Theater
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WILDE’S WIT Jambalaya Productions presents “An Ideal Husband,” Oscar Wilde’s social satire set in London in 1895. It follows a respected politician who is threatened by a woman who has discovered a scandal in his past. Robert Francis Perillo directs. Tonight through Saturday, September 17, Monday-Saturday, 8 p.m., American Theatre of Actors, Sergeant Theatre, 314 W. 54th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, fourth floor, 212-769-8465, $15 general, $10 students. Note: There will be no performance on Labor Day, Monday, September 5.
OCD ON STAGE Playwright Rolin Jones presents “The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow,” in which the main character is an Asian-American 20-something who cleans her room obsessively and is afraid to leave her house. Instead, she builds a robot to replace her on a trip to China. Jackson Gay directs. Opens: Tonight, 8 p.m. Runs: Through Saturday, October 15, Tuesday-Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Atlantic Theater Company, 336 W. 20th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-645-8015, $50.
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