastern town, debuts as part of the New York International Fringe Festival. Donna Abraham, Nick Choksi, and Michael de Nola star in the play, which was written by Adam Klasfeld. Tomorrow, 4:30 p.m., Friday, 11 p.m., Saturday, 1:45 p.m., Monday, 7:15 p.m., Thursday, August 25, 9:15 p.m., Sunday, August 28, 4:15 p.m., Collective: Unconscious, 279 Church St. at White Street, 212-279-4488, $15.
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